The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EFTA States and the Philippines (which entered into force gradually since mid-2018) provides businesses in both Parties with significantly increased access to each other’s markets. To make the FTA known and accessible to the business community, especially among micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and to ensure that these companies can benefit from the FTA, this page presents easily accessible information about specific tariff and regulatory requirements in a digital format. By providing this, we aim to respond to the needs of exporters in both Parties and facilitate market research for all potential beneficiaries of the FTA.
If you are looking for specific tariff and regulatory requirements (rules of origin, customs procedures, and other non-tariff measures) in the EFTA States and the Philippines which are applied to your export or import by Harmonised System (HS) 6-digit product code, you can search for that information in the interactive webtool. A user guide is also available. Both can be found below.
If you are interested in recent trade figures between the EFTA States and the Philippines, visit our trade portal.
*Information displayed by the webtool is sourced from the International Trade Centre. Given frequent updates and a continuous stream of data collection, you are strongly advised to confirm any information listed on this page with the relevant national authorities or agencies. Due to the customs union between Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the information provided in respect of Liechtenstein is sourced from the competent Swiss authorities.
Short guide on how to use this webtool
- Identify the HS code of the product which interests you. For that, you can use search engines such as this one hosted by the International Trade Centre. Product codes are internationally harmonised up to the 6-digit level, but if you know which (importing) market is of interest, you can go beyond in further detail (8-digit, etc.).
- Once you have identified the HS code of your product, indicate where you are (the Philippines or one of the EFTA States).
- Select the nature of the trade operation you are looking for (import or export) from/to the Philippines or one of the EFTA partners.
- Introduce the HS code of your product (at 6-digit). At this step, you also have the option to search for information at the national tariff line level (product codes beyond the 6-digit level).
- Click on "Show Results" to list tariffs, other regulatory requirements, and related links that apply in your (importing) market of interest.
- You can always reinitiate your search by clicking on "Start Over" or modify your search using the panel at the top of the window.