Foreign Trade Statistics 2018
Philippines, 2018
Reference ID
PHL-PSA-FTS-2018-v2.0
Producer(s)
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
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Identification
Foreign Trade Statistics 2018
2018 Annual Tabulation
Name | Abbreviation |
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Philippines | PHL |
PHL-PSA-FTS-2018-v2.0
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) was created under the Republic Act no.10625, the merging of the four (4) major statistical agencies namely: National Statistics Office (NSO); National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB); Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS); and Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES). It is engaged in the primary data collection and compilation of secondary data. Hence, became the sole agency to compile the foreign trade statistics in the country.
The Philippines adopted the "General" trade system of recording foreign trade statistics. The customs frontier (not the national boundary) was used as the statistical frontier. Under this system, all goods entering any of the seaports or airports of entry of the Philippines properly cleared through customs or remaining or under customs control are considered imports, whether the goods are for direct consumption, for merchandising, for warehousing or further processing. On the other hand, all goods leaving the country, which are properly cleared through the Customs, were considered exports. However, a distinction was made between export for goods grown, mined or manufactured in the Philippines (domestic exports) and exports of imported goods that did not undergo physical and/or chemical transformation in the Philippines (re-exports).
The collected data on import and export documents will generate economic statistics needed to guide both government and the private sectors in policy making, business planning and development. Specifically, the foreign trade data are used as a component in computing the Balance of Payment (BOP) prepared by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP); an input in estimating the National Accounts (NA) by the PSA-Macroeconomic Accounts Service (formerly the National Statistical Coordination Board); and an input in research study by public and private entities both local and international.
The Philippines adopted the "General" trade system of recording foreign trade statistics. The customs frontier (not the national boundary) was used as the statistical frontier. Under this system, all goods entering any of the seaports or airports of entry of the Philippines properly cleared through customs or remaining or under customs control are considered imports, whether the goods are for direct consumption, for merchandising, for warehousing or further processing. On the other hand, all goods leaving the country, which are properly cleared through the Customs, were considered exports. However, a distinction was made between export for goods grown, mined or manufactured in the Philippines (domestic exports) and exports of imported goods that did not undergo physical and/or chemical transformation in the Philippines (re-exports).
The collected data on import and export documents will generate economic statistics needed to guide both government and the private sectors in policy making, business planning and development. Specifically, the foreign trade data are used as a component in computing the Balance of Payment (BOP) prepared by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP); an input in estimating the National Accounts (NA) by the PSA-Macroeconomic Accounts Service (formerly the National Statistical Coordination Board); and an input in research study by public and private entities both local and international.
Administrative records data [adm]
Commodities or traded goods entering or leaving any of the seaports or airports of entry of the Philippines properly cleared through the Bureau of Customs.
Version
v2.0: Edited data, anonymous dataset for public distribution.
2019-12-30
Scope
Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
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International trade and balance of payments | Philippine Statistics Authority |
Coverage
National Coverage
Not Applicable
Commodities or traded goods entering or leaving any of the seaports or airports of entry of the Philippines properly cleared through the Bureau of Customs.
Producers and sponsors
Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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Government of the Philippines | GOP | Full funding |
Name | Affiliation | Role | |
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Bureau of Export Trade Promotions (BETP) | Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) | Technical Assistance | |
Bureau of Customs (BOC) | Department of Finance (DOF) | Document Provider/Technical Assistance | |
Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) | Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) | Document Provider |
Data Collection
Start | End | Cycle |
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2018-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
Administrative form [adm]
Central Office Supervision:
The Trade Statistics Division (TSD) under Economic Sectoral Statistics Services (ESSS) of the PSA oversees the complete collection of all export and import hardcopy documents from all ports/airports in the Philippines where the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Offices are located.
Field Office Supervision:
The Provincial Statistics Officers (PSOs) of the PSA Provincial Offices are responsible for monitoring that all export and import hardcopy documents are completely collected from all ports/airports of their jurisdiction where the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Offices are located.
The Trade Statistics Division (TSD) under Economic Sectoral Statistics Services (ESSS) of the PSA oversees the complete collection of all export and import hardcopy documents from all ports/airports in the Philippines where the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Offices are located.
Field Office Supervision:
The Provincial Statistics Officers (PSOs) of the PSA Provincial Offices are responsible for monitoring that all export and import hardcopy documents are completely collected from all ports/airports of their jurisdiction where the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Offices are located.
