The latest bulletin lists a total of 74 notifications covering various sectors such agriculture, chemical technology, clothing industry, construction materials and buildings, domestic and commercial equipment, entertainment, sports, environment health protection and safety, fluid systems and components for general use, food technology, healthcare technology, metallurgy, packaging and distribution of goods, telecommunications, audio, and video engineering, and textile and leather technology. The respective issuing economies and the final date of comments are provided below:   

Agriculture 

1. Security feature that provides protection against unauthorized access to unit packet of tobacco products, Ukraine, deadline not indicated 

2. Fertilizers, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

3. Ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate "monoammonium phosphate", whether or not mixed with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate "diammonium phosphate" (excl. that in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

4. Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding; Animal feeding stuffs, Tanzania, 13 June 2025 

5. Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles; Insecticides, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

6. Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding; Animal feeding stuffs, Tanzania, 13 June 2025 

7. Fertilizers, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

8. Urea, whether or not in aqueous solution (excl. that in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

9. Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products; Fertilizers; Organic Fertilizers, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

10. Potassium sulphate (excl. that in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

11. Superphosphates; Fertilizers; Single Super Phosphate Fertilizer, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

12. Fertilizers, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

13. Superphosphates; Fertilizers, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

14. Potassium chloride for use as fertiliser (excl. that in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

15. Mineral or chemical phosphatic fertilisers (excl. those in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of, Kenya, deadline not indicated  

16. Mineral or chemical phosphatic fertilisers (excl. those in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

17. Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles; Insecticides, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

18. Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles; Insecticides, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

19. Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic nonfertilising substances for use as fertilisers (excl. those in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

20. Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding; Animal feeding stuffs, Tanzania, 13 June 2025 

Chemical Technology 

1. Inorganic chemicals; Organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes; Organic chemicals; Miscellaneous chemical products; Chemical technology; Rubber and plastic industries; Paint and colour industries, Switzerland, 13 June 2025 

Clothing Industry 

1. Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or crocheted (excl. nightshirts, Tshirts, singlets and other vests); Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, knitted or crocheted (excl. T-shirts and vests); Clothes, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

2. T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted; Clothes, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

3. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

4. Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats); Clothes, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

5. Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (excl. knitted or crocheted, wind jackets and similar articles, separate waistcoats, tracksuits, ski suits and swimwear); Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (excl. knitted or crocheted, wind jackets and similar articles, slips, petticoats and panties, tracksuits, ski suits and swimwear), Kenya, deadline not indicated 

6. Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts; Clothes, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

Construction Materials and Buildings 

1. Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; Masonry, Kenya, 06 June 2025 

2. Filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading; Interior finishing, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

3. Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, of iron or steel; Doors and windows, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

Domestic and Commercial Equipment, Entertainment, Sports 

1. Ball point pens; Parts for ballpoint pens; felt-tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; duplicating stylos; pen-holders, pencil-holders and similar holders, of nonmetallic materials, Ecuador, 13 June 2025 

2. Camping goods of textile materials (excl. tents, awnings and sunblinds, sails, pneumatic mattresses, rucksacks, knapsacks and similar receptacles, filled sleeping bags, mattresses and cushions); Camping equipment and camp-sites, Malawi, 13 June 2025 

3. Mattresses; Furniture, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

4. Household appliances powered by the electrical grid that include a standby mode in addition to other operating modes, Chile, deadline not indicated 

Environment Health Protection and Safety  

1. Fire-fighting, Botswana, 14 June 2025 

2. One-way flameproof valve, flap valve, two-way flameproof valve, active flameproof valve, passive flameproof valve, flameproof flameproof valve, chemical flameproof valve, China, 13 June 2025 

3. Inorganic chemicals; Organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes; Organic chemicals; Miscellaneous chemical products; Environment; Health protection; Safety; Chemical technology; Rubber and plastic industries; Paint and colour industries, Switzerland, 13 June 2025 

Fluid Systems and Components for General Use 

1. Single-phase alternating current electric motors, squirrel-cage induction type, aircooled, either open or enclosed, continuous duty, single-speed, with a rated power from 0.180 kW to 2.238 kW, with 2, 4, or 6 poles, split-phase, or capacitor-start, or with two capacitors, or with a permanently connected capacitor, Mexico, deadline not indicated 

