For further information contact:

Bureau of Export Trade Promotion

(BETP)
BUREAU OF EXPORT TRADE PROMOTION
DTI International Building
375 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati City 1200 Philippines
SENEN M. PERLADA, Director
RAFAEL P. MONTALVO, Jr.,
Asst. Chief, OIC-Middle East/NICs/Africa Division
Tel. No.: +632.465-3304, 465-3300 loc 247
Fax No.: +632. 895.3654 VISION
E-mail: smperlada@dti.gov.ph, betpmeanics@gmail.com

We are acknowledged globally as the

BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE country’s top—of—mind lead export
RELATIONS
375 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue promotion agency driving the growth of
Makati City 1200 Philippines Philippine exports to uplift the lives of the
ANGELO SALVADOR M. BENEDICTOS, OIC, Director
Tel. No.: +632.465-3363 Filipino people.
Fax No.: +632.890.5149
E-mail: angelo_benedictos@yahoo.com

BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
G/F OCOM Bldg.
MISSION
ASEAN-CHINA
BOC, Port Area, Manila
CORNELIA P. CASIANO
Chief, Export Coordination Division
Tel. No.: +632.527.4580
E-mail: cornelia.casiano@customs.gov.ph
We champion export growth through Free Trade Area
strategic promotions founded on our
comprehensive base of knowledge. (A C F T A)
TARIFF COMMISSION
5/F Philippine Heart Center Bldg.
East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
ATTY. EDGARDO B. ABON, Chairman
Tel. No.: +632.433.5899; +632.926.8731,
E-mail: info@tariffcommission.gov.ph

Export Market Opportunity Series

Mayl 213 edition

Guide to ASEAN - CHINA
Free Trade Area (ACFTA)
OVERVIEW
ACFTA Benefits for Philippine Business Steps on How to Export via FTA
Signed in 2004, the ASEAN-China Trade in Goods
Agreement supported the vision to create the ASEAN-
Sector Sample Products MFN ACFTA For ASEAN- CHINA FTA , Philippines Exporters
China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) by 2010. Today, the
Rate Rate to use Bureau of Customs Form E
ACFTA has the biggest consumer market size in the
world consisting of 1.93 billion consumers. Bananas 10 0
Crude Coconut (copra) oil 1. Identify the right tariff code and FTA rate

Resource and agro-

Mineral oils and fuels
Excluding Hongkong and Taiwan, the Asean China 9 0
 Naphtha, reformate or

based products
2. Check the applicable Rules of Origin (ROO )
Free Trade Agreement allows zero tariffs for all preparations for prepar-
6 0
Normal Track (NT) products exported to China ing spirits 3. Apply for a Certificate of Origin (CO)
consisting of 7,521 products including bananas, copra  Other fuel oils 6 5
oil, mineral oils and fuels, selenium, industrial fatty  Other coal 5 0 4. Send the CO to the Importer
alcohol, copper, machinery and mechanical appliances, (e.g.,briquettes)
6 0
and vehicles including parts and accessories.  Propylene, butylenes
and butadiene Philippine Executive Orders
Prospects in the China Market

Chemicals
 5.5 0

& Plastics
Selenium
EO 485 (Early Harvest):
 Lauryl alcohol
 Population of 1.3 B 7 0 www.tariffcommission.gov.ph/eo_485.htm
GDP projections for 2013 is 8.3-8.8% growth  Industrial fatty alcohol 13 0
 Plastic scrap 6.5 0 EO 487 (1st Package NT ‘05-‘08):
www.tariffcommission.gov.ph/eo_487.htm
 China is world’s 2nd largest economy Tinned iron or steel scrap 2 0
Copper
Metals 2 0
EO 613 (2nd Package NT ‘07-‘08):
 World’s largest exporter (US$ 2.05T) and 2nd  Copper cathodes www.tariffcommission.gov.ph/eo_613.htm
1.5 0
largest importer ( US$ 1.82T)  Waste and scrap copper
 Copper foils, backed 7 0 EO 618: www.tariffcommission.gov.ph/eo_618.htm
 World’s largest market for personal computers (Implementation of reciprocal treatment)
Machinery and mechanical
appliances
10 0
EO 814 (Last Tranche NT ‘09-‘12):
 World’s biggest manufacturer and exporter of  Parts of air conditioners www.tariffcommission.gov.ph/eo_814.htm
Machinery

motor vehicles  Parts of other machinery, 4 0

plant & equip of heading Useful Websites:
84.19
 Demand for a number of commodities have Electrical machinery and equip- www.asean.org
grown strongly ment
 Uninterrupted Power 10 0
www.betp.dti.gov.ph
Supply (UPS)
 Parts of ballast and other 8 0
inductors www.pttc.gov.ph
Vehicles incl. parts and acces-
Auto Parts

sories
 Other parts/accessories 10 0
of motor vehicles
 Other parts and accesso- 10 0
ries of other vehicles of
87.02.04