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WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 5l86, otherwise known as the "Investment Incentives Act," and Republic Act No. 6l355 otherwise known as the "Export Incentives Act," the Board of Investments has prepared the Sixth Investment Priorities Plan and the Fourth Export Priorities Plan and the same have been submitted to me for approval through, and with recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority and

WHEREAS, after a careful study of the said Sixth Investment Priorities Plan and Fourth Export Priorities Plan and their supporting data, I have found them to be feasible and in conformity with law and accordingly approved it;

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 18 of Republic Act No. 5186, and Section h of Republic Act No. 6135, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare and proclaim in effect the Sixth Investment Priorities Plan and Fourth Export Priorities Plan hereto attached.

Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.




BOARD OF INVESTMENT
Ortigas Building
Ortigas Avenue, Pasig, Rizal

SIXTH INVESTMENT PRIORITIES PLAN
and
FOURTH EXPORT PRIORITIES PLAN

FOREST PRODUCT
1.	Tree Farming (NP) MC (Local) : 1.8 million cu. m.
2.	Lumber Product (NP) MC (Export): Variable
3.	Plywood (NP)
	MC	a) Local : 68 million sq. ft.
		b) Export : Variable
4.	Veneer (NP) MC (Export) :  Variable
FIBER PRODUCT
1.	Ramie (P) MC (Local) : 10 million sq. yd Condition: Integrated
2.	Pulp, Pulp and Paper (P/NP)
	MC	a) Local : 82,800 MT
		b) Export : Variable
	Condition: Paper production is qualified for registration only to extent integrated with and supported by pulping capacity.

N.B. 1. P means pioneer; NP means non-pioneer, P/NP means pioneer or non-pioneer to be determined on case-to-case basis.   2. Under the column indicating the Measures Capacities, the word Variable denotes the likelihood of a domestic demand-supply gap or of an export potential.   3. The classification of Pioneer status in the IPP is primarily on the basis of newness of the product. While NP ordinarily means non-pioneer, the Board reserves the right to change the status of an area, from NP only to P, after public hearing, if a new and better process is used in the manufacture of such product and there are economic advantages in giving the preferred activity pioneer status.

CROP PRODUCTION
1.	Peanuts (NP) MC (Local): 7,700 MT
2.	Sorghum (NP) MC (Local): 133,300 MT
3.	Soybeans (NP) MC (Local): 116,300 MT
4.	Rice (NP) MC (Local): 640,000 MT Condition: Developing new fields and integrated with processing facilities.
5.	Cotton Production (Growing and Ginning) (NP) MC (Local): 50,000 MT
6.	Corn (NP) MC (Local): 358,000 MT Condition: Developing new fields and integrated with processing facilities.
7.	Grain Processing (Rice) (NP) MC (Local): 615,000 MT
	Conditions:
		A. Centrals in Consumption Areas[1]
		Location	Storage Capacity (MT)
		1. Greater Manila	50,000
		2. La Union (San Fernando)	20,000
		3. Zamboanga del Sur (Malangas)	10,000
		4. Cotabato del Sur (Dadiangas)	10,000
		5. Cagayan de Oro City	10,000
		6. Doilo City	10,000
			_________
			110,000
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		B.  Centrals in Production Areas[2]
		Region	Storage Capacity (MT)
		1. Docos	7,000
		2. Cagayan Valley	66,000 [3]
		3. Central Luzon	101,000
		4. Southern Luzon	10,000
		5. Bicol	25,000
		6. Western Visayas	11,000
		7. Eastern Visayas	31,000
		8. S&WMindanao	21,000[3]
		9. N & E Mindanao	8,000 [3]
			_________
			280,000
			======

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^[1] In addition to the above conditions regarding centrals in production areas, centrals in consumption areas must be integrated with satellites, preferably modernized existing mills.  A satellite-central must have at least 1,500 MT of storage capacity and equipped with facilities for bulk storage and handling, cleaning, drying, hulling, milling, packaging and pest and rodent control.

^[2] Centrals in production areas must be of at least 2,000 MT storage capacity and equipped with facilities for bulk storage and handling, cleaning, drying milling, whitening, grading and packing, and pest and rodent control.  Processing capacities should be based on 3 stock-turns per year.

^[3] Facilities to be established in these areas my be also utilized for corn drying/storage.  The specific locations and extent of utilization for corn are treated on a case to case basis, but should not be over 60 percent of capacity.

