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PSIC 2019 · Sub-class
26400

Manufacture of consumer electronics

Open to 100%

This subclass involves the production of various electronic audio and video equipment used for home entertainment, vehicles, public address systems, and musical instrument amplification.

Includes

  • Manufacture of video cassette recorders and duplicating equipment
  • Manufacture of televisions
  • Manufacture of television monitors and displays
  • Manufacture of audio recording and duplicating systems
  • Manufacture of stereo equipment
  • Manufacture of radio receivers
  • Manufacture of speaker systems
  • Manufacture of household-type video cameras
  • Manufacture of jukeboxes
  • Manufacture of amplifiers for musical instruments and public address systems
  • Manufacture of microphones
  • Manufacture of CD and DVD players
  • Manufacture of karaoke machines
  • Manufacture of headphones (e.g. radio, stereo, computer)
  • Manufacture of video game consoles

Excludes

  • Reproduction of recorded media (computer media, sound, video, etc) 1820
  • Manufacture of computer peripheral devices and computer monitors 2620
  • Manufacture of telephone answering machines 2630
  • Manufacture of paging equipment 2630
  • Manufacture of remote control devices (radio and infrared) 2630
  • Manufacture of broadcast studio equipment such as reproduction equipment, transmitting and receiving antennas, commercial video cameras 2630
  • Manufacture of electronic games with fixed (non-replaceable) software 3240

Foreign ownership

Open to 100%

This activity is not on the 12th Foreign Investment Negative List. A foreign investor may hold up to 100%, subject to the minimum-capital rules below.

Recommended route

Foreign-owned corporation

Up to 100% foreign equity (SEC)

One Person Corporation

A single foreign owner

Branch office

Extension of a foreign parent

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Registration path

  1. 1

    SEC

    Incorporate the entity

  2. 2

    BIR

    Tax registration and books

  3. 3

    LGU

    Barangay clearance and Mayor’s permit

  4. 4

    Regulator

    Sector license, if the activity needs one

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Minimum paid-up capital

SituationUSDPHP
Domestic-market enterprise (>40% foreign)Paid-up capital for foreign equity above 40% serving the local market. Legal basis: FIA (RA 7042 as amended).$200,000≈ ₱11.4M
Reduced thresholdAt least 50 direct employees, or advanced technology. Legal basis: FIA (RA 7042 as amended).$100,000≈ ₱5.7M
Export enterpriseExports at least 60% of output. Legal basis: Corporation Code (RA 11232).≈ $88₱5,000

Bold is the figure the law sets; the other column is an approximate conversion at ₱57 to USD 1.