Operational Requirements
Certain requirements will have to be complied with by the enterprise while in operation, expansion and/or diversification.
| A. While in operation the following need to be accomplished: |
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| Reportorial requirements; amendment of articles of incorporation Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) |
| Reportorial requirements; registration of business/expansion for incentives (BOI) |
| Regular tax payments Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) |
| Registration of Customs Bonded Warehouse Bureau of Customs |
| Opening of Letters of Credit (L/Cs) Authorized Agent Banks (AAB) |
| Certificate to import duty-free Board of Investments (BOI) |
| Authority to load/certificate of originBureau of Customs - Export Coordinating Division (BCECD) |
| Information sheet for first time exportersCentral Bank of the Philippines |
| Payment of wharfage fees/exemption from paymentPhilippine Ports Authority (PPA) |
| B. Special Permits/Clearances/Registration |
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| Special permits/clearances/registration are required when pursuing the following projects/activities: |
| Expatriates' visasBureau of Immigration |
| Alien Employment Permit (AEP) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) |
| Clearance for garment exporters/quota allocation Garments and Textile Export Board (GTEB) |
| Registration for operation of Customs Bonded Manufacturing Warehouse (CBMW) Bureau of Customs (BOC) |
| Environmental compliance certification Environmental Management Bureau, Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) |
| Projects involving land use/conversion Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), National Housing Authority (NHA), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) |
| Permit to construct/operate pollution control devices Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) |
| Trademarks/patents registration Bureau of Patents, Trademarks, and Technology Transfer (BPTTT) |
| Registration of power generation projects National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) |
| Philippine Standard (PS) Quality Mark to ensure that locally manufactured consumer products conform to Philippine standardsBureau of Product Standards (BPS) |
| Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Quality Mark to ensure that imported consumer products conform to Philippine standardsBureau of Product Standards |
| Clearance for projects which involve food, chemicals, and othersBureau of Food and Drug (BFD) |
| Registration of tourism projects Department of Tourism (DOT) |
| Franchise for mass transit operation Land Transportation, Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) |
| Telecommunications projects National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) |
| License/clearance for defense-related projects Department of National Defense (DND)/Philippine National Police |
| Registration of advanced technologyDepartment of Science and Technology |
| Clearance for health-related projects Department of Health |
| Clearance for oil exploration activities Office of Energy Affairs (OEA) |
| Acquiring mining rights Bureau of Mines and Geo-sciences (BMG) |
| C. Special Permits/Clearances for selected export businesses |
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| Export of products will need clearances and permits prior to every shipment: |
| Clearance for export of animal and animal by-products Bureau of Animal Industry |
| Clearance for plant export Bureau of Plant Industry |
| Clearance for export of foods, drugs, and chemicals Bureau of Food and Drug (BFD) |
| Clearance/quota for coffee exports International Coffee Organization Certifying Agency (ICOCA) |
| Clearance for quota allocation of garment exports Garments and Textile Export Board (GTEB) |
| Clearance for export of fisheries and other aquatic products Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) |
| Special documentation certificate for preferential treatment of handicrafts export Department of Trade and Industry-National Capital Region (DTI-NCR) |
| Export clearance for coconut products Philippine Coconut Authority |
| Commodity clearance for natural fibers export Fiber Industry Development Authority |
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