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 105 notifications covering various sectors such agriculture, chemical technology, domestic and commercial equipment, entertainment, sports, electrical engineering, environment health protection and safety, fluid systems and components for general use, food technology, healthcare technology, metrology and measurement, natural and applied sciences, packaging and distribution of goods, petroleum and related technologies, road vehicles engineering, services, company organization, management and quality, administration, transport, sociology and telecommunications, audio, and video engineering.

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

Agriculture

1. Fruit flavored meassel tobacco, Egypt, deadline not indicated
2. Blended tobacco for cigarettes, Egypt, deadline not indicated
3. Pesticides, Saudi Arabia, 29 August 2025

Chemical Technology

1. Synthetic detergent– based foam baths and shower gels, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 30 August 2025
2. Solid bathing soap, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 30 August 2025
3. Soap-based hair shampoo, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 30 August 2025
4. Liquid detergent for household use, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 30 August 2025
5. Microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 30 August 2025
6. Synthetic detergent– based foam baths and shower gels, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 30 August 2025
7. Solid bathing soap, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 30 August 2025
8. Soap-based hair shampoo, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 30 August 2025
9. Liquid detergent for household use, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 30 August 2025
10. Microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 30 August 2025

Domestic and Commercial equipment, Entertainment, Sports

1. Artefactos decorativos para uso en exteriores que utilizan cilindros de GLP, Chile, 02 September 2025
2. Calefacción para gases licuados de petróleo, incluidos los artefactos de calefacción por combustión catalítica, móviles y fijos, no conectados, Chile, 02 September 2025
3. Domestic refrigerating appliances, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated
4. Domestic refrigerating appliances, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated
5. Aparatos frigoríficos domésticos, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated
6. Certain phthalate esters in toys, Egypt, 30 August 2025
7. Toothpaste, Jordan, 30 August 2025

Electrical Engineering

1. Energy efficiency of electric motors, Ecuador, 30 August 2025
2. Cable reels for household and similar purposes, Kuwait, deadline not indicated
3. Cable reels for household and similar purposes, Kuwait, deadline not indicated
4. Portable residual current devices (PRCDs) without integral overcurrent protection for household and similar use, Kuwait, 30 August 2025
5. Transformers and power supply units for toys, Kuwait, 30 August 2025
6. Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers, Kuwait, 30 August 2025
7. Energy efficiency of electric motors, Ecuador, 30 August 2025
8. Cable reels for household and similar purposes, The States of Kuwait, deadline not indicated
9. Cable reels for household and similar purposes, The States of Kuwait, deadline not indicated
10. Portable residual current devices (PRCDs) without integral overcurrent protection for household and similar use, The States of Kuwait, 30 August 2025
11. Transformers and power supply units for toys, The States of Kuwait, 30 August 2025
12. Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers, The States of Kuwait, 30 August 2025

Environment Health Protection and Safety

1. Manufactured housing, USA, deadline not indicated
2. Installation of stationary pumps for fire protection, Egypt, 31 August 2025
3. Incineration units, emissions; installations and equipment for waste disposal and treatment, USA, deadline not indicated
4. Personal protective helmets for drivers and passengers of motorcycles and three- and four-wheeled vehicles without cabs, Dominican Republic, 29 August 2025
5. Manufactured housing, USA, deadline not indicated
6. Installation of stationary pumps for fire protection, Egypt, 31 August 2025
7. Incineration units, emissions ; installations and equipment for waste disposal and treatment, USA, deadline not indicated
8. Personal protective helmets for drivers and passengers of motorcycles and three- and four-wheeled vehicles without cabs, Dominican Republic, 29 August 2025

Fluid Systems and Components for General Use

1. Air conditioners for domestic use, Chile, deadline not indicated
2. Air conditioners, Chile, deadline not indicated
3. Air conditioners, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated
4. Air conditioners for domestic use, Chile, deadline not indicated
5. Air conditioners, Chile, deadline not indicated
6. Air conditioners, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated

