AreaPhilippines

Commodity GroupMeat

CommodityPig meat

Date26/06/2021

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentTariff rate quota

DescriptionReleased guidelines for the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) or tariff-rate quota for pig meat, specifying the method of allocation of the additional volume of 200 000 metric tonnes (MT), authorized via Executive Order No. 133. Up to 70 percent of the additional MAV (i.e. 140 000 MT) was available from July to October 2021, with the remaining 30 percent (60 000 MT) eligible from November 2021 through January 2022. MAV Import Clearances are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.