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DTI slaps P14 safeguard duty on imported cement

The Philippines will impose a safeguard duty on imported cement for a period of three years, amounting to P14 per 40-kilogram bag, or P349...

Cement makers seek P600/ton duty vs. imports

The Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) asked the government to impose a P600-per-metric-ton (MT) safeguard duty on imported cement for the next...

DTI defends plan to raise safeguard duty on imported cement

The Department of Trade and Industry on Friday defended its decision to impose higher safeguard measures on imported cement to allow the local industry...

Tariff Commission questions DTI’s cement duty

The Tariff Commission over the weekend questioned the decision of the Department of Trade and Industry to increase the definitive safeguard duty on imported...

DTI jacks up safeguard duty on imported cement by 8.8%

The Department of Trade and Industry said over the weekend it raised the general safeguard duty on imported cement by 8.8 percent over a...

Importing cement in the time of pandemic is unpatriotic

The coronavirus pandemic has killed nearly all economic activities starting in mid-March this year and taken the jobs of millions of Filipino workers. It...

DTI reviews rules on labeling imported cement as local

The Department of Trade and Industry plans to review the trade practice of allowing imported cement to be relabeled as local amid the complains...

Tariff Commission hikes cement duties to P12 per bag

Consumers should brace for higher cement prices following the decision of the Tariff Commission to raise the safeguard duties to P12 per 40-kilogram bag...

Ruling on cement dumping out soon–TC

The Tariff Commission is expected to release its ruling anytime soon on a petition for a higher and permanent safeguard against imported cement, an...

Importers refute claim of cement producers

The Philippine Cement Importers Association refuted the claim of local manufacturers that increased imports have caused or threatened serious injury to the domestic market,...

Govt imposes safeguard duty on imported cement

The government imposed a provisional safeguard duty of P8.40 per 40-kilogram bag of imported cement to protect the local industry amid the surge of...

Rigid tests eyed for imported cement, steel

A product safety and quality advocacy group has urged the government to implement stricter testing for imported cement and steel to determine their high...
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