Philippine exporters and relevant stakeholders are strongly encouraged to review and comment on the listed proposed technical regulations that may affect our exports to the issuing economies. 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. 

The latest bulletin lists a total of 229 notifications covering various sectors such as agriculture, aircraft and space vehicle engineering, chemical technology, civil engineering, construction materials and buildings, domestic and commercial engineering/equipment, energy and heat transfer engineering, environment, health, protection and safety, fluid systems and components for general use, food technology, glass and ceramic industries, healthcare technology, manufacturing engineering, metallurgy, metrology and measurement, paint and color industries, paper technology, petroleum and related technologies, precision mechanics, jewelry, road vehicles engineering, and telecommunications, audio, and video engineering.

The respective issuing economies and   deadline for comments (as applicable) are provided below:

Agriculture

1. Feeds and feed additives, Japan, deadline not indicated
2. Parent eggs of silkworm (Bombyx Mori.), China, 09 August 2025
3. Bare-root seedlings and container seedlings used for afforestation, China, 09 August 2025
4. Oyster mushroom spawn, China, 17 August 2025
5. Spawn of agaricus bisporus, China, 17 August 2025
6. Pesticides, China, 17 August 2025
7. Spawn of auricularia heimuer, China, 16 August 2025
8. Spawn of lentinula edodes, China, 16 August 2025
9. Oyster mushroom spawn, China, 17 August 2025
10. Spawn of agaricus bisporus, China, 17 August 2025
11. Pesticides, China, 17 August 2025
12. Spawn of auricularia heimuer, China, 16 August 2025
13. Spawn of lentinula edodes, China, 16 August 2025
14. Tobacco products (cigarette and cigar), Thailand, deadline not indicated
15. Tobacco products (Cigarette and cigar), Thailand, deadline not indicated
16. Tobacco products (Cigarette and cigar), Thailand, deadline not indicated

Aircraft and Space Vehicle Engineering

1. Civil unmanned aircraft, China, 09 August 2025

Chemical Technology

1. Biocidal products – Epsilon-metofluthrin, European Union, 11 August 2025
2. Hydrated lime, Malawi, 09 August 2025
3. Toxic chemicals in consumer products, USA, 20 July 2025
4. Sodium chlorate, Malawi, 09 August 2025
5. Coal-tar type disinfectant liquids (black and white), Malawi, 09 August 2025
6. Disinfectants, detergent-disinfectants and antiseptics for use in the food industry, Malawi, 09 August 2025
7. Sodium chloride, Malawi, 09 August 2025
8. Detergent-disinfectants based on stabilized inorganic chlorine compounds, Malawi, 09 August 2025
9. Detergent-disinfectants based on organic halogen compounds (other than iodine compounds), Malawi, 09 August 2025
10. Detergent-disinfectants based on quaternary ammonium compounds, Malawi, 09 August 2025
11. Stable bleaching powder, Malawi, 09 August 2025
12. Detergent-disinfectant liquid toilet cleansers, Malawi, 09 August 2025
13. Bentonite, Malawi, 09 August 2025
14. Chemicals substances: Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) and Diethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP), USA, 04 August 2025
15. Calcium hypochlorite, Malawi, 09 August 2025
16. Aluminium sulphate, Malawi, 09 August 2025
17. Disinfectants based on phenolics, Malawi, 09 August 2025
18. Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human consumption: poly-aluminium chloride hydroxide and poly-aluminium chloride hydroxide sulfate, Malawi, 09 August 2025
19. Cosmetics, Vietnam, 16 August 2025
20. Chemical products (substances, mixtures, explosive or pyrotechnical articles), excluding pharmaceuticals, Ukraine, 15 August 2025
21. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 26 August 2025

Civil Engineering

1. Geometrical design of roads, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 09 August 2025

Construction Materials and Buildings

1. Slabs for stairs surfacing: natural stone slabs, Israel, deadline not indicated
2. Residential garage door operators, USA, deadline not indicated
3. Gas water heaters, Ecuador, 26 August 2025
4. Cocks and valves for domestic use, Ecuador, 24 August 2025
5. Zinc coated steel sheet, Indonesia, deadline not indicated

Domestic and Commercial Engineering/Equipment

1. Small amusement devices, China, 17 August 2025
2. Industrial laundry machinery, China, 17 August 2025
3. Domestic gas instantaneous water heater, China, 17 August 2025
4. Electric dry or steam irons, Chile, 15 August 2025
5. Small amusement devices, China, 17 August 2025
6. Industrial laundry machinery, China, 17 August 2025
7. Domestic gas instantaneous water heater, China, 17 August 2025
8. Electric dry or steam irons, Chile, 15 August 2025

