Commodity

Commodity Details

Chapter 84.43 Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof.
Heading 8443.30 – Other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined :
Subheading 8443.39 – – Other :
Commodity 8443.39.20 – – – Electrostatic photocopying apparatus, operating by reproducing the original image via an intermediate onto the copy (indirect process)

For Imports

Regulating Agencies

Department of Finance
  • A. Mabini St. cor. P. Ocampo St., Malate, 1004 Manila
  • 8811-1277
  • 8988-4800
  • bspmail@bsp.gov.ph / currencyinvestigation@bsp.gov.ph
  • http://www.bsp.gov.ph

Legal Basis

Permits, Clearances, Certifications

  • Prior written authorization from the BSP
  • Clearance to Import

Requirements & Procedures

Documentary Requirements

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

    Prior written authorization from the BSP, through the Mint and Refinery Operations (MROD), is required for the importation of the following commodities:

  1. Coin blank essentially of gold, steel, copper, nickel, zinc, tin, aluminum, brass, bronze, all with diameter of less than 30.00 mm and weight of less than 11.50 grams per piece;
  2. Coin blank essentially of silver with diameter of 36.8 mm +/- 0.05 mm and weight of 28.28 grams per piece; and
  3. Nordic Gold coin metal with diameter of 33.55 mm +/- 0.05 mm and weight of 15 grams per piece.

    Documentary Requirements

  1. Notarized Application for Authorization indicating, among others specifications of metal, supplier, and purpose of procurement;
  2. Owner's registration certificate, if applicable;
  3. Importer's Registration certificate, if applicable;
  4. Authorization from Corporate Secretary;
  5. Two (2) government Issued IDs;
  6. Specifications and actual dimension of coin (e.g., diameter, weight, edge thickness, material composition);
  7. Customer Satisfaction Survey; and
  8. Additional requirements for partnership/corporation:
  • Articles of incorporation/partnership;
  • Company's By-laws;
  • List of Directors/Partners;
  • List of Principal Stockholders; and
  • List of beneficial owners, if any.

National Bureau of Investigation

(For Imports of Color Reproduction Machines with 2,400 Dots per inch (DPI) or higher (excluding printers))

  1. Letter request addressed to the Director of the NBI, Manila
  2. Proforma invoices / firm offers of the suppliers
  3. Brochures and/or literatures of the color reproduction machines to be imported
  4. Articles of Incorporation, General Information Sheet, DTI of Importer
  5. NBI Clearance of Importer

Procedures

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

  1. The Applicant shall coordinate with the Office of the Director, MROD at 8988-4642 or mrod@bsp.gov.ph for the scheduling of filing of application. The BSP will then prepare and send the Entry Permit No. to the applicant digitally.
  2. Thereafter, the applicant shall submit above documentary requirements to the BSP prior to importation.
  3. The BSP will renew and evaluate the application and issue the authorization if the application is approved or letter of regret if disapproved.
  4. If the authorization is granted, the applicant shall submit the following within 10 working days from the date of Bill of Lading:
  • Bill of Lading;
  • Commercial Invoice; and
  • Packing List.

    Failure to comply with the submission of the required documents will result in the cancellation and revocation of the authorization.

National Bureau of Investigation

(For Imports of Color Reproduction Machines with 2,400 Dots per inch (DPI) or higher (excluding printers))

  1. All applications for the importation of color reproduction machines shall be filed with the NBI for prior clearance.
  2. Upon receipt of such application by the NBI, the same shall be forwarded to the Investigation Division, Currency Issue and Integrity Office, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, A. Mabini St. cor. P. Ocampo St., Malate, 1004 Manila, for record-check purposes and the preparation of the Clearance to Import.
  3. All Clearance to Import shall be released by the NBI to the applicants who in turn shall present the same to the corresponding banks/BOC

NTMs

  1. NBI – Clearance for Color Reproduction Machines

Import Status

Regulated

For Exports

Regulating Agencies

No Regulating Agencies

Status

NTMs

No Related NTMs

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