EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 955
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 955 - IMPOSING
AN ADDITIONAL DUTY OF TEN PER CENT (10%) AD VALOREM ON IMPORTS
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 860, series of
1982, as amended, was promulgated to reduce imports to the barest
minimum;
WHEREAS, despite the increase in the original rate, the expected
desirable level of imports has not been achieved,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and the
authority vested in me under Sec. 401 of Presidential Decree No.
1464, as amended, do hereby order and ordain:
Section 1. Imposition of additional duty. — Except as
herein specifically provided, there shall be levied, collected and
paid, in addition to any other duties, taxes and charges imposed by
law, on all importations into the Philippines, an additional duty of
ten per cent (10%) ad valorem.
Sec. 2. Importations exempt under existing laws. —
The additional duty of ten per cent (10%) ad valorem shall also be
levied, collected and paid even if the importation is exempt under
existing laws, except as provided in Sec. 4 hereof. In the case of
importations which are exempt in part, the ten per cent (10%)
additional duty shall be added to the non-exempt portion.
Sec. 3. Importations subject to Presidential
Decree No. 1395. — In the case of importations subject to the
provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1395 of May 31, 1978, the
additional duty of ten per cent (10%) ad valorem shall be levied,
collected and paid, in addition to the five per cent (5%) duty imposed
thereunder.
Sec. 4. Importations for release under re-export
bond. — In the case of importations for release under the re-export
bond under the provisions of Section 105 of P.D. No. 1464, as amended
and other special laws, the additional duty of ten per cent (10%) ad
valorem shall be assessed and included in the amount of the required
re-export bond.
Sec. 5. Exempt importations. — The importations
exempt from the additional duty of ten per cent (10%) ad valorem
imposed hereunder are:
a)
Those of government agencies, instrumentalities, or government-owned or
controlled corporations with existing contracts, commitments,
agreements or obligations (requiring such exemption) with foreign
countries, international institutions, associations or organizations
entitled to exemption pursuant to agreements or special laws;
b) Those the
diplomatic corps under the provisions of paragraph K, Section 105,
Presidential Decree No. 1464, as amended;
c) Personal
effects of returning Filipino diplomats under the provisions of the
penultimate paragraph, Section 105, Presidential Decree No. 1464, as
amended;
d) Those of
bonded manufacturing warehouses under the provisions of Sec. 2002,
Presidential Decree No. 1464, as amended; Republic Act 3137;
Presidential Decree No. 1789, as amended by Batas Pambansa Blg. 391 and
firms operating in export processing zones, and
e) Those of
bonded smelting warehouses under the provisions of Sec. 2005,
Presidential Decree No. 1464, as amended.
Sec. 6. Repealing Clause. — Executive Order No.
860, series of 1982, as amended, is hereby repealed and all executive
orders or regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
Sec. 7. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 6th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-four.
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