2025 Tariff Law MBE Part II

As per CMTA Section 1601, who among the following officials of the Tariff Commission is entitled to have a private secretary assigned to them?

• Director of Finance, Management and Administrative Service

• Executive Director

• Director of Research, Investigation and International Trade Analysis Service

• Chief of the Commodities Studies Division

The reduction or elimination of duties on information technology products, as specified by the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), is governed by which CMTA section?

• Section 1609

• Section 1611

• Section 1608

• Section 1603

A local manufacturer is requesting an increase in the Most Favored Nation (MFN) rate from 10% to 20% for certain electronic devices (AHTN code 8542.31.00). Which provision governs this type of petition?

• Section 1100

• Section 1609

• Section 1611

• Section 1608

Under GIR 3(a), which heading is selected when two or more are possible?

• The heading with the lowest MFN rate

• The heading that includes more components

• The heading that is most specific

• The heading that appears last in numerical order

Pertaining to GIR 6, which one among the following statements is the correct interpretation of the phrase “Rules 1 to 5 govern, mutatis mutandis, classification at Subheading levels within the same Heading”?

• That Rule 6 can only be applied after determining the classification of a good at the Heading level established by the principles of Rules 1 to 5

• The guiding principles of Rule 6 should be exclusively used at the Subheading levels, Rules 1 to 5 are only used at the Heading level

• To exhaust the principles of Rules 1 to 5 before using the principle of Rule 6 to classify the goods

• The principles as set forth by Rules 1 to 5 are to be applied at the Subheading level

What GIR was applied in the classification of prefabricated on-site offices under Heading 94.05? Subject articles are to be assembled on site buildings and used as offices. Heading 94.06 covers "Prefabricated buildings". A prefabricated building, informally a prefab, is a building that is manufactured and constructed using prefabrication. It consists of factory-made components or units that are transported and assembled on-site to form the complete building.

• GIR 2(a)

• GIR 2(b)

• GIR 4

• GIR 1

When the Tariff Commission completes its assessment of petitions for tariff changes under Section 1608 of the CMTA, to whom does it submit its recommendations?

• National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)

• Bureau of Customs (BOC)

• Office of the President

• Department of Finance (DOF)

Which one of the following choices below satisfies the ATIGA ROO of the RVC 40 when produced in the Philippines and exported to ASEAN countries?

• Part A from China amounting to $40 and Part B from Vietnam costing $20 are assembled into product C with FOB value of $80

• Raw materials A and B from Korean and India costing $50 and $60, respectively were processed into a finished good worth $150

• Cheeses from New Zealand worth $120 plus ingredients from Thailand amounting to $30 were converted into processed cheese with FOB Value of $180

• Parts and components from US amounting to $120 were assembled into a domestic appliance intended to be sold at $170 FO

Which one among the following choices is the correct application of the GIRs using the Harmonized System nomenclature?

• In any order

• In hierarchical order starting from Rule 1

• Start at the Subheading level Rule

• Always start with the Rule governing the classification of the imported article’s container or packaging

Which among the following was used in the classification of steel needle roller bearings under Subheading 8482.40 by virtue of the provision of Subheading Note 4 to Chapter 84 states that “Subheading 8482.40 applies only to bearings with cylindrical rollers of a uniform diameter not exceeding 5 mm and having a length which is at least three times the diameter. The ends of the rollers may be rounded.”

• GIR 2A AND 6

• GIR 1

• GIR 1 AND 6

• GIR 3A AND 6