Energy and Heat Transfer Engineering

1. Household electric washing machines and washer-dryers, China, 09 August 2025
2. Range hoods and ventilating fans, China, 17 August 2025
3. Electrical heat pumps, Chile, 15 August 2025
4. Range hoods and ventilating fans, China, 17 August 2025
5. Electrical heat pumps, Chile, 15 August 2025

Environment, Health, Protection and Safety

1. Diesel powered truck transport refrigeration units (TRUs) to zero emission technology, USA, deadline not indicated
2. Energy efficiency, USA, deadline not indicated
3. Toxic chemicals in consumer products, USA, deadline not indicated
4. Helmets for drivers and passengers of motorcycles and similar, Brazil, deadline not indicated
5. Helmets for drivers and passengers of motorcycles and similar, Brazil, deadline not indicated
6. Wood-burning stoves with a rated output less than or equal to 25 kW, Chile, 10 August 2025
7. Certain existing chemicals, USA, deadline not indicated
8. Burning behavior for building materials and products, decoration materials and products, and electrical materials and products, China, 09 August 2025
9. Digital video record equipment of video surveillance system in security and protection systems, China, 17 August 2025
10. Information and communication technology (ICT) products, electrical and electronic equipment, batteries, textiles, vehicles, tires, packaging, and containers, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 16 August 2025
11. Chemical substances, USA, deadline not indicated
12. Digital video record equipment of video surveillance system in security and protection systems, China, 17 August 2025
13. Digital video record equipment of video surveillance system in security and protection systems, China, 17 August 2025
14. Information and communication technology (ICT) products, electrical and electronic equipment, batteries, textiles, vehicles, tires, packaging, and containers, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 16 August 2025
15. Chemical substances, USA, deadline not indicated
16. Pesticides and other toxic chemicals, Grenada, 26 August 2025
17. Trichloroethylene, USA, deadline not indicated
18. Chemical substances, USA, deadline not indicated
19. Hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units, USA, 11 August 2025

Fluid Systems and Components for General Use

1. Motor vehicle auxiliary fuel tanks, USA, 29 July 2025
2. Overflow cutoff valves for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, China, 09 August 2025
3. Valves for liquefied dimethyl ether cylinders, China, 09 August 2025
4. Liquefied dimethyl ether steel gas cylinders, China, 09 August 2025
5. Non-refillable metallic gas cartridges for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG), with or without a valve, Chile, 16 August 2025
6. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks, with an american connector with a maximum capacity of 465 grams, for use with portable appliances, Chile, 16 August 2025
7. Non-refillable metallic gas cartridges for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG), with or without a valve, Chile, 16 August 2025
8. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks, with an american connector with a maximum capacity of 465 grams, for use with portable appliances, Chile, 16 August 2025