FOOD PROCESSING
1.	Agar-agar (Processed Seaweeds) (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 110,000 MT b) Export: Variable
	Condition:	Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.
2.	Fruit & Vegetable Processing (P/NP)
	MC	a) Local: 14,650 MT b) Export: Variable
3.	Coconut Oil (NP) MC (Export): Variable
	Condition:	Milling capacity to be distributed among coconut producing regions in proportion to copra supply.
4.	Palm Oil (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 110 MT b) Export: Variable
5.	Feed Yeast (NP) MC (Local): 15,000 MT
	Condition:	In sugar cane-producing regions
6.	Tomato Paste (P/NP) MC (Local): 1,000 MT
7.	Processed Meat (NP) MC (Local): 9,000 MT
	Condition:	Outside greater Metropolitan Manila Area
8.	Processed Fish (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 64,380 MT b) Export: Variable
LIVESTOCK AND FISHING
1.	Cattle (NP) MC (Local): 24,300 MTDW
2.	Hogs (NP) MC (Local): 36,224 MTDW
3.	Poultry (NP)
	MC (Local):	36,640 MT (Meat) 35,920 MT (Eggs) 3,293,000 (Chicks)
4.	Fish (Commercial Deep Sea) (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 100,000 MT b) Export: Variable
5.	Fish (Inland) (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 15,800 MT b) Export: Variable
6.	Shrimps and Shellfish (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 7,410 MT b) Export: Variable
METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS
1.	Iron Ore (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 1.5 million MT b) Export: Variable
	Conditions	1 Benefited, including pre-reduced and metallized pellets. 2 Production for local market to be phased with establishment of smelting facilities.
2.	Chromite Ore (NP) MC (Export): Variable
	Condition:	Beneficiated
3.	Copper Ore (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 115,000 MT (copper metal content of concentrates) b) Export: Variable
	Condition:	Beneficiated
	4. Copper Metal (P)
	MC	a) Local: 10,500 MT b) Export: Variable
	Conditions:	1.	Pyrometallurgical or hydro-metallurgical extraction processes.
		2.	Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.
5.	Primary Steel (P) MC (Local): 1 million MT
	Condition:	Integrated, including slabs, blooms and billets.
6.	Ferro-Alloys(NP)
	MC	a) Local[*]: 2,300 MT b) Export: Variable
	Comments:	2,300 MT of local MC is intended for existing use broken down as follows:
		a)	306 MT for ferrosilicon, silicomanganese and ferromanganese.
		b)	1,994 MT for all other ferroalloys
7.	Nickel Metal and Alloys (P) MC (Export): Variable
8.	Gold Mining and processing (NP) MC (Export): Variable
	Condition:	Beneficiated ore
9.	Gold Refining (P/NP) MC: 360,000 ozs.
NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS
1.	Asbestos (P) MC (Local): 5,000 MT
2.	Perlite (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 8,200 MT b) Export: Variable
3.	Foundry Coke (P) MC (Local): 30,000 MT
4.	Dinnerware (P/NP)
	MC	a) Local[*]: 964 MX b) Export: Variable
5.	Clay (NP) MC (Local): 34,000 MT
	Condition:	Beneficiated
6.	Refractories (P/NP) MC (Local): 10,000 MT
7.	Rock Aggregates (NP) MC (Local): 507,000 cu.m.
	Condition:	Cebu Island only
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
1.	Salt
	a.	Industrial Salt (P/NP) MC (Local): 87,000 MT
	Conditions:	Purity: 92 percent NaCL (Wet Basis), minimum.
	b.	Edible Salt (P) MC (Local): 93,200 MT
	Conditions:	Purity: 99.5 percent NaCL (Dry Basis), minimum.
	Size:	Passing No. 20 steve; 95 percent, minimum.
	Moisture content: 0.5 percent, maximum
2.	Polyvinyl Alcohol Resins (P) MC (Local): 2,590 MT
3.	Nylon Fibers (P)
	MC	a) Local[*]: 2,040 MT b) Export: Variable
4.	Chemical Gypsum (NP) MC (Local): 105,000 MT
5.	Rubber belts (P) MC (Local): 250,000 kg. MC (Export): Variable
6.	Polyester Fiber (Staple fiber & filament yarn) (NP) MC (Export): Variable
	Condition:	Reserved for expansion of registered plants.
7.	Low-density Polyethylene (P)
	MC	a) (Loud): 115,000 MT b) Export: Variable
	Condition:	Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.
8.	High-density Polyethylene (P)
	MC	a) Local: 36.000 MT b) Export: Variable
	Condition:	Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.
9	Polypropylene (P)
	MC	a) Local: 40,000 MT b) Export: Variable
	Condition:	Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.
10.	Antibiotics (P)
	a.	Tetracyclines MC (Local): 30,000 kg.
	b.	Streptomycins MC (Local): 30,000 kg.
	c.	Penicillins MC (Local): 57,000 kg.
11.	Cellophane (P) a) Local: 6,400 MT b) Export: Variable
	Conditions:
		1.	The project must be located close to the Northern Luzon Copper Smelter in order to make the cost of sulfuric acid as low as possible;
		2.	The project must be located in an area which is economically accessible to sites suitable to tree farming:
