### Question
How does the law define Philippine import duty?


### Answer
Under *22 U.S.C. § 1395*, **Philippine import duty** is defined as:

> the lowest rate of ordinary customs duty applicable at the port of arrival, at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption of the article concerned, to like articles imported into the Philippines from any other foreign country, or when more than one rate of ordinary customs duty is applicable to such like articles, the aggregate of such rates

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 1395*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 15-THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES > SUBCHAPTER VI-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**