Food Technology

1. Production labelling for both domestic and imported products, for all unprocessed pork, chicken and eggs and certain prepacked and loose minimally processed products containing pork, chicken or egg, United Kingdom, deadline not indicated
2. Edible caseins and caseinates, Ukraine, deadline not indicated
3. Fortified wheat flour, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 09 August 2025
4. Fortified milled maize (corn) products prepared from the grains of common maize (Zea mays L.), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzanía, Uganda, 09 August 2025
5. Fortified composite flour, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzanía, Uganda, 09 August 2025
6. Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, Ukraine, 09 August 2025
7. Oat grains (Avena Sativa spp or Avena byzantina), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
8. Rice flour (Oryza spp.), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
9. Rye grains (Secale cereale L.), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
10. Compounded cattle feed, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda,
11. Dried matured quinoa grain (Chenopodium quinoa), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
12. Wheat semolina prepared from common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) or club wheat (Triticum compacturm Host.) mixtures thereof, or to mixtures of these wheats in combination with durum wheat (Triticum durm Desf.), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
13. Quinoa flour derived from quinoa grains of (Chenopodium quinoa), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
14. Milled maize (corn) products, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
15. Refined sugar, Indonesia, deadline not indicated
16. Palm oil, Indonesia, deadline not indicated
17. Instant coffee, Indonesia, deadline not indicated
18. Fish and fishery products, Indonesia, 18 August 2025
19. Quick frozen vegetables, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, The State of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, 16 August 2025
20. Food and packaging, Brazil, deadline not indicated
21. Content and nutritional claims and list of authorized constituents for infant formulas, transitional foods and cereal-based foods for infants and young children, formulas for enteral nutrition and diet therapy formulas for inborn errors of metabolism, Brazil, deadline not indicated
22. Infant formulas for infants and young children, transitional foods and cereal-based foods for infants and young children, formulas for enteral nutrition and diet therapy formulas for inborn errors of metabolism, Brazil, deadline not indicated
23. Food additives, Brazil, deadline not indicated
24. Cellulosic materials, packaging and equipment intended to come into contact with food, Brazil, deadline not indicated
25. Genetically modified plants, plant material, seeds and animals, Switzerland, 16 August 2025
26. Mixed fruits in syrup and / or in natural fruit juice, Ukraine, 16 August 2025
27. Food supplements, Ukraine, 16 August 2025
28. Ceramic ware, glass-ceramic ware and glass dinnerware in contact with food, Jordan, 15 August 2025
29. Oat grains (Avena Sativa spp or Avena byzantina), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
30. Rice flour (Oryza spp.), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
31. Rye grains (Secale cereale L.), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
32. Compounded cattle feed, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
33. Dried matured quinoa grain (Chenopodium quinoa), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
34. Wheat semolina prepared from common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) or club wheat (Triticum compacturm Host.) mixtures thereof, or to mixtures of these wheats in combination with durum wheat (Triticum durm Desf.), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
35. Quinoa flour derived from quinoa grains of (Chenopodium quinoa), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
36. Milled maize (corn) products, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 19 August 2025
37. Refined sugar, Indonesia, deadline not indicated
38. Palm oil, Indonesia, deadline not indicated
39. Instant coffee, Indonesia, deadline not indicated
40. Fish and fishery products, Indonesia, 18 August 2025
41. Quick frozen vegetables, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, The State of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, 16 August 2025
42. Food and packaging, Brazil, deadline not indicated
43. Content and nutritional claims and list of authorized constituents for infant formulas, transitional foods and cereal-based foods for infants and young children, formulas for enteral nutrition and diet therapy formulas for inborn errors of metabolism, Brazil, deadline not indicated
44. Infant formulas for infants and young children, transitional foods and cereal-based foods for infants and young children, formulas for enteral nutrition and diet therapy formulas for inborn errors of metabolism, Brazil, deadline not indicated
45. Food additives, Brazil, deadline not indicated
46. Cellulosic materials, packaging and equipment intended to come into contact with food, Brazil, deadline not indicated
47. Genetically modified plants, plant material, seeds and animals, Switzerland, 16 August 2025
48. Mixed fruits in syrup and / or in natural fruit juice, Ukraine, 16 August 2025
49. Food supplements, Ukraine, 16 August 2025
50. Ceramic ware, glass-ceramic ware and glass dinnerware in contact with food, Jordan, 15 August 2025
51. Dietary supplements and food products containing added vitamins and minerals, Ukraine, 26 August 2025
52. Edible vegetable oils processed, South Africa, 26 August 2025
53. Foods with function claims, Japan, 26 August 2025
54. Food flavorings with smoke aroma (smoke flavorings), Ukraine, deadline not indicated

Glass and Ceramic Industries

1. Glazed ceramic: tableware, closets and ceramic tiles, Indonesia, deadline not indicated

Healthcare Technology

1. Sterile hypodermic needles for single use, Brazil, deadline not indicated
2. Pharmaceutical products, New Zealand, 10 August 2025
3. Pharmaceutical products, Peru, deadline not indicated
4. Pharmaceutical establishments, Peru, deadline not indicated
5. Medical devices, China, 16 August 2025
6. Medicines, Ukraine, deadline not indicated
7. Pharmaceutical products, Peru, deadline not indicated
8. Pharmaceutical establishments, Peru, deadline not indicated
9. Medical devices, China, 16 August 2025
10. Medicines, Ukraine, deadline not indicated

Manufacturing Engineering

1. Sander and polisher, Chile, 12 August 2025
2. Electric motor-powered tools: screwdrivers and impact wrenches, Chile, 11 August 2025
3. Electric hammers, Chile, 15 August 2025
4. Electric hammers, Chile, 15 August 2025

Metallurgy

1. Hot rolled steel sheet piles, Thailand, deadline not indicated
2. Steel wire rope and steel wire rope for oil and gas, Indonesia, deadline not indicated
3. Steel pipes to channel water with / without zinc coated, Indonesia, deadline not indicated
4. Steel wire rope and steel wire rope for oil and gas, Indonesia, deadline not indicated
5. Steel pipes to channel water with / without zinc coated, Indonesia, deadline not indicated
6. Zinc aluminium coated sheet and coil steel, Indonesia, deadline not indicated
7. Cold rolled steel sheets and strips, Indonesia, deadline not indicated

Metrology and Measurement

1. Residential potable water meters, Colombia, 18 August 2025
2. Totalizing water meters, Indonesia, deadline not indicated