		3.	A project for the manufacture of pulp to be used as raw material for the cellophane project should be submitted within one year from the start of the operation of the cellophane project;
		4.	Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.
12.	Glass containers (NP) MC (Local): 113,000 MT
13.	Petroleum Wax (P) a) Local: 16,000 MT b) Export: Variable
	Condition:	Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.
14.	Gum Rosin and Gum Turpentine (P)
	MC	a) Local: 8,000 MT b) Export: Variable
	Condition:	Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.
15.	Textiles (NP)
	MC	a) Local 115,400,000 sq. yds. b) Export: Variable
	Condition:	Only new textile mills will be entitled to registration under the IPP, with the condition of location outside the Greater Manila area. Expansion of existing textile mills in Greater Manila area should be registered under the Export Incentives Act, with a commitment to export a minimum proportion of production resulting from the expansion in capacity.
16.	Agricultural Lime (NP) MC (Local): 72,000 MT
	Condition:	In suitable locations and capacities to serve farm needs economically. (Outside Greater Manila)
IRON OR STEEL-BASED INDUSTRIES
1.	High Carbon Steel Wire (P) MC (Local): 17,150 MT
2.	Alloy Steel (P) a. Ingots MC (Local): 12,160 MT b. Castings MC (Local): Variable
	Condition:	Alloy steel ingots must be produced.
HAND TOOLS
1.	Files (P/NP) MC (Local): 116,500 doz.
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY
1.	Shapers (P) MC (Local): 2,700 units
2.	Lathes (P) MC (Local): 8,900 units
3.	Drill Presses (P) MC (Local): 6,800 units
4.	Pumps (P/NP) MC (Local)[*]: 2,530 units
5.	Carbide-tipped Tools (P/NP) MC (Local): 1.9 million units
6.	Shaft bearing products (P) MC (Local): 745.000 units
7.	Regulators and adaptors and pressure, etc.
	MC (Local)[*]	300,000 pcs. (regulators & adaptors) 176,000 pcs. (pressure reducing valves)
8.	Speed Reducers (P/NP) MC (Local): 42,300 units
	Conditions:
		(1)	5 to 10 HP per unit
		(2)	Substantially from domestically cast, rolled or forged metal.
9.	Logging blocks of alloy Steel (P) MC (Local): 3,300 units
	Condition:	Substantially from domestically cast, rolled or forged metal.
10.	Globe, gate and check valves (P) MC (Local): 720 MT
	Condition:	From 2 inches and above and made from domestically cast or forged metal.
FARM MACHINERY
1.	Palay threshers (NP) MC (Local): 9,500 units
	Condition:	Power operated
2.	Disc plows, disc harrows and roto tillers (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 2,400 units b) Export: Variable
3.	Grain Driers (P) MC (Local): 750 units
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
1.	Steam boilers (P) MC (Local): 1,200 units
	Condition:	Package type up to 200 Bo. Hp.
ENGINES
1.	High HP Diesel engines (P) MC (Local): 5,400 units
	Condition:	200 BHP and above
2.	Small gasoline engines (P) MC (Local): 68,000units
	Condition:	Up to 15 BHP
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
1.	Electrical controls
	a)	Circuit breakers (NP) MC (Local): 736,900 poles
	Condition:	Up to 125 A
	b)	Magnetic starters (NP)
		MC	a) Local: 36,000 units
			b) Export: Variable
	Condition:	Up to size 2
2.	Flashlights (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 1,710,000 units b) Export: Variable
3.	Kilowatt-hour meters (P) MC (Local): 109,100 units
4.	Power transformers (P) MC (Local): 145,000 KVA
5.	Transceivers (P) MC (Local): 1,190 units
6.	Electrical Tape (NP) MC (Local): 7.3 million rolls
7.	Electric Motors for automotive use (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 65,000 units b) Export: Variable
TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
1.	Barges and Tugboats (P/NP)
	MC	a) Local: 377,000 GT b) Export: Variable
2.	Fishing Boats (P/NP) MC (Local): 59,040 GT
3.	Inter-island Ships (P) MC (Local): 380,000 GT
4.	Ocean-going Ships (P) MC (Local): 875,000 GT
5.	Motorcycles (NP) MC (Local)[*]: 15,720 units;
6.	Automotive Gauges and Instruments (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 56,000 units b) Export: Variable
7.	Vehicle Shock Absorber (NP)
	MC	a) Local: 600,000 units b) Export: Variable
	8. Automotive Rear Axles (P)
	MC	a) Local: 30,000 units b) Export: Variable
	Condition:	Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.
9.	Automotive Propeller Shafts (P)
	MC	a) Local: 30,000 units b) Export: Variable
10.	Automotive Clutches (P)
	MC	a) Local: 30,000 units b) Export: Variable
11.	Automotive Engine Block (with cylinder head) (P)
	MC	a) Local: 58,800 units b) Export: Variable
	Condition:	Project should generate export revenues in the first five years of commercial operation in an amount aggregating at least the difference between the total foreign exchange capital cost of the project and the amount resulting from multiplying actual project employment by $4,000. Failure to comply with this condition shall subject the project to prescribed penalties.

