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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to promote Philippine products and help micro, small and medium, enterprises (MSME) grow has planned to hold three international fairs as well as several domestic fairs this year.

The international and domestic trade fairs will be conducted to provide Philippine businesses, particularly MSMEs, a platform to showcase their products.

Trade Undersecretary Ponciano Manalo Jr. said that they will have three international fairs mainly two (editions of) Manila FAME plus IFEX (International Food Exhibition).

Related Keywords: 200 tariff lines, EU, European Parliament, European Union's GSP, export, export 6, General System of Preferences Plus, GSP plus, manufacturing sector, PCCI, Philippines, Textiles, zero duty

The Philippines already enjoyed benefits from the European Union's GSP, wherein 2,442 products out of 6,209 are subject to zero duty while the rest have lower tariffs. But with the European Parliament completing the process to grant the Philippines request for inclusion in the European Union’s (EU) General System of Preferences Plus (GSP+). The Philippines can now export 6,200 tariff lines, including textiles