2. Other incandescent lamps and tubes, excluding those for ultraviolet or infrared rays; Discharge lamps and tubes, other than ultraviolet rays; Ultraviolet or infrared ray lamps and tubes; arc lamps; Light-emitting diode (LED) light sources; Parts of incandescent or discharge lamps and tubes, sealed beam headlamps and projectors, ultraviolet or infrared ray lamps and tubes, arc lamps, and LED light sources, not elsewhere specified, Cabo Verde, 22 December 2025 

Food Technology 

1. Flour of common wheat and spelt, United Kingdom, deadline not indicated 

2. Food technology, Dominican Republic, 15 May 2025 

3. Processes in the food industry; Milk and milk products, Jordan, 15 June 2025 

4. Meat, meat products and other animal produce Including frozen products, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated 

5. Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal; Meat and meat products, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

6. Waters, incl. mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages (excl. fruit, nut or vegetable juices and milk); Non-alcoholic beverages, Tanzania, 13 June 2025 

7. Pepper of the genus Piper, crushed or ground; Spices and condiments, Tanzania, 13 June 2025 

8. Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products; Meat and meat products, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

9. Meat, edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen; Meat and meat products, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

10. Margarine, other edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils and edible fractions of different fats or oils (excl. fats, oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared, and mixtures of olive oils and their fractions); Spices and condiments, Tanzania, 13 June 2025 

11. Meat, edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen; Meat and meat products, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

12. Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken (excl. edible nuts, olives, soya beans, groundnuts, copra, linseed, rape or colza seeds, sunflower seeds, palm nuts and kernels, cotton, castor oil, sesamum, mustard, safflower, melon and poppy seeds); Oilseeds, Tanzania, 13 June 2025 

13. Food products in general, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

14. Processes in the food industry, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

15. Insects; Animal produce in general, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

16. Meat and meat products, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

17. Food products in general, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

18. Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits; Food products in general, Tanzania, 13 June 2025 

19. Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken (excl. edible nuts, olives, soya beans, groundnuts, copra, linseed, rape or colza seeds, sunflower seeds, palm nuts and kernels, cotton, castor oil, sesamum, mustard, safflower, melon and poppy seeds); Oilseeds, Tanzania, 13 June 2025 

Healthcare Technology 

1. Medicines, Mexico, deadline not indicated 

2. All establishments engaged in the manufacturing of medical devices, as well as facilities for the packaging, storage, and distribution of medical devices for commercialization or supply in Mexico, Mexico, deadline not indicated 

3. All establishments engaged in the manufacturing of medical devices, as well as packaging, storage, and distribution warehouses for medical devices intended for commercialization or supply in Mexico, Mexico, deadline not indicated 

4. Medicines, reference standards, reagents, Ukraine, 13 June 2025 

Metallurgy 

1. Stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire); Steels for reinforcement of concrete, Malawi, 13 June 2025 

2. Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils; Steel bars and rods, Malawi, 13 June 2025 

3. Wire of iron or nonalloy steel, in coils, plated or coated (excl. plated or coated with base metals, and bars and rods); Steel wire, wire ropes and link chains, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

4. Bars and rods of high-speed steel, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils "ECSC"; Steels with special magnetic properties, Malawi, 13 June 2025 

5. Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced", clad, plated or coated; Iron and steel products, Malawi, 13 June 2025 

6. Sections of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded "ECSC" (excl. U, I, H, L or T sections); Angles, shapes and sections, of iron or non-alloy steel, cold-formed or cold-finished from flat-rolled products and further worked (excl. profiled sheet); Steel profiles, Malawi, 13 June 2025 

Packaging and Distribution of Goods 

1. Packaging materials and accessories, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 13 June 2025 

Telecommunications, Audio, and Video Engineering 

1. Mobile information and telecommunication devices and their chargers, Chile, 15 June 2025 

2. Smartphones Slate tablets Mobile phones other than smartphones Cordless phones, European Union, 14 June 2025 

3. Wireless LAN (WLAN) System (5.2GHz band), Japan, deadline not indicated 

Textile and Leather Technology 

1. Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale; Textile and leather technology (Vocabularies), Malawi, 13 June 2025 

2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted; Textile fabrics, Malawi, 13 June 2025 

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.