Clearance fees for imported sugar alternatives take effect Feb 1
The Philippine Star|January 08, 2025
Imported sugar alternatives and other sugar-based products must secure and pay a clearance fee from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) beginning February before being allowed to be released in the market.
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas

SRA administrator and CEO Pablo Luis Azcona told The STAR that Sugar Order (SO) 6 will take effect on Feb. 1, a month after it was filed at the Office of the National Registrar (ONAR) at the UP Law Center.

The SO was filed by the SRA at the ONAR last Jan. 2. The order outlined the imposition of import clearance fees on sugar alternatives and sugar-based items under tariff headings 1701, 1702 and 1704.

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