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^[*] Applications for the entire measured capacity have been received and are now under process.

FOURTH EXPORT PRIORITIES PLAN

LIST A: EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS OF EXISTING FIRMS

BTN	SITC	EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS Food Processing
02.01 to 02.06; 16.01; 16.02; 16 03; 16.04; 16.05	011.1 to 011.6; 011.8(1); 011.8 (9); 411.3 (1); 012.9; 013.3; 013.4 013.8; 032.0 (1); 032.0 (2)	1.	Processed meat including canned, chilled or frozen, dried, salted or dehydrated meat
03.01; 03.02; 03.03; 16.04; 16.05	031.1 to 031.3; 032.0 (1); 032.0 (2)	2.	Processed sea foods including canned, chilled or frozen, dried or salted or dehydrated sea foods.
04.01; 04.02	022.1; 022.2; 022.3	3.	Processed milk
04.02; 21.07	022.1; 022.2; 099.0 (9)	4.	Frozen specialties
07.01 to 07.06; 08.01 to 08.13; 20.01 to 20.07	051; 052; 053; 054; 055	5.	Processed fruits and vegetables including juices, canned, chilled or frozen, dried, salted or dehydrated.
07.01 to 07.03; 07.05; 12.04 to 12.06; 12.08	054	6.	Dried roots
09.01	071.1; 081.9 (1)	7.	Coffee, processed
09.04 to 03.10	075.1; 075.2(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (9)	8.	Spices such as processed ginger, pepper, onion, garlic.
11.01 to 11.09; 19.01 to 19.08.	046.0 (1) (2); 047.0 (1) (2); 048.1 (1); 048.2; 055.4 (1)	9.	Cereal preparations

Note: 1. BTN means Brussels Trade Nomenclature 2. SITC means Standard International Trade Classification. 3. List A contains a list of exportable products of existing firms. Firms registered for List   A products shall be entitled to all incentives granted under R.A. 6135 except tax exemption on imported capital equipment. However, exceptions to this policy may be made; and on a case to case basis, firms registered under List A may be allowed tax and duty free importation of capital equipment, provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:   (a) The applicant firms have already made commercial exportation of their registered exportable products;   (b) They are currently utilizing close to one hundred percent of their total existing capacity; and   (c) They can prove to the satisfaction of the Board that the expansion capacity being applied for will be used substantially (at least 50 percent), if not entirely, for export. 4. List B would include products of preferred projects which are intrinsically export-oriented, or of such a nature that even if production were to be substantially sold in the domestic market, they would still be desirable to promote. Enterprises registered under List B will be entitled to free importation of machineries only if the project will export at least 50 percent of its total production.

