DAY 01

• CLaP ESCOLTA TUTORIAL AND REVIEW MATERIALS ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW AND THE LAW OF KARMA
• THE MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THOSE ENROLLED IN THE CBLE TUTORIAL AND REVIEW COURSES FOR THEIR EXCLUSIVE USE ONLY
• ENROLLEES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REPRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, OR SHARE UNDER THE PAIN OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND THE HARSH PUNISHMENT OF KARMA OF DIFFICULTY IN PASSING THE CBLE AND DIFFICULTY IN DEALING WITH CUSTOMS AND TARIFF MATTERS FOR LIFE
• UNAUTHORIZED RECIPIENTS ARE LIKEWISE FOREWARNED!
• LAW OF KARMA IS MORE PAINFUL THAN LAW OF MEN!
• CBLE Subjects

  • Customs Laws, Rules, Regulations, Ethics and Customs Broker Practices
  • Customs Documentations, Clearance and Procedures
  • Tariff Laws, Rules, Regulations and International Trade
  • Classification and Practical Computations
• International Laws and Trade Agreements

  • Revised Kyoto Convention
  • HS Convention
  • HS Nomenclature
  • General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
  • Valuation Agreement
  • Agreement on Rules of Origin
  • Information Technology Agreement
  • Schedules of Concessions
  • Uruguay Round
  • Doha Round
  • AANZFTA
  • ACFTA
  • AHKFTA
  • AIFTA
  • AJCEP
  • AKFTA
  • ATIGA
  • RCEP
  • PJEPA
  • PH-EFTA
• International Agreements on Social and Environmental Concerns

  • Rotterdam Convention
  • Stockholm Convention
  • Basel Convention
  • The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
• Tariff Classification


  • TAP-AHTN
  • AHTN Protocol
  • HS Convention
  • HS Nomenclature
  • GIRs
• Concepts of Special Duties and Trade Remedies

  • Government's Right of Compulsory Acquisition
  • Marking of Imported Goods and Containers
  • Anti-Dumping
  • Safeguard Measures
  • Countervailing
  • Discrimination by Foreign Countries
• CBLE REVIEWER ON TARIFF LAWS contains 800+ multiple choice questions on “TARIFF LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE”
• Structure and coverage of the CBLE REVIEWER are based on the Syllabi and Tables of Specification of the CBLE (PRBCB Res. No. 04-2017)
• CBLE REVIEWER ON TARIFF LAWS will be available soon!
• ENG’R ARTEMIO D. BERNARDINO

  Former Director, Tariff Commission<|>Chairman of the Board, CLaP
• ENG’R ARTEMIO D. BERNARDINO's qualifications

  • Member of the ASEAN Experts Group that drafted the 2002 HS/AHTN
  • Member of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Rules of Origin
  • Member of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Statistics
  • Worked for the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta (2005 - 2006)
  • BOC Lecturer on Tariff Classification and Rules of Origin
  • Co-Author on the Workbook on Tariff Classification, Understanding the Rules of Origin and Tariff Classification – Rules, Application and Techniques
  • CLaP Lead Lecturer on TARIFF LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL
• This document is a CBLE Reviewer for Tariff Laws
• Content of the CBLE Reviewer

  • 800+ multiple choice questions on Tariff Laws, Rules, Regulations and International Trade
  • Structure and coverage based on the Syllabi and Tables of Specification of the CBLE
  • Available soon
• Tariff Commission


  • Key adviser to the executive and legislative branches on tariff matters
  • Independent adjudicatory body on trade remedy cases
  • Advocate of industry competitiveness and consumer welfare
• Functions of the Tariff Commission


  1. Adjudicate cases on trade remedy measures

  2. Study impact of tariff policies

  3. Administer Philippine tariff schedules

  4. Issue advance rulings on tariff classification

  5. Provide independent analysis to President and Congress

  6. Analyze nature and classification of goods

  7. Review trade agreements

  8. Conduct public consultations
• The Tariff Commission developed and maintains the Philippine Tariff Finder (PTF)
• Philippine Tariff Finder (PTF)


  An application to help users search for Philippine tariff rates
• ISO Certification


  • ISO 9001:2015 - Quality Management Systems on the Issuance of Advance Ruling on Tariff Classification
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

  • Accredited provider for Licensed Customs Brokers
• The Tariff Commission is the principal and independent authority on tariff and trade remedies
• Core values of the Tariff Commission

  • Integrity
  • Excellence
  • Teamwork
  • Resilience
• Philippine Tariff Act


  1909
• Republic Act 911 created the Tariff Commission


  1953
• General Appropriations Act of 1956


  1956
• Republic Act No. 1937 (TCCP)

  1957
• Presidential Decree No. 1

  1972
• Presidential Decree No. 34

  1972
• Directive from Pres. Marcos to Dr. Manuel Alba


  1975
• Presidential Decree No. 1464


  1978
• Executive Order No. 292


  1987
• Executive Order No. 230


  1987
• Executive Order No. 143

  2000
• Executive Order No. 366

  2004
• Republic Act No. 10863 (CMTA)


  2016
• Organizational Structure of the Tariff Commission

  • Office of the Chairperson and Commissioners
  • Research, Investigation and International Trade Analysis Service
  • Finance, Management and Administrative Service
  • Commodities Studies Division
  • Economics, Trade and Industry Studies Division
  • Financial Studies Division
  • International Trade Studies Division
  • Administrative Division
  • Financial Management Division
  • Planning, Management and Information Systems Division
• Chairperson of the Tariff Commission

  Marilou P. Mendoza