The latest bulletin lists a total of 164 notifications covering various sectors such agriculture, chemical technology, civil engineering, construction materials and buildings, domestic and commercial engineering/equipment, electrical engineering, environment, health protection and safety, fluid systems and components for general use, food technology, glass and ceramic industries, healthcare technology, metallurgy, paper technology, petroleum and related technologies, road vehicles engineering, rubber and plastic industries, services, telecommunications, audio, and video engineering and wood technology. The respective issuing economies and the final date of comments are provided below:   

Agriculture 

1. Electronic nicotine, USA, deadline not indicated 

2. Fertilizers, Rwanda, 27 April 2025 

3. Fertilizer, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

4. Fertilizers, Rwanda, 27 April 2025 

5. Fertilizers, Rwanda, 27 April 2025 

6. Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment; Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment; Other paper products; Other paper products, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

7. Fertilising products, European Union, 25 April 2025 

8. Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale); Animal feeding stuffs, Compounded horse feed, Tanzania, 20 April 2025 

9. Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale); Animal feeding stuffs, Tanzania, 20 April 2025 

10. Fertilizers, Rwanda, 17 April 2025 

11. Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale); Animal feeding stuffs, Compounded pig feed, Tanzania, 20 April 2025 

12. Agricultural Goods, Goods with Health and Safety Risk, and High-Risk Goods, Philippines, deadline not indicated 

13. Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale); Animal feeding stuffs, Poultry feeds, Tanzania, 19 April 2025

14. Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale); Animal feeding stuffs, Poultry feed premixes, Tanzania, 19 April 2025 

15. Tricalcium phosphate, China, 18 April 2025 

16. L-Calcium ascorbatea, China, 18 April 2025 

17. Choline chloride, China, 18 April 2025 

18. Agricultural-use pesticides, Chile, deadline not indicated 

19. Poultry-keeping machinery (excl. machines for sorting or grading eggs, poultry pickers of heading 8438 and incubators and brooders); Livestock buildings, installations and equipment; Poultry feeder, Uganda, 03 May 2025 

20. Agricultural or horticultural mechanical appliances for projecting or dispersing liquids or powders (excluding sprayers), Livestock buildings, installations, and equipment, Poultry waterers, Uganda, 02 May 2025 

21. Parts of agricultural, horticultural, forestry or beekeeping machinery, n.e.s.; Livestock buildings, installations and equipment; Poultry Debeaker, Uganda, 02 May 2025 

Chemical Technology 

1. Cosmetic, Indonesia, 28 April 2025 

2. Cosmetics, Chile, 21 April 2025 

3. Hazardous substances. Products of the chemical industry, United Kingdom, deadline not indicated 

4. Hazardous substances. Products of the chemical industry, United Kingdom, deadline not indicated 

Civil Engineering 

1. Asphalts for pavements, Chile, 21 April 2025 

Construction Materials and Buildings 

1. External structures, Rwanda, 27 April 2025 

2. Fiber-cement, flat sheets, corrugated sheets and flat shingles, Chile, 16 April 2025 

3. Gypsum boards with fibre-fabric facing, Chile, 16 April 2025 

4. Gypsum plasterboard, Chile, 25 April 2025 

5. Gypsum plasterboard, Chile, 21 April 2025 

6. Concrete paving blocks, Chile, 21 April 2025 

7. Fibre-reinforced gypsum boards used in construction, Chile, 20 April 2025 

8. Flat fibre-cement sheets, Chile, 20 April 2025 

9. Aggregates and fillers obtained through processing of natural materials, recycled materials and artificial materials, and mixtures thereof, for the preparation of concretes and mortars, Chile, 20 April 2025 

10. Corrugated fibre-cement sheets, Chile, 20 April 2025 

11. Construction materials and building, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated 

12. Construction materials and building, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated 

Domestic and Commercial Engineering/Equipment 

1. Laundry appliances, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 16 April 2025 

2. Domestic electrical appliances in general, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 16 April 2025 

3. Toys, Egypt, 20 April 2025 

4. Child Use and Care Articles, Egypt, deadline not indicated 

5. Equipment for children, Egypt, deadline not indicated 

6. Equipment for children, Egypt, deadline not indicated 

7. Equipment for children - Child use and care articles, Egypt, deadline not indicated 

8. Baby cribs, USA, deadline not indicated 

9. Play yards, USA, deadline not indicated 

10. Child restraint anchorage systems, USA, deadline not indicated 

11. Toys, Egypt, 20 April 2025 

12. Safety of Gas Lighters, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

13. This applies to self-contained commercial refrigeration appliances powered by electricity, including coolers, freezers, display cases, and ice storage units with specified capacities. It covers new, used, and refurbished units that are imported, manufactured, or sold in Mexico, Mexico, 05 May 2025 

