Area
Philippines
Commodity Group
Rice
Commodity
All
Date
23/11/2020
Policy Category
Trade
Policy Instrument
Import requirements
Description
Required that rice consignments originating in a member country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with the exception of Myanmar, depart their country of origin no later than 20 days and arrive in the Philippines no later than 35 days from the date of issuance of their Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import Clearance (SPSIC). For rice consignments originating in all other origins and in Myanmar, the cut-off was set at 65 days. This is down from previous requirements, which mandated that imports from any country should depart their country of origin within the date prescribed in the SPSIC and arrive in the Philippines within 60 days of the Must Ship Out date. The decision took immediate effect.
