Piñol seeks uniform tariff for PH products in Japan | Inquirer Business

Piñol seeks uniform tariff for PH products in Japan

/ 06:43 AM October 30, 2016

TURN-OVER AT DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / JULY 1, 2016 Incoming Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol delivers his speech during the turn over ceremony at the agency headquarters, Quezon City, July 1, 2016. INQUIRER PHOTO / NINO JESUS ORBETA

Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol. INQUIRER PHOTO

The Department of Agriculture will formally ask Japan for a uniform tariff for Philippine agricultural products, especially bananas.

Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said he mentioned the country’s request for a uniform tariff to his Japanese government counterpart when they met during President Duterte’s three-day official visit there.

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Piñol noted that the tariff for agricultural products fluctuates. At present, the tariff for Philippine bananas exported to Japan range from 18.5 percent in winter to 8.5 percent during the summer season.

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“I told the agriculture minister, ‘Can we possibly set it at 8 percent year round… so we could produce more for the Japanese market?’” he told

reporters in an interview

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in Tokyo.

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“Let us be the garden of Japan. We would plant whatever you need,” he further recalled telling the agriculture minister.

He said he was briefed that Japan had imposed a tariff on Philippine agricultural products in order to protect its mandarins.—LEILA B. SALAVERRIA

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