Food Technology

1. Alcoholic mixed beverages, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
2. Liqueurs, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
3. Cider and perry, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
4. Rum, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
5. Alcoholic beverages, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
6. Opaque beer, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
7. Beer, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
8. Certain foods for a special dietary purpose (FSDP) to mitigate a shortage or the risk of a shortage of these products, Canada, 14 August 2025
9. Quick-frozen cauliflower, Egypt, 01 September 2025
10. Canned finfish, Egypt, deadline not indicated
11. Frozen green peas, Egypt, 30 August 2025
12. Canned tripe with milk products, 30 July 2025
13. Food safety, Vietnam, deadline not indicated
14. Alcoholic mixed beverages, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
15. Liqueurs, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
16. Cider and perry, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
17. Rum, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
18. Alcoholic beverages, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
19. Opaque beer, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
20. Beer, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 02 September 2025
21. Certain foods for a special dietary purpose (FSDP) to mitigate a shortage or the risk of a shortage of these products, Canada, 14 August 2025
22. Quick-frozen cauliflower, Egypt, 01 September 2025
23. Canned finfish, Egypt, deadline not indicated
24. Frozen green peas, Egypt, 30 August 2025
25. Canned tripe with milk products, USA, 30 July 2025
26. Food safety, Vietnam, deadline not indicated

Healthcare Technology

1. Medicinal products, Australia, 03 August 2025
2. Precursor chemicals, Canada, 12 August 2025
3. Shitei Yakubutsu, Japan, deadline not indicated
4. Biological products, Japan, 02 August 2025
5. Radiopharmaceuticals, Japan, 02 August 2025
6. Agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines, New Zealand, 01 September 2025
7. Medicinal products, Vietnam, 01 September 2025
8. Medicines and biological products registered in countries with a high level of health surveillance for the treatment of rare or orphan diseases, cancer and other diseases, Peru, 30 August 2025
9. Medicinal products, Australia, 03 August 2025
10. Precursor chemicals, Canada, 12 August 2025
11. Shitei Yakubutsu, Japan, deadline not indicated
12. Biological products, Japan, 02 August 2025
13. Radiopharmaceuticals, Japan, 02 August 2025
14. Agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines, New Zealand, 01 September 2025
15. Medicinal products, Vietnam, 01 September 2025
16. Medicines and biological products registered in countries with a high level of health surveillance for the treatment of rare or orphan diseases, cancer and other diseases, Peru, 30 August 2025

Metrology and Measurement

1. Automatic vehicle weighing devices : Weigh-InMotion (WIM) systems, United Arab Emirates, 30 August 2025

Natural and Applied Sciences

1. Natural and Applied Sciences, Egypt, 01 September 2025
2. Safety of toys, Egypt, 01 September 2025

Packaging and Distribution of Goods

1. Biodegradable plastic bags, Peru, deadline not indicated
2. Biodegradable plastic bags, Peru, deadline not indicated

Petroleum and Related Technologies

1. Petroleum and Petroleum products: specification for kerosene, Jordan, 02 August 2025

Road Vehicles Engineering

1. Fuel economy labelling requirements for new light duty vehicles, Saudi Arabia, 01 September 2025
2. Vehicle child restraint systems, USA, deadline not indicated
3. Bicycles and tricycles with an electric motor, personal mobility vehicles, Chile, 29 August 2025
4. Fuel economy labelling requirements for new light duty vehicles, Saudi Arabia, 01 September 2025
5. Vehicle child restraint systems, USA, deadline not indicated
6. Bicycles and tricycles with an electric motor, personal mobility vehicles, Chile, 29 August 2025

Services, Company Organization, Management and Quality, Administration, Transport, Sociology

1. Plastic pollution, USA, deadline not indicated
2. Hazardous materials: liquefied natural gas by rail, USA, deadline not indicated
3. Aerosol spray paints, USA, 01 August 2025
4. All manufactured industrial products subject to technical regulations, Peru, 30 August 2025

Telecommunications, Audio, and Video Engineering

1. Satellite communications, USA, 26 August 2025