BTN	SITC	EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS
	(2) (3) (4); 599.5(1) (2); 048.1 (2); 048.3; 048.8 (1) (2) (3); 055.4 (5)
11.01; 11.03 to 11.06	046.0 (1); 047.0 (1); 055.4 (1) (2) (3) (4)	10.	Flour
11.08	599.5(1)	11.	Starches
13.03	292.9	12.	Agar-Agar
15.01 to 15.17	091.3;091.4;411.1;411.3(2)(4) (5) (9);442.0 to 421.7; 422.1 to 422.5; 422.9; 431.1 to 431.4; 512.2       (5) (6)	13.	Vegetable cooking oils and lard
15.13; 04.03; 04.04	091.4; 023.0; 024.0	14.	Margarine, butter and cheese
16.04	032.0 (1)	15.	Fish sauce
17.04	062.0 (1)	16.	Confectionery
18.03; 18.04; 18.05	072.3 (1); 072.3 (2); 072.2	17.	Cocoa and cocoa preparations
18.06	073.0	18.	Chocolate and chocolate preparations
19.03	048.3	19.	Noodles
19.08	048.4 (2)	20.	Biscuits & cookies; cones
20.02	055.5 (2)	21.	Catsup
21.06	099.0 (6)	22.	Baking powder
21.06	099.0 (6)	23.	Brewer's yeast
21.07	099.0 (9)	24.	Peanut butter
21.07	099.0 (9)	25.	Chewing gum
21.07	099.0(9)	26.	Coconut syrup
21.07	099.0 (9)	27.	Food coloring such as atsuete
22.02	111.0(2)	28.	Soft drinks
22.03	112.3	29.	Beer
22.04 to 22.07	112.1 (1); 112.1 (2); 112.1 (3); 112.2	30.	Fruits and flower wine
22.08; 22.09	512.1 (4); 112.4	31.	Alcoholic products such as rum, whisky and gin
22.10	099.0 (7)	32.	Vinegar, all kinds
23.05	081.9 (4)	33.	Brewery spent grains
04.04	024.0	34.	Processed cheese
04.05	025.0	35.	Processed poultry products
		Processed Rubber Products
40.05	621.0 (1)	1.	Crumb rubber
40.06	621.0 (2)	2.	Camel back
40.11	629.1	3.	Rubber tires and inner tubes
40.14	629.9 (8)	4.	Rubber gloves
40.14	629.9 (8)	5.	Rubber toys and sporting goods
40.16	629.9 (9)	6.	Rubber tiles
64.01	851.0(1)	7.	Rubber shoes
64.01	851.0 (1)	8.	Rubber sandals
64.01	851.0(1)	9.	Rubber slippers
35.06	599.5(9)	10.	Bonding cement
40.06 (A)	621.0 (2)	11.	Rubber cement
40.06 (B)	621.0 (2)	12.	Rubber and thread gums
40.09	621.0(5)	13.	Rubber tube
40.14 (C)	629.9 (8)	14.	Rubber automotive parts such as vibration dampers caps, weather strips, handles and pedals, carpet underlay made of rubber.
40.16	629.9 (9)	15.	Curing tube & sectional air bag
		Chemicals and Chemical Products
27.10 331.0 (2);	332.1 to 332.5 (1); 332. 9(1); 513.2	1.	Motor gas and diesel
28.01	513.2(1)	2.	Chlorine liquid and chlorine compounds
28.03	513.2 (7)	3.	Carbon black
28.03	513.2 (7)	4.	Acetylene black
28.06	513.3 (1)	5.	Hydrochloric acid
28.08	513.3 (3)	6.	Sulphuric acid
28.13; 29.04 to 29.07	513.3 (9); 512.2 (1) (2) (3) (7) (8)	7.	Acid oils, fatty acid and fatty alcohols
28.23	513.5	8.	Iron oxide
28.45	514.3(3)	9.	Silica gel
28.56	514.9 (4)	10.	Calcium carbide
29.04 to 29.07	512.2 (1) (2) (3) (7) (8)	11.	Alcohol rectified and refined, dis tilled and denatured
31.01 to 31.05	561	12.	Fertilizers: organic and inorganic
32.07 to 32.08	533.1 to 533.3 (1)	13.	Paints, pigments, varnishes and related products
32.13	533.2 to 895.9	14.	Ink
33.06	553.0	15.	Cosmetics, perfumery
34.01; 34.02	554.1; 554.2	16.	Soaps and detergents
34.04	599.7 (1)	17.	Wax and wax products
35.01 to 35.06	599.5 (3) (4) (6) (7) (9)	18.	Glues
36.01 to 36.08	571.1 (1) (2); 571.2 (1) (2); 571.3; 599.9 (3); 899.3 (2) (3)	19.	Pyrotechnic explosives
36.06	899.3 (2)	20.	Matches
38.11	599.2	21.	Insecticides, pesticides
38.11	599.2	22.	Mosquito coils
38.19	599.9 (9)	23.	PVC tiles
39.01	581.1	24.	Alkyd resins
44.02 241.2	241.2	25.	Charcoal
37.08	862.3	26.	Photographic chemicals
15.11	512.2 (6)	27.	Glycerine, refined and crude
		Metallic Products
26.01	283.7	1.	Manganese concentrates
26.01	285.0 (1)	2.	Silver concentrates and bars
73.02	671.4; 671.5	3.	Ferro-alloys
73.04	679.1 to 679.3; 698.9 (1)	4.	Metal castings; rough, finished semi-finished
73.10; 73.11; 74.03; 75.02; 76.02; 77.02; 78.02	673.1 (1); 673.2 (1); 673.4 (1); 673.5 (1); 682.2 (1); 683.2 (1); 684.2 (1); 689.3 (2); 685.2 (1); 686.2 (1); 687.2 (1); 692.2 (1);	5.	Metal rods, bars, angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel (hot-rolled, forged, extruded, cold-formed or cold finished)
