Application Fees
- Non-timber forest products (excludes specific products) charged P0.20/unit, minimum P250
- Forest products processing and utilization applications:
- Inspection: P300/application
- Certificate of registration (poles, piles, logs, lumber dealers): P500/application
- Wood processing plants: P500/application
- Rattan manufacturing/processing plants: P500/application
- Grazing land application: P5/ha, minimum P500
- Special use of forest land: P300/application
- Mining prospecting: P1/ha, minimum P500
- Industrial Tree Plantation (ITP) and Tree Farm (TF): P0.50/ha, minimum P100
License/Permit Fees
- Certificate of registration for dealers: P400
- Wood processing plants permit fees based on daily rated capacity:
- Below 24 m3: P750
- 24 to 47 m3: P900
- Above 47 m3: P1,000
- Veneer/plywood and wood-based panel plants fees tiered by annual log requirement (from P1,400 to P8,500)
- Wood treating plants: P3,000
- Rattan manufacturing/processing: P50 per every 10,000 capitalization
Performance Bonds
- Timber License Agreement (TLA): 20% of total forest charges based on Allowable Annual Cut (AAC), minimum P10,000 + reforestation deposit
- Private land timber permit/license, special permits: P1/cu.m AAC, minimum P1,000
- Other forest product licenses:
- Firewoods, charcoal, daluru: 20% forest charges, minimum P1,000
- Rattan poles/splits: Twice value of forest charges, minimum P10,000
- Other non-timber products: 20% of market value, minimum P1,000
- Wood processing plants: P600/cu.m daily rated capacity, minimum P10,000
- Rattan plants: P3 per 1,000 linear meters, minimum P5,000
- Grazing land: P20/ha, minimum P3,000
- Logging waste utilization: P100/cu.m, minimum P10,000
- Surety bond allowed if exceeding P1,000, must be 25% higher than cash bond
Service Fees
- Survey fees: P50/ha, minimum P2,000 + actual transport costs
- Timber inventory fees vary by intensity (5%-100%), from P15 to P200/ha + transport cost
- Railroad tie identification and tally: P0.25 per tie, minimum P300
- Lumber grading/identification: P13.50/cu.m, minimum P300
- Lumber tallying: P5/cu.m, minimum P300
- Log grading, identification, scaling: P10/cu.m, minimum P300
- Inspection/survey for grazing/agro-industrial/special forest uses: P50/ha, minimum P2,000
Rental Fees
- Special forest land uses rental by area:
- 1 ha or less: P70/ha
- Over 1 to 5 ha: P150/ha
- Over 5 ha: P250/ha
- Grazing land rental by climatic type:
- Type 1: P15/ha
- Types 2,3,4: P20/ha
- Industrial Tree Plantation, Tree Farm, Rattan Plantation:
- Years 1-5: No rental
- Years 6-10: P0.50/ha
- 11th year onward: P1.00/ha
Silvicultural Fees
- Regulatory fines for damaged residual trees: Four times the amount of applicable forest charges
Other Fees
- Oath fee: P30/application
- Appeal fees:
- Grazing: P3,000/case
- Timber License Agreements: P5,000/case
- Other land users: P1,500/case
- Document authentication (certified copies): P30/sheet + P3 documentary stamps
- Sale of Forestry Management Bureau publications: At cost
Effectivity and Amendments
- Order supersedes earlier related orders and regulations inconsistent with it
- Takes effect 15 days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation
- Nullity of any provision does not affect validity of the rest
This comprehensive order regulates all forestry administrative fees associated with forestry leases, licenses, permits, and related activities in the Philippines, ensuring structured revenue collection and administrative uniformity.