Paint and Color Industries

1. Polymer floor dressings, Malawi, 09 August 2025
2. Aluminium paint, heat resistant, Malawi, 09 August 2025
3. Auto-refinishing paint: two-pack acrylic resin-based, Malawi, 09 August 2025
4. Ready mixed paint, brushing, red oxide, priming for metals, Malawi, 09 August 2025
5. Washable distemper, Malawi, 09 August 2025
6. Covers wax polish, Malawi, 09 August 2025
7. Two-pack epoxy primer, Malawi, 09 August 2025
8. Auto-refinishing paint: synthetic resin based, Malawi, 09 August 2025
9. Auto refinishing paint, nitrocellulose resin based, Malawi, 09 August 2025
10. Thinner for nitrocellulose resin-based paints and lacquers, Malawi, 09 August 2025
11. Dry distemper, Malawi, 09 August 2025
12. Water based textured paints suitable for exterior and interior use on concrete surfaces, boards, primed wood, primed metal to give a protective and decorative coating, Malawi, 09 August 2025
13. Mineral solvents (white spirit and related hydrocarbon solvents) for paints and other purposes, Malawi, 09 August 2025
14. Wax stoep polish, Malawi, 09 August 2025
15. Road marking materials: premix glass beads, Malawi, 09 August 2025
16. Aluminium paste for paints, Malawi, 09 August 2025
17. Thinner for resin-based auto-refinishing paint, Malawi, 09 August 2025
18. Varnish for interior use on wooden surfaces, Malawi, 09 August 2025
19. Glazing putty for wooden and metal window frames, Malawi, 09 August 2025
20. Ready mixed paint, air drying, red oxide-zinc chrome, priming, Malawi, 09 August 2025
21. Thinner for acrylic resin-based auto-refinishing paint, Malawi, 09 August 2025
22. Lead content in paints and other coating materials, Peru, deadline not indicated
23. Lead content in paints and other coating materials, Peru, deadline not indicated

Paper Technology

1. Writing and printing papers, coated paper and board, India, 16 August 2025
2. Writing and printing papers, coated paper and board, India, 16 August 2025

Petroleum and Related Technologies

1. Natural gas motor vehicle fuel specifications, USA, deadline not indicated
2. Fuels, USA, deadline not indicated
3. Diesel powered truck transport refrigeration units (TRUs) to zero emission technology, USA, deadline not indicated
4. Compressed natural gas as vehicle fuel, China, 17 August 2025
5. Fossil fuel-fired electric generating units, USA, 07 August 2025
6. Hazardous materials: liquefied natural gas by rail, USA, deadline not indicated
7. Renewable fuel standards, USA, 08 August 2025

Precision Mechanics, Jewelry

1. Children's watches, China, 09 August 2025

Road Vehicles Engineering

1. Tire load markings, USA, 29 July 2025
2. License plate lamps, USA, 29 July 2025
3. Retroreflective sheeting on semitrailers and trailers, USA, 29 July 2025
4. Brakes on portable conveyors, USA, 29 July 2025
5. Parts and accessories necessary for safe operation; rear impact guards and rear impact protection, USA, 29 July 2025
6. Fuel tank overfill restriction, USA, 29 July 2025
7. Road vehicles: methods of electromagnetic compatibility, China, 09 August 2025
8. Buses of category M2 and M3, China, 09 August 2025
9. Advanced emergency braking system of light-duty vehicles, China, August 2025
10. Lights for vehicles, Chile, deadline not indicated
11. Special school buses, China, 09 August 2025
12. Braking of motorcycles and mopeds, China, 09 August 2025
13. Light-duty vehicles forward visibility for drivers within a 180°range in front of the driver, China, 09 August 2025
14. Lights for vehicles, Chile, deadline not indicated
15. Safety glass of vehicle, tempered safety glass of vehicle and laminated safety glass of vehicle, Indonesia, deadline not indicated
16. Safety glass of vehicle, tempered safety glass of vehicle and laminated safety glass of vehicle, Indonesia, deadline not indicated

Telecommunications, Audio, and Video Engineering

1. Lower 37 GHz band and use of spectrum bands above 24 GHz for mobile radio service, USA, 28 July 2025
2. SMPS based power plants TEC, India, 10 August 2025
3. Router for MPLS based transport network, India, 10 August 2025
4. Monitoring equipment for lawful interception of PSTN/NGN/IMS, India, 10 August 2025
5. Route tracer for armoured optical fibre cable, India, 10 August 2025
6. Generic requirements (GR) for IoT Gateway, India, 10 August 2025
7. SDWAN equipment, India, 10 August 2025
8. Electronic locator system, India, 10 August 2025
9. Splice closure for optical fibre cables, India, 09 August 2025
10. 911 services and networks, USA, 18 August 2025
11. Drive tool tester for cellular network, India, 09 August 2025
12. Telecommunications products, Brazil, 26 August 2025
13. Spectrum sharing between geostationary (GSO) and non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite systems, USA, 27 August 2025
14. Telecommunications products, Brazil, 26 August 2025
15. Spectrum sharing between geostationary (GSO) and non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite systems, USA, 27 August 2025
16. Voice and data cables, Ecuador, 26 August 2025
17. Radio equipment of radio stations, Japan, deadline not indicated
18. Radio equipment compatible with 3GPP standards on satellite NB-IoT for communications by relaying Inmarsat satellite stations, Japan, deadline not indicated