73.13	674.1(1); 674.2 (1);.674.3 (1); 674.7; 674.8 (1)	6.	Iron and steel plates, coils and and sheets including G.I. sheets
73.14; 74.10; 76.12	677.0 (1);693.1(2);693.1(3)	7.	Steel, aluminum and copper wires
73.17; 73.18; 73.20; 74.07; 74.       08; 75.04; 76.06; 76.07; 75.02;     78.05; 79.04; 80.05;	672.9: ; 678.1 to 678.3; 682.2 (5); 682.2    (6); 683.2 (3); 684.2 (5); 684.2 (6); 689.3 (2); 685.2 (1);	8.	Pipes and tubes; B.I., G.I., spiral welded or aluminum
73.21	686.2 (3); 687.2 (4); 691.1	9.	Prefabricated and fabricated structural products made of iron and steel and cement
73.23	692.2(1)	10.	Steel drums
73.23	692.2 (1)	11.	Pails
73.24	692.3 (1)	12.	Compressed gas cylinders and similar pressure containers of iron and steel
73.25; 74.10; 76.12; 85.23;	693.1 (1) to 693.1 (3); 723.1	13.	Insulated cable wires
73.31; 73.22; 74.14; 74.15	694.1 (1); 694.2(1); 694.1 (2); 694.2 (2); 698.9 (1)	14.	Nails, bolts, nuts
73.40	698.9 (1)	15.	Grinding balls
76.03; 76.04	684.2 (2); 684.2 (3)	16.	Aluminum sheets and foil
80.03	687.2 (2)	17.	Tin plates
80.06 698.9 (8)	698.9 (8)	18.	Tin cans
82.06 to 82.15	695.2 (5)(6);696.0 (l) to 696.0 (6); 719.4(1)	19.	Household utensils made of metal including enamelled
82.08	719.4(1)	20.	Kitchen appliances and tools, hand-operated such as meat grinders, coconut graters
82.09; 82.13	696.0 (1) to 696.0(5)	21.	Cutlery such as scissors, blades, tailor's shears, shovels, spades, rakes, saws, knives
82.11	696.0(3)	22.	Razor blades
83.01; 83.11 (3)	698.1 (1); 698.8 (5)	23.	Metallic closures and screw caps
83.02	698.1 (2)	24.	Building hardware such as hinges, door knobs, door bolts and window rotor-operators
83.03	698.2	25.	Vault doors (e.g. insulated vault doors)
83.03	698.2	26.	Safes (e.g. record safes and tape- guards)
83.03	698.2	27.	Strong boxes, armored and rein- forced strong room doors and compartments and fittings (e.g. insulated filing cabinets)
83.04	698.2		28. Filing cabinets, racks, sorting boxes, paper trays, paper rests and similar office equipment of base metal
73 38	812.3	29.	Wrought iron furniture
83.07	812.4(2)	30.	Gas lamps
93.01 to 93.07	951.0 (2) to 951.0 (5);894.3(1) (2) (3); 571.4	31.	Firearms and ammunitions
97.01; 97.08; 80.06	8942(1); 894.5; 698.9 (8)	32.	Toys and sporting goods
25.02; 26.01	274.2; 281.4	33.	Pyrite cinders or iron sulfite
		Non-Metallic Products
25.15; 68.16	273.1 (2); 663.6 (3)	1.	Marble slabs, tile chips and curios
25.15	273.1 (2)	2.	Processed marble blocks
25.20:25.21	273.3	3.	Cement additives
25.22	661.1	4.	Lime
25.23	661.2	5.	Cement & clinker
68.11	663.6 (2)	6.	Cement floor tiles
68.12	661.8(3)	7.	Asbestos tiles
68.12	663.6 (2); 661.8 (3)	8.	Pipes and tubes asbestos cement
68.12	663.6 (2); 661.8 (3)	9.	Roofing tiles & fire bricks
69.01 to 69.03	662.3(1) (2); 663.7	10.	Refractories
69.04 to 69.14	662.4(1) (2) (3) (4) (5); 663.9(1); 812.2; 666.4; 666.5; 666.6; 663.9	11.	Clay products such as pottery, roofing tiles and paste frits.
69.04 to 69.14	(2); 662.4 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5); 663.9(1); 812.2; 666.4; 666.5; (2) 666.6; 663.9 (2)	12.	Ceramic products such as tiles (glazed, vitrified), sanitary ware sinks. Bidets, etc., except dinnerware.
70.00	664;665	13.	Glass & glass containers such as sheet glass, window panes, optical glass, bottles.
70.08	664.7	14.	Safety glass
70.20	651.8; 653.8; 664.9 (4)	15.	Reinforced fiber glass products
25.02	274.2	16.	Pyrite (unroasted) (roasted)
		Machinery and Equipment and Parts
84.24; 84.25; 84.28	712.1; 712.2; 712.9 (9)	1.	Agricultural equipment and components
84.24; 84.25; 84.28	712.1; 712.2; 712.9 (9)	2.	Process equipment and components
84.24; 84.25; 84.28	712.1; 712.2; 712.9 (9)	3.	Transport equipment and components