14. Applies to cooking stoves that use firewood as fuel, have a combustion chamber, and are manufactured, imported, marketed, built, or assembled in the United Mexican States, Mexico, 05 May 2025 

15. Child restraint anchorage systems, USA, deadline not indicated 

Electrical Engineering 

1. Cable products, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

2. Primary cells and batteries, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

Environment, Health Protection and Safety  

1. Protective clothing against mechanical risks, China, 28 April 2025 

2. Pressure stabilized type water supply equipment used for fire-protection, pressure boosting type water supply equipment used for fire-protection, China, 28 April 2025 

3. Chemical protective clothing, China, 28 April 2025 

4. Ensembles and garments for protection against cold, China, 28 April 2025 

5. Repellent shield clothing, China, 28 April 2025 

6. Protective clothing, China, 28 April 2025 

7. Protective clothing for sandblasting operations, China, 28 April 2025 

8. Protective clothing against rain for occupational use, China, 28 April 2025 

9. Protective clothing for use where there is a risk of entanglement with moving parts, Israel, 28 April 2025 

10. Oil-repellent, soilrelease, antistatic clothing, China, 28 April 2025 

11. Protective clothing against microwave radiation, China, 28 April 2025 

12. High-pressure carbon dioxide fire extinguishing systems, China, 28 April 2025 

13. Double power fixed water supply equipment used for fire-protection, China, 28 April 2025 

14. Manufactured homes; Domestic safety; Fireresistance of building materials and elements; Electrical wires and cables; Wood technology processes; Construction industry; Elements of buildings; Protection of and in buildings; Ventilation and air conditioning, USA, deadline not indicated 

15. Packaged Drinking Water, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

16. Perchloroethylene air emission standards, USA, deadline not indicated 

17. Helmet for Drivers and Passengers of Motor Cycles, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

18. Heavy-duty engines; Environmental protection; Transport exhaust emissions, USA, deadline not indicated 

19. Vinyl chloride; Environmental protection; Production in the chemical industry; Products of the chemical industry, USA, 02 April 2025 

20. Made-up clothing accessories, of all types of textile materials, n.e.s. (excl. knitted or crocheted), China, deadline not indicated 

21. Boilers (excluding small-sized, shipboard, and electricity-regulated boilers). Class-1 pressure vessels (excluding small-sized, shipboard, automotive fuel system vessels, and those regulated under various safety acts). Cranes (lifting capacity ≥3 tons; stacker cranes ≥1 ton). Mobile cranes (≥3 tons). Derricks (≥2 tons). Elevators (≥1 ton, excluding lightcapacity and construction lifts). Construction lifts (≥0.25 ton, ≥18m rail height). Gondolas, Japan, 04 May 2025 

22. Closed sprinkler heads; Fire Hoses; Plug-in or screw-in fittings for fire hoses; Power fire pumps, Japan, 04 May 2025 

23. C.I. pigment violet 29; Environmental protection; Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene; Production in the chemical industry; Products of the chemical industry; Pigments and extenders; Inks. Printing inks, USA, 29 April 2025 

24. A document (SDS) that describes the danger or harmfulness of chemical substances and that is required to be delivered by those who transfer or provide chemical substance that could put an employee in danger or cause impairments of employee's health (hereinafter referred to as "transferors_provider s") pursuant to paragraph (1) of Article 57-2 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, Japan, 02 May 2025 

25. Heavy-duty engines, Environmental protection, Transport exhaust emissions, USA, deadline not indicated 

26. Skin-protective agent, China, 02 May 2025 

Fluid Systems and Components for General Use 

1. Black malleable cast iron threaded pipe fittings, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

2. Tank Steel for LPG; Valve of Tank Steel for LPG; LPG Stove of One Tank with Mechanic Burning; Low Pressure Regulator for LPG Tank Steel, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

