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angle-left ADVISORY: World Trade Organization (WTO) Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Latest Notifications – 13 June 2025

The latest bulletin lists a total of 22 notifications covering various sectors such agriculture, chemical technology, construction materials and buildings, domestic and commercial equipment, entertainment and sports, electrical engineering, environment health protection and safety, fluid systems and components for general use, food technology, healthcare technology, petroleum and related technologies and telecommunications, audio, and video engineering. The respective issuing economies and the final date of comments are provided below:   

Agriculture 

  1. Cashew nut shell liquid, Japan, deadline not indicated 

Chemical Technology 

  1. Liquid toilet soap, Tanzania, 29 June 2025 

  2. Soft soap, Tanzania, 29 June 2025 

Construction Materials and Buildings 

  1. Hydraulic cement, Thailand, deadline not indicated 

  2. Exterior tile, Chines Taipei, deadline not indicated 

Domestic and Commercial Engineering/Equipment 

  1. Cigarette lighters, Brazil, 24 June 2025 

Electrical Engineering 

  1. AC three phase induction motors, Thailand, deadline not indicates 

  2. Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres, Brazil, 24 June 2025 

Environment Health Protection and Safety 

  1. Health and safety at events, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, 29 June 2025 

  2. Chlorpyrifos, Insecticides, Rodenticides and similar products, Herbicides, Paraquat, Paraquat salts, Singapore, 27 June 2025 

Fluid Systems and Components for General Use 

  1. Air conditioners, Brazil, 24 June 2025 

Food Technology 

  1. Iced tea, Tanzania, 29 June 2025 

  2. Chocolate and chocolate products, Tanzania, 29 June 2025 

  3. Wheat grains, Namibia, 11 June 2025 

  4. UV-treated mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) powder, Chines Taipei, 28 June 2025 

  5. Genetically modified foods, Republic of Korea, 28 June 2025 

Healthcare Technology 

  1. First-aid boxes and kits, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, 29 June 2025 

  2. Herbal products, Thailand, deadline not indicated 

  3. Medicines, Ukraine, deadline not indicated 

  4. Medicines, Ukraine, deadline not indicated 

Petroleum and Related Technologies 

  1. Petroleum products, Chinese Taipei, deadline not indicated 

Telecommunications, Audio, and Video Engineering 

  1. Electronics and information technology goods, India, deadline not indicated 

 

Please submit your comments to the DTI Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) thru email at bps@dti.gov.ph and copy the DTI Export Marketing Bureau (exports@dti.gov.ph). The BPS serves as the Philippines’ National Enquiry Point (NEP) and the National Notification Authority (NNA) for the WTO-TBT Agreement.   

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