Commodity

Commodity Details

Chapter 17.01 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form.
Heading 1701.10 – Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter :
Subheading 1701.12.00 – – Beet sugar :
Commodity 1701.12.00B – – – Out-Quota

For Imports

Regulating Agencies

Department of Finance
  • Sugar Center Building, North Avenue Diliman, Quezon City
  • 7455-3376 / 7455-2135 / 8929-3633
  • None
  • srahead@sra.gov.ph
  • http://www.sra.gov.ph

Legal Basis

Permits, Clearances, Certifications

  • SRA Registration/License for Sugar, Molasses & Muscavado
  • SRA Clearance to Release Imported Sugar / Muscavado

Requirements & Procedures

Documentary Requirements

Sugar Regulatory Administration

Sugar Importation

  1. On-line application with the Philippine National Single Window (NSW) with printout
  2. Letter application
  3. Bill of lading
  4. Commercial invoice
  5. Packing list
  6. Certificate for sugar requirementsa
  7. Monitoring fee :PhP 25.00 /LKg-Bag

Procedures

Sugar Regulatory Administration

The Clearance/ Permit shall be prepared in four copies to be distributed as follows:

  1. Original client copy to be surrendered to quarantine officer
  2. Duplicate client copy
  3. BOC copy
  4. Issuing agency copy

To monitor and ensure the use of Clearances and Permits, the following shall be observed for shipments arriving by sea:

  1. Only the duplicate client copy of the Clearance/Permit shall be initially released to the applicant while the original shall be retained by the issuing agency.
  2. The duplicate client copy shall be used to transact with the exporter, financial institution, and shipping company. However, the same cannot be accepted to transact with BOC and the Quarantine Offices at the border. Thus, the duplicate client copy shall be stamped with the words:

For business transaction only. NOT FOR CUSTOMS AND QUARANTINE CLEARANCE

The applicant shall submit to the issuing Agency photocopies of the bill of lading, invoice, and health/phyto-sanitary/veterinary certificate from the exporting country not later than 15 days from release of the duplicate; otherwise, the Clearance/Permit shall be rendered null and void. The original authenticated copy of the SPS Import Clearance shall then be released to the applicant immediately.

For shipment arriving by air, the original copy together with other copies of the Clearance/ Permit shall be released to the applicant upon approval.

On arrival of the import shipment, the original copies of the SPS Import Clearance/Permit, bill of lading, invoice, and health/phyto-sanitary/veterinary certificates shall be presented to the Quarantine Officer (QO). Following satisfactory inspection of the documents and shipment, the QO shall issue a Notice of Release together with the BOC copy, which shall then be presented to the BOC for cargo release.

Other Requirements

  1. Pro-forma application for SPS Import Clearance/ Permit
  2. Pro-forma SPS Import Clearance/ Permit
  3. Pro-forma application for Registration of Product

NTMs

  1. SRA – Certificate of Sugar Requirement
  2. SRA – Clearance to Release Imported Sugar

Import Status

Regulated

For Exports

Regulating Agencies

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Status

The export of this commodity is currently regulated. Please contact the regulating agency above for export requirements and procedures.

NTMs

  1. FDA – License to Operate
  2. FDA – Certificate of Product Registration
  3. FDA – Export Certification

Tariff Schedules

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