NFA CIRCULAR NO. 92 AMENDMENT TO NFA CIRCULAR 88 NO. 026 ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF FEEDGRAINS AND THEIR SUBSTITUTES May 18, 1992

Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 4, as amended, NFA Council Resolution No. 13-87 dated September 8, 1987, and Administrative Order No. 272 dated 13 March 1992 prohibiting the importation of feedgrains and their substitutes except soybeans without prior permit and clearance from the NFA, all private banks, importers and all concerned are hereby enjoined to secure an import permit and clearance from the NFA prior to the importation and opening of the Letter of Credit of the following commodities, to wit:

	CLASSIFICATION CODE	COMMODITY DESCRIPTION
	OLD			NEW
	A.CORN
				SEP 044 up to		Maize and Other maize, milled and/or unmilled and for the purpose of this circular, sweet corn milled and/or unmilled is included
	UP 44.01-00			UP 044.90-00
	UP 047.02-02			UP 047.21.00		Groats and meal of maize (corn)
	UC 048.11-02			UC 048.14.03		Worked maize
	UP 081.93-04			UP 081.51.00		Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues
	SEP 081.21-00			SEP 081.24.00		Bran, sharps and other residues whether or not in the form of pellets derived from the sifting, milling or other working of maize (corn)
	B.FEEDWHEAT
	EP 041.10.00			EP 041.10.00		Durum wheat, unmilled
	EP 041.20.00			EP 041.20.00
	Other wheat
				(including spelt) and meslin, unmilled
	UP 046.01.00			UP 046.20.01
	Groats, meal-pellets of
	wheat including meslin
	UP 592.12.00			EP 592.17.00
	Wheat gluten,
	whether or not dried
	C.OTHER CEREALS
	SEP 043.00.00			SEP 043.00.00		Barley, unmilled
	NEC 048.11.01			NEC 048.14.01		Worked barley grains
	UP 045.92.00			UP 045.30.00		Grain sorghum, unmilled
	SEP 045.20.00			SEP 045.20.00		Oats, unmilled
	SEP 048.11.03			SEC 048.14.02		Worked oats
	UP 045.99.00			UP 045.99.00		Cereals, unmilled, n.e.s.
	NEP 045.10.00			UP 045.1 up to NEP 045.10.00		Rye, unmilled
	D.ROOTCROPS
	SEC 054.49.41					Sweet potato (dried chips)
	NEC 054.81.01			SEC 054.81.00		Manioc (Cassava)/ Tapioca fresh or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets dried
	Import permits for commodities under the following commodity codes shall be secured from the Bureau of Animal Industry under Administrative Order No. 24 dated 21 August 1991.
	SEP 081.99.01			SEP 081.99.01		Preparations for use in making the complete feeds or supplementary feeds (premixes); feed additives, trace minerals and choline chloride, feed grades
	SEP 081.99.09			SEP 081.99.09		Other preparations of a kind used for animal food, n.e.s.
	All prospective applicants for NFA import should submit following documents to NFA upon application:
	New Applicants			Old Applicants
	a. NFA application form duly form accomplished			a. NFA application duly accomplished
	b. Pro-forma Invoice			b. Pro-forma Invoice of new request
	c. NFA license to import (copy only)			c. Proof of previous importation i.e. L/ C or B/L
	d. BAI certification for poultry and hog raisers (copy only)			d. Renewed BAI certification/NFA license (if expired)

NFA shall not, however, be precluded from requesting importers of additional requirements.

Applications for Import Permit with incomplete requirements shall not be accepted/processed.

Prior to the issuance of the approved import permit, the importer shall pay the appropriate import permit processing fee as approved by NFA Council per Resolution No. 147-91 dated 11 July 1991. This fee will cover all expenses incurred by NFA in the processing of the import permit.

Generally, import permits shall be valid for a maximum period of 120 calendar days covering the period from date of issuance of import permit up to the expected latest date of vessel arrival. For corn and its major substitutes such as feedwheat, barley, feedoats and others, the NFA reserves the right to determine the validity period of the import permit such that its effectivity will not have adverse effects or coincide with the harvest season. No extension of permit shall be allowed.

Furthermore, the importation/exportation of rice can only be legally undertaken exclusively by the government through NFA per Executive Order No. 1028.

Non-compliance with this Letter Circular shall subject the offender to prosecution and the penalties provided for under Presidential Decree No. 4, as amended, and other applicable laws, rules and regulations without prejudice to the imposition of administrative sanctions.

Any provisions of letter circular, orders and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Letter Circular is hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.

This Letter Circular shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 18 May 1992