Licensing Fees Based on Activity and Capitalization
- Fees vary according to type of business activity and capitalization or capacity.
- Retailing licensing fees range from P150 for capitalization up to P10,000 to P10,000 for capitalization exceeding P1,000,000.
- Wholesaling fees range from P600 for capitalization up to P25,000 to P20,000 for capitalization over P1,000,000.
- Threshing fees based on output capacity start from P300 for up to 5 cavans/hour to P1,600 for over 40 cavans/hour.
- Corn shelling fees follow the same graded capacity scale as threshing.
- Manufacturing fees range from P800 for capitalization up to P10,000 to P20,000 for capitalization exceeding P3,000,000.
- Fees for small processing/manufacturing establishments (like puto, popcorn) start at P200 for capitalization up to P2,000 increasing to P1,400 for capitalization exceeding P25,000.
- Fixed fees apply for exporting (P1,200), importing (P3,000), and indenting (P4,000).
- Warehousing fees range from P300 for storage up to 12-100 cubic meters, scaling upwards with storage size plus P0.60 per additional cubic meter beyond 500.
Milling Licensing Fees by Type and Capacity
- Rice mills categorized into single-pass and multi-pass types with graduated fees based on palay input capacity per hour.
- Single-pass rice mills fees range from P300 to P2,400 as capacity increases from up to 5 cavans to above 20 cavans.
- Multi-pass rice mills have fees starting at P600 for up to 10 cavans, going up to P20,000 for over 140 cavans input.
- Corn mills similarly divided into single-pass and multi-pass with fees from P300 to P6,000 tied to corn input capacity.
Mechanical Dryer Licensing Fees
- Batch type dryers face a base fee of P200.
- Additional fees apply based on grain volume per batch: up to 40 bags (P300), exceeding 40 to 100 bags (P600), exceeding 100 bags (fees unspecified).
Packaging Licensing Fees
- Packaging machines incur licensing fees, exact rates aligned with other equipment fees but specifics not delineated beyond registration fees.
Registration Fees
- Must be paid in addition to application fees for license/registration.
- Transportation facilities fees vary by truck wheel count: 4-6 wheels (P200/unit), 8 wheels (P300), 10 or more wheels (P400).
- Mechanical dryers, warehouses, threshers, shellers, packaging machines for owner/operators, and post-production equipment owners pay P200 per unit/store/outlet.
- Institutions, inactive mills/equipment, and animal raising establishments using rice/corn by-products also pay P200 per establishment/unit.
Key Legal Concepts and Procedures
- Licensing and registration fees are tiered by business size and type reflecting capacity and capitalization.
- Separate fees apply for multiple activities to ensure appropriate regulation fees are collected.
- Fees are structured to cover a broad spectrum of industry activities including production, processing, trading, storage, transport, and animal feed usage.
- Fee collection supports regulatory functions of the National Food Authority and ensures compliance with business licensing norms in grains industry.
This framework balances regulatory oversight with practical fee schedules aligned to business scale and operational scope.