CEBU, Jan. 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
through the Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) and DTI Cebu Provincial Office invite
exporters, custom brokers, freight forwarders, and relevant business support
organizations to an information session entitled, “Doing Business with
EU using GSP+” on January 20 at 8:30am – 4:00pm at Cebu Parklane
International, Hotel, cor. Archbishop Reyes Ave., Escario St., Cebu City.
This is an info
campaign of DTI for Phl exporters to enjoy zero duty for certain products
exported to the EU.
The European
Parliament has officially granted the Philippines’ request for inclusion in the
European Union’s (EU) General Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). The EU's
"Generalised Scheme of Preferences" (GSP) allows developing country
exporters to pay less or no duties on their exports to the EU.
This gives them vital
access to EU markets and contributes to their economic growth. The Philippines
is the first ASEAN country granted the EU GSP+ status.
Under this
preferential scheme, Philippine exporters will enjoy zero duty for 6,274
covered products, which hopes to translate to increased exports to the EU. In
light of this recent development, the DTI has launched a nationwide information
campaign on the opportunity and benefits of EU-GSP+ for Philippine exporters
and other businesses.
The info session will
have resource speakers from the Philippine Trade & Investment Center
(Brussels, Belgium), DTI-Export Marketing Bureau (EMB), DTI-Bureau of
International Trade Relations (BITR), and the Bureau of Customs (BoC) that will
discuss pertinent topics that include the following-- Important Updates on
the EU-GSP+, Export Opportunities for GSP+ covered products in the
EU, Navigating the EU Export Help Desk Website and Availment of EU
GSP+ / Rules of Origin (ROO).
The session is
free-of-charge; however, seats are limited on a first come, first served basis,
so interested participants are requiredto contact the DTI-Cebu Provincial
Office and look for Ms. Tessie Emphasis or Ms. Airene Edaño at telephone nos.
(032) 253-3631 and 255-7082 (loc. 109). (mbcn/ays/PIA-7/with reports from
DTI)