84.24; 84.25; 84.28	712.1; 712.2; 712.9 (9)	4.	Construction equipment and components
84.29	718.3(1)	5.	Ricemills and parts thereof
84.41	717.3	6.	Sewing machines
87.01	712.5	7.	Tractor parts
87.06	732.8(9)	8.	Parts of trucks, passenger trucks, automobiles and other commercial vehicles
87.10	733.1 (1)	9.	Bicycles
		Electrical Products Machines & Parts
83.15	698.8(6)	1.	Welding electrodes
84.21	719.6(4)	2.	Fire extinguishers
85.03	729.1 (1)	3.	Dry cell batteries
85.04	729.1 (2)	4	Storage batteries
85.09	729.4 (2)	5.	Motor control center
85.17	729.9 (4)	6.	Fire alarm systems
85.19	722.2	7.	Panelboard
85.20	729.2	8.	Electric lamps & bulbs, incan descent and fluorescent
85.22; 84.15	729.9 (6); 725.0 (1)	9.	Electrical appliances sucli as electric fans, toasters, refrigera tors, TV
85.23; 85.25 to 28	723.1; 723.2(1) to (3); 729.9 (8)	10.	Bus ducts
85.27	723.2 (3)	11.	Light dimmers
76.08	691.2	12.	Formed aluminum parts such as door shelves, food shelves, and/ or parts thereof
76.13 (A)	693 (3)	13.	Wire screens
84.11 (A)	719.2 (2)	14.	Hermetic compressors
84.12 (B)	719.1 (2)	15.	Evaporators
84.17 (B)	719.1 (9)	16.	Condensers and heat exchangers
85.13	724.9(1); 724.1; 7242	17.	Electronic equipment, parts and components
85.15; 85.15 (B); 85.18;       85.19; 8522; 85.28	724.9; 724.2:729.9 (5); 722.2; 729.7; 729.9 (9); 729.9 (8)
82.50	729.2	18.	Fluorescent and mercury lamp ballasts
		Wood Products
44.27	632.7	1.	Caskets
44.27	632.7	2.	Carvings & lattice works
44.27	632.7	3.	Pallets
44.27	632.7	4.	Shelves
44.27	632.7	5.	Sandals & shoes
44.27	632.7	6.	Toys & sporting goods
44.27	632.7	7.	Parquet tiles
44.27	632.7	8.	Bamboo products
44.27	632.7	9.	Prefabricated houses & components except lumber
44.28	632.8 (9)	10.	Gun stocks
44.28	632.8(9)	11.	Cabinets
44.28	632.8(9)	12.	Mouldings
44.28	632.8(9)	13.	Doors & fixtures
94.01 to 94.04	821.0(1) (2) (3) (9)	14.	Furniture, complete or knocked down & parts
48.16; 44.28	642.1 (1); 632.8 (9)	15.	Boxes and crates
		Pharmaceutical Products
30.01 to 30.03	541.6 (2) (3); 541.7	1.	Drugs & other pharmaceuticals
30.04	541.9 (1)	2.	Wadding, gauze, bandages, adhesives, similar articles
30.04	541.9(1)	3.	Sanitary napkins
30.05	541.9(9)	4.	Talcum powder
30.05	541.9(9)	5.	Dentures
		Fiber Products
57.04	265.8	1.	Coconut coir
57.10; 57.11; 51.04	653.5 (1);653.6(1); 653.4; 653.9 (4)	2.	Bags, kenaf, jute synthetic
58.01	657.5	3.	Carpets and rugs
59.04; 59.05; 59.06	665.6(1) (2) (3)	4.	Cordage, twines, rope, fishing nets, abaca and synthetic
67.04	899.9(5)	5.	Wigs and hair pieces
		Textile Products
50 to 57	651 to 653	1.	Textile yarns and fabrics, cotton and synthetic and their blends
50 to 57	651 to 653	2.	Fabrics of abaca, sinamay, burlap, jusi, pineapple and other bast fibers
58.03 to 58.10	654 to 655	3.	Specialty garments such as laces, garters and band
58.10	654	4.	Embroideries
61.00	841	5.	Garments
61.00	841	6.	Gloves
61.00	841	7.	Hosiery
62.05	656.9	8.	Tablecloths
62.05	656.9 (2)	9.	Mosquito nets
		Paper Products
48.01 D; 48.10	641.4; 642.9 (1)	1.	Ggarette paper
48.01	641.5	2.	Tissue (Napkin)
48.01	641.2 (1)	3.	Bond
48.13	642.9	4.	Carbon paper including diazo papers, electrostatic copy papers
48.16	642.1	5.	Boxes and packaging materials
48.16	642.1	6.	Containers of paperboard
49.01 to 49.11	892.1 (1) (2) (3); 892.2; 892.3; 892. 4 (1) (2); 892.9 (2) (3) (4) (9)	7.	Books, pamphlets, magazines and other printed matters
		Other Products
		1.	Fish meal
12.09 to 12.10; 09.01 D; 18.02; 23.01 to 23.07	081	2.	Animal and poultry feeds
24.02	122.2	3.	Cigarettes
44.25 to 44.28	632.8(1); 632.8 (2); 632.8 (9); 632.7 (3)	4.	Garment hangers of wood, plastics or metal
49.01 to 49.11	892.1 (1) (2) (3); 892.2; 892.3; 892. 4 (1) (2); 892.9 (2) (3) (4) (9)	5.	Advertising materials
56.04; 56.04	266.3(1); 266.2(1); 266.2 (3); 266.3 (3);	6.	Threads of cotton or synthetic fibers
