Republic Act No. 1153

: The main objective of Republic Act No. 1153 is to amend paragraph twenty-two of section eight of the Philippine Tariff Act of 1909, specifically to revise the tariff rates and classifications for tars, pitches, tar oils, mineral oils, and related products.
: Clause (a) covers tars, pitches, and tar oils not otherwise provided for; mineral oils, crude or refined except gasoline, naphtha, and other similar distillation products; vaseline (except when compounded with other substances); axle grease of all kinds; asphaltums; carbolineum and similar compounds.
: The tariff rate for goods under clause (a) is twenty-five cents for every one hundred kilos of gross weight.
: Articles classified under clause (a) must pay a minimum rate of duty of ten percent ad valorem.
: Clause (b) includes gasoline, naphtha, and other similar products of distillation.
: Articles classified under clause (b) pay a tariff of fifty cents for every one hundred kilos of gross weight.
: The minimum ad valorem duty for products under clause (b) is twenty percent.
: Paraffin or other similar products imported under names referable to clause (a) will be classified under paragraph eighty-three of the Philippine Tariff Act, regardless of the name used upon importation.
: Republic Act No. 1153 took effect immediately upon its approval on June 17, 1954.
: Yes, vaseline is included under clause (a) except when it is compounded with other substances.