3. Tank Steel for LPG; Valve of Tank Steel for LPG; LPG Stove of One Tank with Mechanic Burning; Low Pressure Regulator for LPG Tank Steel, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

4. Rubber seals for LPG steel cylinder valve, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

5. Stationary containers and tanks, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

Food Technology 

1. Food products in general, Philippines, deadline not indicated 

2. Meat Analogues, South Africa, 28 April 2025 

3. Edible ice creams, confectioneries (candies, tablets, sweets, chewing gums, nougats, cocoa products and cocoa-based products, chocolates, bonbons, filled bars, and other similar products), sauces and condiments, desserts, Uruguay, 27 April 2025 

4. Food-grade postconsumer recycled PET containers (food-grade PETPCR) intended for food contact, Uruguay, 27 April 2025 

5. Dairy desserts, Uruguay, 27 April 2025 

6. Corn in grain and cornmeal or corn semolina; Peanuts, Uruguay, 27 April 2025 

7. Meats and meat products: dry cured sausage and cooked sausage, Uruguay, 27 April 2025 

8. Food labeling; Food products in general, USA, deadline not indicated 

9. Wheat flour for foodstuff, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

10. Food, Indonesia, 22 April 2025 

11. Manioc starch; Starch and derived products; Cassava starch, Uganda, 22 April 2025 

12. Fruits, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excl. prepared or preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, and jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit purée and pastes, Uganda, 22 April 2025 

13. Edible caseins and caseinates, Ukraine, 22 April 2025 

14. Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes; Prepackaged and prepared foods, Uganda, 22 April 2025 

15. Carcasses of cattle, swine and sheep, Ukraine, 21 April 2025 

16. Food products in general, Dominican Republic, 20 April 2025 

17. Food products in general, Chinese Taipei, deadline not indicated 

18. Food products in general, Canada, deadline not indicated 

19. Oil Seeds and Oleaginous Fruits; Miscellaneous Grains, Seeds and Fruit; Industrial or Medicinal Plants; Straw and Fodder; Oilseeds, Kenya, 05 May 2025 

20. Foods for retail sale in Australia and New Zealand in which caffeine has been added, including sports foods, Australia, 03 May 2025 

21. Canned Tuna and Canned Bonitos, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and Oman, 04 May 2025 

22. Infant formula and follow-on formula, processed cerealbased food and baby food, total diet replacement for weight control, food for special medical purposes, European Union, 04 May 2025 

23. Food, European Union, 04 May 2025 

24. Edible oils and fats. Oilseeds, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and Oman, 03 May 2025 

25. Edible olive oil and olive pomace oil, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and Oman, 03 May 2025 

26. Food technology, Brazil, 21 April 2025 

Glass and Ceramic Industries 

1. Ceramic products; Ceramic tiles; Sanitary installations; Cookware, cutlery and flatware, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

2. Glass in building, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

3. Glass in Building, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

Healthcare Technology 

1. Drug, Medicaments, China, 28 April 2025 

2. Medicines, Ukraine, deadline not indicated 

3. Ampoules Made of Glass for Injection; Vials Made of Glass for Injection; Transfusion, Infusion and Injection Equipment; Glass Products, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

4. Prescription status of medicinal ingredients for human use, Canada, 29 April 2025 

5. Prescription status of medicinal ingredients for human use, Canada, 29 April 2025 

6. General Medical DevicesActive Implantable Medical Devices and in vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices, which are defined under regulation 2 of The Medical Devices Regulations 2002, United Kingdom, deadline not indicated 

7. Disposable Surgical Rubber Gloves, Single use medical examination gloves and post-mortem rubber gloves. Gloves of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary, India, 22 April 2025 

8. Draft Sanitary Technical Regulations to grant exclusivity for test data for pharmaceutical products containing new chemical entities. The notified draft Regulations establish the procedure by which the ARCSA grants a period of exclusivity for test data or other undisclosed information on safety and efficacy, which require considerable effort to obtain, for pharmaceutical products containing new chemical entities, in accordance with the provisions of the Organic Code of the Social Economy of Knowledge, Creativity and Innovation (COESCI), Ecuador, deadline not indicate 