71.01 to 71.16	667.1 to 667.4; 275.1; 275.2(1); 681.1(1) (2); 581.2(1) (2); 285.0 (2); 897.1(1) (2) (3) (4); 897.2	7.	Jewelry
71.01	667.1	8.	Cultured pearls
71.05 to 71.11	681.1(1); 681.1 (2); 681.2(1) (2);	9.	Plaques and trophies
71.12 to 71.16	285.0 (2); 897.1(1) (2) (3) (4);	10.	Cufflinks
73.34	897.2;698.5 (2)	11.	Pins:safety or dressmaker's
98.01	899.5(2)	12.	Buttons
98.02	899.5(3)	13.	Zippers
99.01	896.0(1)	14.	Paintings
44.19; 44.20; 44.24; 44.25; 44.27; 44 28; 46 01 to 46.03; 65.01 to 65.07; 67.01 to 67.05; 97.01 to 97.08; 98.06; 98.11; 9812	631.8 (7); 632.7(1) (2) (3), 632.8  (2) (9); 899.2 (1); 657.8; 899.2 (1); 657.8; 841.5 (1) (2) (3) (4) (9); 899.9 (2) (3) (4) (5) (6); 894.2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5); 884.4(1) (2); 894.5; 895.9 (2); 899.3 (5); 899.5 (4); 83.10; 899.4(1) (2) (3)	15.	Handicrafts such as lampshades, placemats, shellcrafts, hats, household utensils, toys, and sporting goods.
42.02; 66.01 to 66.03	831.0; 899.4 (1) (2) (3)	16.	Travel goods
42.02; 64.02 to 64.05	621.0 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6); 621.1;       629.3; 629.4: 629.9 (8) (9); 841.6	17.	Leather products such as purses, wallets, belts, straps, gloves, footwear wear
41.02 to 41.08	611.3; 611.4; 611.9 (1) to 5; 611.9 (9)	18	Tanned leather
39.07; 64.01; 64.02; 42.01; 62.02; 48.00; 71.16; 90.03; 90.04; 94.03; 96.01 to 96.06; 97.01 to 97.08	893.; 851.0 (1) (2); 612.2; 831.0; 899.2; 657.8; 899.2 (2); 897.2; 841. 2 (1) (2);821.0 (9); 899.2 (3) (4) (5) (7); 899.5 (1); 894.2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5); 894.4 (1) (2); 894.5; 895.5 (2) (3) (5) (6) (7); 895.2 (1) (2) (3); 895.9 (2) (3)	19.	Plastic products such as light diffusers, footwear, containers, sheets, raincoats, packaging materials, brushes, brooms, gloves, toothbrushes, toys and sporting goods, optical frames
98.01 to 98.16	(5); 899.5 (4) (5) (6) (7)
98.02; 98.03; 98.05; 83.05	899.5 (3); 895.2 (1); 895.2 (3);	20.	School and office supplies such paperclips, pens and holders, bookbinders, rulers, desk pieces, etc.
92.01	891.4 (1)	21.	Musical instruments & parts Pianos and parts thereof
92.02	891 4		Guitars and ukeleles
92.02	891 4		Violins
92.05	891.8(3)		Harmonicas
LIST B: EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS OF PREFERRED AREAS OF INVESTMENTS [*]
BTN	SITC		EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS
07.01 to 07.06; 08.01 to 08.13 20.01 to 20.07	051;-052;053;054;055	1.	Processed fruits & vegetables (NP)
17.02	061.9	2.	Glucose powder (including cassava starch production) (NP)
15.07	422.9	3.	Rice bran oil (P)
13.03	292.9	4.	Agar-agar (NP)
15.11	512.2 (6)	5.	Refined glycerine (NP)
16.05	032.0 (2)	6.	Processed shrimps & shellfish (NP)
28.03	513.2 (7)	7.	Activated carbon (P)
29.11	512.4 (1)	8.	Furfural (P)
33.01	551.1	9.	Essential oils (NP)
44.15	631.2 (1)	10.	Blockboard & blockboard cores (NP)
47.01	251	11.	Cellulosic staples for specialty pulp(P)
64.01 to 64.06	851.0 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5); 612.3	12.	Footwear (NP)
73.02	671.4; 671.5	13.	Ferro-alloys (NP)
84.11	719.2	14.	Hermetic compressors (P)
85.01 to 85.28	722 to 726; 729	15.	Electronic parts and components such as transistors, diodes, printed circuit boards, integrated circuits, variable resistors and rotary switches (P)
65.11	729.9(2)	16.	Electric welders (NP)
82.03	695.22	17.	Pliers and wrenches (P)
84.63	732.0	18.	Motor vehicle transmission (P)
59.14; 60.01; 60.06	653	19.	Knitted fabrics a. Flat (NP) b. Circular (NP) Condition: At least 70% of total production must be exported
61.00	841	20.	Garments (NP) Condition: At least 70% of total production must be exported.

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^[*] An enterprise applying under List B will be entitled to tax free importation of machinery only if said enterprise agrees to export at least 50 percent of its total production.