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Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/PHL/15/REV.1 Philippines 2023 Sustainable forestry management Import licences Manufacturing
5.2. Chainsaws: DENR Administrative Order No…
5.2. Chainsaws: DENR Administrative Order No. 2003-24 (DAO 2003-24) provides for the basic policy, scope and general provisions of the regulations that include the persons authorized to import chainsaws, the documents required to import chainsaws, as well as the issuing authority for the chainsaw import permit.
Environment related objective
To regulate the purchase, ownership, possession, sale, transfer, importation and/use of chainsaws to prevent them from being used in illegal loggings or unauthorized clearing of forests
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5.2. Chainsaws: DENR Administrative Order No. 2003-24 (DAO 2003-24) provides for the basic policy, scope and general provisions of the regulations that include the persons authorized to import chainsaws, the documents required to import chainsaws, as well as the issuing authority for the chainsaw import permit.
Chainsaws
Type of measure
Import permit system
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2021 and 2022.
Keywords
Forest
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/PHL/15/REV.1 Philippines 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences Manufacturing, Other
5.3. Recyclable materials containing hazardous…
5.3. Recyclable materials containing hazardous substances: Importation clearance is required for the importation of recyclable materials containing hazardous substances to prevent the entry, and/or transit, as well as keeping for storage and disposal of hazardous waste into the country to protect the environment. It serves as a stop gap measure to support the recycling industry in the Philippines. The importation clearance is only issued to registered importer in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Environmental Management Bureau-Central Office (EMB-CO).
Environment related objective
To prevent the entry, and/or transit, as well as keeping for storage and disposal of hazardous waste into the country to protect the environment under the Basel Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5.3. Recyclable materials containing hazardous substances: Importation clearance is required for the importation of recyclable materials containing hazardous substances to prevent the entry, and/or transit, as well as keeping for storage and disposal of hazardous waste into the country to protect the environment. It serves as a stop gap measure to support the recycling industry in the Philippines. The importation clearance is only issued to registered importer in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Environmental Management Bureau-Central Office (EMB-CO).
Scrap metals, solid plastic materials, electronic assemblies and scrap, used oil, and fly ash
Type of measure
Importation clearance
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2021 and 2022.
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs
Recycle
Waste
Plastic
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/PHL/15/REV.1 Philippines 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Import licences Chemicals
5.4.1. Chemicals and chemical substances imported…
5.4.1. Chemicals and chemical substances imported and classified under the Chemical Control Order (CCO): Chemicals and chemical substances that are classified under the Chemical Control Order (CCO) must secure CCO Registration prior to the application of the CCO Importation Clearance prior to the release of shipment by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). The applicant must apply under the Online Permitting and Monitoring System (OPMS) or the link found at https://opms.emb.gov.ph/.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating the import of chemicals and chemical substances under the CCO under the Montreal Protocol and its Kigali Amendment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5.4.1. Chemicals and chemical substances imported and classified under the Chemical Control Order (CCO): Chemicals and chemical substances that are classified under the Chemical Control Order (CCO) must secure CCO Registration prior to the application of the CCO Importation Clearance prior to the release of shipment by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). The applicant must apply under the Online Permitting and Monitoring System (OPMS) or the link found at https://opms.emb.gov.ph/.
Mercury, mercury compounds and mercury-added products – to phase out mercury-added products based on schedule; Arsenic and arsenic compounds; Cyanide and cyanide compounds; Asbestos; Lead and lead compounds; Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) - to phase out in compliance to Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Most of the ODS are already phased out/banned to import except for HCFCs and HCFC blends); Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds; Chromium VI and its compounds; and; Hydrofluorocarbons – to phasedown HFCs in compliance with the Kigali Amendment of the Montreal Protocol.
Type of measure
Chemical Control Order (CCO) Registration
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2021 and 2022.
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Ozone
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/PHL/15/REV.1 Philippines 2023 Air pollution reduction Import licences Manufacturing
10.3.1. Certificate of Authority in Import (CAI)…
10.3.1. Certificate of Authority in Import (CAI) for Used Motor Vehicles, Parts and Components: Pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 156, as amended by EO 877-A, importation of used motor vehicles into the Philippines is prohibited, except those expressly enumerated therein. Those exempted from the prohibition may be imported subject to prior import clearance from the Department of Trade and Industry's Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB). Likewise, importation of used engines, parts and components of all motor vehicles is regulated and needs prior import clearance from the DTI-FTEB. Regulated used motor vehicles, engines, parts and components are those items falling under heading 87.02 to 87.08 of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN). Please see Annexes K.1 – K.8 for reference. Applications for authority to import regulated used motor vehicles, used engines, parts and components shall be submitted to the DTI-FTEB prior to shipment of goods from the country of origin to the Philippine customs territory.
