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Executive Order No. 105 (2025)
MODIFYING THE RATES OF IMPORT DUTY ON RICE, AND CREATING AN INTER-AGENCY GROUP FOR THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF
Section 1. Rates of Import Duty. The articles specifically listed in Annex A hereof, as classified in compliance with Section 1611 of RA No. 10863, shall be subject to the MFN rates of duty in accordance with the schedule indicated opposite the articles.
Section 2. MFN Tariff Rate Adjustment. The MFN rates of duty on rice, both in-quota and out-quota, under EO No. 62 shall be maintained until 31 December 2025.
Beginning 01 January 2026, the MFN rates of duty on rice shall be: (a) increased by five (5) percentage points per five percent (5%) decrease in international rice prices; or (b) decreased by five (5) percentage points per five percent (5%) increase in international rice prices. However, the MFN rates of duty on rice, both in-quota and out-quota, shall in no case be below 15% or above 35%.
Section 3. Inter-Agency Group on Rice Tariff Adjustment. An Inter-Agency Group on Rice Tariff Adjustment ("Inter-Agency Group") is hereby created. It shall be composed of representatives from the following: (a) DEPDev; (b) Department of Agriculture (DA); (c) Department of Trade and Industry; (d) Department of Finance; and (e) Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs.
The Inter-Agency Group is hereby directed to formulate the guidelines necessary to implement this Order. Said guidelines shall include, among others, the determination of the thresholds, certification by the DA that said thresholds or trigger price levels have been reached monitoring period, and other relevant details regarding the adjustment of the MFN rates of duty on rice under Sections 1 and 2 hereof.
Section 4. Repeal. EO No. 62 is hereby amended. All other issuances, administrative rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 5.
Separability . If any provision or part of this Order is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.
Section 6.
Effectivity. This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 7th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Five.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR.
By the President:
(Sgd.) LUCAS P. BERSAMIN Executive Secretary
ANNEX A
Hdg. No.
AHTN 2022 Code
Description
MFN Rate of Duty (%)
Upon Effectivity - 31 December 2026
Starting 01 January 2026
(1)
(2)
(3)
(5)
(6)
10.06
Rice.
1006.1
- Rice in the husk (paddy or rough):
1006.10.10
- - X X
1006.10.90
- - Other :
1006.10.90.100
- - - In-Quota
15
15*
1006.10.90.200
- - - Out-Quota
15
15*
1006.2
- Husked (brown) rice :
1006.20.10
- -Hom Mali rice :
1006.20.10.100
- - - In-Quota
15
15*
1006.20.10.200
- - - Out-Quota
15
15*
1006.20.90
- - Other :
1006.20.90.100
- - - In-Quota
15
15*
1006.20.90.200
- - - Out-Quota
15
15*
1006.3
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed;
1006.30.30
- - Glutinous rice :
1006.30.30.100
- - - In-Quota
15
15*
1006.30.30.200
- - - Out-Quota
15
15*
1006.30.40
- - Hom Mali rice:
1006.30.40.100
- - - In-Quota
15
15*
1006.30.40.200
- - - Out-Quota
15
15*
1006.30.50
- - Basmati rice:
1006.30.50.100
- - - In-Quota
15
15*
1006.30.50.200
- - - Out-Quota
15
15*
1006.30.60
- - Malyss rice:
1006.30.60.100
- - - In-Quota
15
15*
1006.30.60.200
- - - Out-Quota
15
15*
1006.30.70
- - Other fragrant rice :
1006.30.70.100
- - - In-Quota
15
15*
1006.30.70.200
- - - Out-Quota
15
15*
- - Other:
1006.30.91
- - - Parboiled rice:
1006.30.91.100
- - - - In-Quota
15
15*
1006.30.91.200
- - - - Out-Quota
15
15*
1006.30.99
- - - Other :
1006.30.99.100
- - - - In-Quota
15
15*
1006.30.99.200
- - - - Out-Quota
15
15*
1006.4
- Broken rice :
1006.40.10
- - Of a kind used for animal feed :
1006.40.10.100
- - - In-Quota
15
15*
1006.40.10.200
- - - Out-Quota
15
15*
1006.40.90
- - Other :
1006.40.90.100
- - - In-Quota
15
15*
1006.40.90.200
- - - Out-Quota
15
15 *
Footnote
* The tariff rates shall be adjusted pursuant to the relevant provisions of this Order and upon certification by the Department of Agriculture that the trigger price levels have been reached.