Foreign trade statistics are compiled by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) from copies of export and import documents submitted to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) by exporters and importers or their authorized representatives as required by law.
A. Source document for the generation of export statistics:
1. Export Declaration (ED)
B. Source documents for the generation of import statistics:
1. BOC Import Entry & Internal Revenue Declaration (Form No.236)
2. BOC Informal Import Declaration Entry (Form No. 177)
A. Source document for the generation of export statistics:
1. Export Declaration (ED)
B. Source documents for the generation of import statistics:
1. BOC Import Entry & Internal Revenue Declaration (Form No.236)
2. BOC Informal Import Declaration Entry (Form No. 177)
Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
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Trade Statistics Division- Central Office | TSD - CO | Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) |
Provincial Office | PO | Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) |
Data Processing
Collected hardcopy documents are processed both in manual and machine.
Manual processing includes recording, sorting, folioing and coding while machine processing includes data encoding and data validation.
Copies of export and import hardcopy documents collected by the PSA personnel from all customs ports in the Philippines are systematically controlled. Collected hardcopy documents are sorted by month, by port, by single or multiple commodity entries and by value. About 100 entries are assigned with control numbers and folioed together for the convenience of coders and encoders and for easy processing of the processors. Each folio then undergoes the following stages of processing:
1. Coding - process of translating each item of information found in the source document to its equivalent alphabetic and/or numeric code in accordance with the country, commodity, exporter, handling, carrier or port classification used
2. Code verification - process of determining the appropriateness of codes used
3. Computation - process of computing the FOB, insurance and freight values and converting each value into US dollars
4. Completeness, consistency check and validation of totals and other variables.
Quality control of coding and computation for both export and import is carried through sample verification. This method enables the verifier to decide after a number of entries have been verified whether to reject, continue or accept the folio. The number and type of errors are recorded and brought to the attention of the coder. Further training is given on pinpointed causes of errors of coders to improve the quality of their work.
Manual processing includes recording, sorting, folioing and coding while machine processing includes data encoding and data validation.
Copies of export and import hardcopy documents collected by the PSA personnel from all customs ports in the Philippines are systematically controlled. Collected hardcopy documents are sorted by month, by port, by single or multiple commodity entries and by value. About 100 entries are assigned with control numbers and folioed together for the convenience of coders and encoders and for easy processing of the processors. Each folio then undergoes the following stages of processing:
1. Coding - process of translating each item of information found in the source document to its equivalent alphabetic and/or numeric code in accordance with the country, commodity, exporter, handling, carrier or port classification used
2. Code verification - process of determining the appropriateness of codes used
3. Computation - process of computing the FOB, insurance and freight values and converting each value into US dollars
4. Completeness, consistency check and validation of totals and other variables.
Quality control of coding and computation for both export and import is carried through sample verification. This method enables the verifier to decide after a number of entries have been verified whether to reject, continue or accept the folio. The number and type of errors are recorded and brought to the attention of the coder. Further training is given on pinpointed causes of errors of coders to improve the quality of their work.
Data access
Name | Affiliation | URI | |
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National Statistician | Philippine Statistics Authority | info@psa.gov.ph | http://www.psa.gov.ph |
Authorization to use this data is granted only to the client or data user and persons within its organization, if applicable. Under no circumstances shall the client reproduce, distribute, sell or lend the entire data or parts thereof to any other data user apart from himself or that of authorized employees in his organization. The Philippine Statistics Authority shall hold the data user fully responsible for safeguarding the data from any unauthorized access or use.
Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree:
1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which he/she is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor.
2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files.
3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately reported to the PSA.
Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree:
1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which he/she is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor.
2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files.
3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately reported to the PSA.
Disclaimer and copyrights
The data users/researchers acknowledge that the PSA bears no liabilities and responsibilities for any particular, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages, whatsoever resulting from loss of use, or of data in connection with the use or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
(c) 2020, Philippine Statistics Authority
contacts
Name | Affiliation | URI | |
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Chief, Trade Statistics Division | Philippine Statistics Authority | tsd@psa.gov.ph | http://www.psa.gov.ph |
Chief, Knowledge Management and Communications Division | Philippine Statistics Authority | info@psa.gov.ph | http://www.psa.gov.ph |