Environment related objective
To protect the Philippine environment, reduce air pollution, and comply with the Philippine Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1999 by regulating the import of used motor vehicles
Measure description Coverage of the measure
10.3.1. Certificate of Authority in Import (CAI) for Used Motor Vehicles, Parts and Components: Pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 156, as amended by EO 877-A, importation of used motor vehicles into the Philippines is prohibited, except those expressly enumerated therein. Those exempted from the prohibition may be imported subject to prior import clearance from the Department of Trade and Industry's Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB). Likewise, importation of used engines, parts and components of all motor vehicles is regulated and needs prior import clearance from the DTI-FTEB. Regulated used motor vehicles, engines, parts and components are those items falling under heading 87.02 to 87.08 of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN). Please see Annexes K.1 – K.8 for reference. Applications for authority to import regulated used motor vehicles, used engines, parts and components shall be submitted to the DTI-FTEB prior to shipment of goods from the country of origin to the Philippine customs territory.
Used motor vehicles, including: truck, bus, fire trucks, ambulances, funeral hearses/coaches, crane lorries, tractor heads or truck tractors, boom trucks, tank lorries with high pressure spray gun, reefers or refrigerated trucks, mobile drilling derricks, transit/concrete mixers, mobile radiological units, wrecker or tow trucks, concrete pump trucks, aerial/bucker flat-form trucks, street sweepers, vacuum trucks, garbage compactors, self-loader trucks, man lift trucks, pick-up trucks, lighting trucks, trucks mounted with special purpose equipment, and all other types of vehicles designed for a specific use
Type of measure
Certificate of Authority in Import (CAI)
 ICS - HS Code
87.02
87.03
87.04
87.05
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2021 and 2022
Keywords
Clean
Emissions
Environment
Pollution
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/UKR Ukraine 2023
Alternative and renewable energy, Environmental…
Alternative and renewable energy, Environmental goods and services promotion
 Tax concessions Manufacturing, Services
Transport: Law of Ukraine of July 15, 2021 No…
Transport: Law of Ukraine of July 15, 2021 No. 1661 "On Amendments to Paragraph 4 of Section XXI "Final and Transitional Provisions" of the Customs Code of Ukraine to Promote the Development of the Environmentally Friendly Transport Industry in Ukraine"
Environment related objective
To promote the development of environmentally friendly transport in Ukraine
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Transport: Law of Ukraine of July 15, 2021 No. 1661 "On Amendments to Paragraph 4 of Section XXI "Final and Transitional Provisions" of the Customs Code of Ukraine to Promote the Development of the Environmentally Friendly Transport Industry in Ukraine"
Such goods are exempt from import duty if they are imported by the enterprises that own, develop or modernize production facilities for industrial production of the following vehicles for own production: vehicles equipped exclusively with electric motors (...) vehicles equipped with spark-ignition internal combustion engines operating exclusively on compressed natural gas methane, liquefied natural gas methane or biogas (...); non-self-propelled tramcars and subway cars classified
Type of measure
Exemption from import duty
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
2021 (thousand UAH): Exemption from import duty: not applicable, Exemption from VAT on import: not applicable; 2022 (thousand UAH): Exemption from import duty: 6,89, Exemption from VAT on import: 0,00
 Implementation period
01 January 2022 – 01 January 2031
Keywords
Bio
Energy
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/SGP/18 Singapore 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences Other
17. Hazardous substances and hazardous waste: The…
17. Hazardous substances and hazardous waste: The Singapore National Environment Agency (NEA) regulates the importation of (a) hazardous substances and (b) hazardous waste and other waste defined by the Basel Convention. (...) An application for an import licence is usually granted if it meets NEA's environmental pollution requirements
Environment related objective
For the purpose of discharging Singapore's obligations under multilateral environmental agreements (Montreal Protocol, Rotterdam Convention, Minamata Convention, and the Basel Convention) or for health, safety, and environmental reasons
Measure description Coverage of the measure
17. Hazardous substances and hazardous waste: The Singapore National Environment Agency (NEA) regulates the importation of (a) hazardous substances and (b) hazardous waste and other waste defined by the Basel Convention. (...) An application for an import licence is usually granted if it meets NEA's environmental pollution requirements
Hazardous substances and hazardous waste, including ozone depleting substances and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol, chemicals listed in Annex III under the Rotterdam Convention, mercury containing products listed in Annex A of the Minamata Convention
Type of measure
Import-related restrictions
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2022
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Environment
Ozone
Waste
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/USA United States of America 2023 Other environmental risks mitigation Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Agriculture Income Support and Marketing…
Agriculture Income Support and Marketing Assistance for Covered Commodities: Disaster, Emergency, and Risk Management Assistance for Agricultural Producers: (i) Standing disaster assistance programs(...):The programs cover losses incurred as result of a disaster, adverse weather, or other environmental conditions. (...) (k) Ad hoc disaster assistance: Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP) (...) Hurricane losses, including losses from related conditions such as excessive rain and flooding, were automatically eligible if they occurred in counties with qualifying Presidential Emergency Disaster Declaration or Secretarial Disaster designation. (...) payments were provided to livestock producers who faced increased supplemental feed costs as a result of forage losses due to a qualifying drought or wildfire in calendar year 2021(...).
