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Commercial Information Circular

24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

Ref. : EIC 616/1

12 March 2020

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 210/2020

The Philippines : Initiation of Safeguard Investigation on Certain Motor Vehicles

The Philippine government published a Notice of Initiation of a preliminary safeguard investigation on certain motor vehicles on 6 February 2020.

2.The safeguard investigation has been initiated to determine if increased importation of motor vehicles has caused or threatens to cause serious injury to the domestic motor vehicle industry in the Philippines. Products covered in the investigation are motor vehicles importing into the Philippines under the following HS codes of the Philippines:

8703.21.10, 8703.21.29, 8703.21.29B, 8703.21.90C, 8703.22.19B, 8703.23.45, 8703.23.51B, 8703.23.52B, 8703.23.53B, 8703.23.54B, 8703.24.50B, 8703.31.20, 8703.31.20B, 8703.32.41, 8703.32.49, 8703.32.51B, 8703.32.59B, 8703.32.91B, 8703.32.91D, 8703.32.91E, 8703.32.99C, 8703.33.41, 8703.33.42, 8703.33.51A, 8703.33.51B, 8703.33.52B, 8703.33.90C, 8703.90.51, 8704.21.19 and 8704.21.29.

3.The Philippine government will determine whether imposition of safeguard measures on the products concerned is warranted. The Trade and Industry Department will keep the trade informed of the development.

4.The notification (in English) dated 18 February 2020 circulated by the World Trade Organization on the initiation of the safeguard investigation by the Philippines is available at
<https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S009-DP.aspx?language=E&HasEnglishRecord=True&HasFrenchRecord=True&HasSpanishRecord=True&CatalogueIdList=261344&CurrentCatalogueIdIndex=0&FullTextHash=-953008956>.

5.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in the Philippines and/or refer to the webpage (in English) of the Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines at <https://www.dti.gov.ph/advisories/advisory-notice-of-initiation-of-preliminary-investigaton-on-the-application-for-safeguard-measures-on-the-importation-of-motor-vehicles-from-various-countries/>.

ENQUIRIES

6.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact us at 2398 5594.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Serena YUEN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.