9. Pharmaceutics, Philippines, 19 April 2025 

10. Medical devices, European Union, 05 May 2025 

11. Hand propelled wheelchairs, Israel, 05 May 2025 

12. Substances with probable effects on the central nervous system, Japan, deadline not indicated 

13. Medicines (infant formula and breast milk substitutes), vaccines, biologics, biotechnological products, natural medicinal and homeopathic products, food and beverages, nutritional supplements, medical devices, ionizing radiationrelated products, precursor chemicals, cosmetic and hygiene products, raw materials, chemical reagents and substances, packaging materials, laboratory equipment, tobacco, tobacco products, and accessories, Nicaragua, deadline not indicated

14. Spectacle frames, spectacle lenses and ready-to-wear reading spectacles as “highly individualised devices” covered by Regulation (EU) 2017_745 on medical devices, European Union, 03 May 2025 

15. Productos Farmacéuticos, Chile, deadline not indicated 

16. Medical devices - Immunohematolog y reagents, Chile, deadline not indicated

17. Medical devices - Immunohematolog y reagents, Chile, deadline not indicated 

Metallurgy 

1. Copper products, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

2. Cold rolled steel sheets and strips (BjD), Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

3. Zinc Aluminium - Coated Sheet and Coil Steel, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

4. Hot-rolled right angle profile steels; Hot rolling mill Ibeam profile steel; Hot-rolled channel-U steel profiles (Bj P channel-U); Hot-rolled WF-beam steel profiles (Bj P WF-beam); Filer welded H profile steel for general structure, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

5. Flat steel products and semi-products, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

6. Bar for concrete reinforcement and, Re-rolled concrete enforcement steel bars, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

7. Cooking Utensils (Cookware) From Metal As Well As Tableware And Cooking Utensils From Stainless Steel (Stainless Steel Flatware), Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

Paper Technology 

1. Tissue paper, Egypt, deadline not indicated 

Petroleum and Related Technologies 

1. The enabling infrastructure, in particular, production, refining, transportation, storage, distribution, and storage facilities for liquid fuels derived from petroleum and biofuels, Chile, 29 March 2025 

Road Vehicles Engineering 

1. Truck tyres, China, deadline not indicated 

2. Transmissions, suspensions; Road vehicle tyres, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

3. Anthropomorphic test devices, USA, deadline not indicated 

4. Bicycle – Safety Requirements, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

5. Electric powered vehicles; Quality; Protection against electric shock. Live working; Electrical and electronic testing; Electric road vehicles, USA, deadline not indicated 

6. Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof; Road vehicle systems in general, Kenya, 20 April 2025 

7. Motor vehicles; crash protection, USA, deadline not indicated 

8. Buses, motorcoach, USA, deadline not indicated 

9. Safety seat belts for motor vehicles; Crash protection and restraint systems, Colombia, deadline not indicated 

10. Plastic manufactures, tempered glass for vehicles, laminated glass for vehicles, body parts and accessories for tractors and automobiles, glazing systems, and windshields, Colombia, deadline not indicated 

11. Sheets, tapes, strips, and other flat self-adhesive plastic forms in rolls, Colombia, deadline not indicated 

Rubber and Plastic Industries 

1. Passenger car tyres, China, deadline not indicated 

Services 

1. Civil unmanned aircraft system, China, 18 April 2025 

2. Attractions, Russian Federation, 10 May 2025 

3. Quantities and units, Sociology, Demography, Labour, Employment, Finances, Banking, Monetary systems, Insurance, Services, Environmental protection, Test conditions and procedures in general, Indonesia, 02 May 2025 

Telecommunications, Audio, and Video Engineering 

1. Radiocommunications; Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) including radio interference, Canada, deadline not indicated 

2. Wireless devices operating in close proximity to the human body, Japan, deadline not indicated 

3. SNI 04-6253-2003 Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus — Safety requirements, consisted in Television sets up to 42 inch screen size including the cathode ray tube (CRT)-based TVs, Indonesia, deadline not indicated 

4. Closed captioning, user interfaces, USA, deadline not indicated 

5. Radiocommunications, Canada, 05 May 2025 

6. Radio equipment for wireless access systems including radio local area networks (WAS_RLANs), European Union, deadline not indicated 

7. Digital terrestrial television receiving antenna, Chile, deadline not indicated 

Wood Technology 

1. Dry pieces (moisture content less than 20%) of sawn or planed timber of radiata pine, Oregon pine or ponderosa pine that are intended for structural use, Chile, 20 April 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.