Environment related objective
To cover losses incurred as result of a disaster, adverse weather, or other environmental conditions.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Agriculture Income Support and Marketing Assistance for Covered Commodities: Disaster, Emergency, and Risk Management Assistance for Agricultural Producers: (i) Standing disaster assistance programs(...):The programs cover losses incurred as result of a disaster, adverse weather, or other environmental conditions. (...) (k) Ad hoc disaster assistance: Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP) (...) Hurricane losses, including losses from related conditions such as excessive rain and flooding, were automatically eligible if they occurred in counties with qualifying Presidential Emergency Disaster Declaration or Secretarial Disaster designation. (...) payments were provided to livestock producers who faced increased supplemental feed costs as a result of forage losses due to a qualifying drought or wildfire in calendar year 2021(...).
Agricultural producers to offset losses from natural disasters
Type of measure
Disaster assistance payments
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) :FY 2021 - $18 million, FY 2022 – $22 million; Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP): FY 2021 – $547 million, FY 2022 – $1.2 billion; Emergency Assistance Program for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm Raised Fish (ELAP): FY 2021 – $77 million, FY 2022 – $249 million; Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP): FY 2021 - $2 billion, FY 2022 - $207 million; Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP): FY 2021- $0 billion, FY 2022 - $7.6 billion




 Implementation period
2021-2022. However, not all policies or programs were in effect, nor were payments necessarily made under the relevant policies or programs for both years.
Keywords
Natural disaster
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/SGP/18 Singapore 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Manufacturing
18. Radioactive materials and irradiating…
18. Radioactive materials and irradiating apparatus: The Singapore National Environment Agency (NEA) regulates the importation of radioactive materials, ionising radiation irradiating apparatus and non-ionising radiation irradiating apparatus.
Environment related objective
For health, safety, and environmental reasons
Measure description Coverage of the measure
18. Radioactive materials and irradiating apparatus: The Singapore National Environment Agency (NEA) regulates the importation of radioactive materials, ionising radiation irradiating apparatus and non-ionising radiation irradiating apparatus.
Radioactive materials, ionising radiation irradiating apparatus and non-ionising radiation irradiating apparatus
Type of measure
Import licensing system
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2022
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/USA United States of America 2023 Alternative and renewable energy Loans and financing Energy
Agriculture Income Support and Marketing…
Agriculture Income Support and Marketing Assistance for Covered Commodities: Disaster, Emergency, and Risk Management Assistance for Agricultural Producers: (o) Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program (Biorefinery Assistance Program)
Environment related objective
To fund the development, construction, and retrofitting of commercial scale biorefineries to convert renewable chemicals and other biobased outputs into end user products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Agriculture Income Support and Marketing Assistance for Covered Commodities: Disaster, Emergency, and Risk Management Assistance for Agricultural Producers: (o) Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program (Biorefinery Assistance Program)
Include technologies that produce one or more or a combination of advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, or biobased products
Type of measure
Loan guarantees
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
FY 2021 – $35 million, FY 2022 – $0 million

Implementation period
2021-2022. However, not all policies or programs were in effect, nor were payments necessarily made under the relevant policies or programs for both years.
Keywords
Bio
Renewable
Energy
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/USA United States of America 2023
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy…
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy conservation and efficiency
 Grants and direct payments, Loans and financing Agriculture
Agriculture Income Support and Marketing…
Agriculture Income Support and Marketing Assistance for Covered Commodities: Disaster, Emergency, and Risk Management Assistance for Agricultural Producers: (q) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
Environment related objective
To support farmers to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvement
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Agriculture Income Support and Marketing Assistance for Covered Commodities: Disaster, Emergency, and Risk Management Assistance for Agricultural Producers: (q) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
Farmers, ranchers, and small rural businesses
Type of measure
Direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
FY 2020: $43 million, FY 2021: $41 million
 Implementation period
2021-2022. However, not all policies or programs were in effect, nor were payments necessarily made under the relevant policies or programs for both years.
Keywords
Energy
Renewable