Tuesday, June 28, 2011

DTI holds Info session on Doing Biz in Free Trade Areas in Cebu on June 29


An information session dubbed "Doing Business in Free Trade Areas (DBFTA II) Program – A Sectoral Approach for Garments, Food, Services, Gifts, Decors and Housewares" will be held on June 29, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Cebu Parklane International Hotel, Cebu City.

The activity will be conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in partnership with the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and the Tariff Commission (TC) to encourage and train business people, academe, concerned government agencies and local government units, customs brokers, traders, distributors and freight forwarders on Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).

DBFTA informs exporters on how to sell their products in countries wherein the Philippines has agreements. The sessions cover market opportunities, tariff levels and procedures of availing preferential tariffs and inform exporters how to navigate through the various procedures that would qualify them for the benefits of reduced or eliminated tariff barriers.

This business info session aims to increase utilization of preferential tariff agreements and to maximize Philippine export potential.

To be discussed in the activity are market opportunities for the Food, Garments, Services, Gifts, Decorative and Houseware Sectors in Free Trade Areas to include world demand, Philippine exports in FTA markets, shares of Philippine exports to world imports, consumer trends, lifestyle/social changes and special product focus in FTA markets for food.

FTAs had been concluded by the Philippines with Australia, New Zealand, ASEAN, Japan, and China, which made Philippine products more competitive in these countries.

On June 29, DBFTA will be held in Cebu together with the “One Country, One Voice”, a consultative mechanism for enhancing and sustaining public engagement in trade policy formulation. 

On June 30, an Export Market Information seminar will be conducted for the Gifts, Decors, Houseware and Food industry sectors at the Golden Prince Hotel and the DTI 7 Conference Room.


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