SRA hikes import fees for artificial sweetener

By Eugene Adiong

Sep 22, 2024 12:14 am

BACOLOD CITY — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has increased import clearance fees for high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) from P1.50 to P30 per equivalent bag of sugar to curb the use of the artificial sweeteners.

In early 2017, SRA charged companies that import sweeteners made from corn starch at P30 per bag but this was lowered a month later to P1.50 per bag.

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