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 103 notifications covering various sectors such as agriculture; chemical technology; construction materials and building; domestic and commercial equipment, entertainment and sports; electrical engineering; environment, health protection and safety; food technology; fluid systems and components for general use; information technology; metrology, measurement and physical phenomena; paper technology; road vehicles engineering and railway engineering; services, company organization, management and quality, administration, transport and sociology; services, company organization, management and quality, administration, transport and sociology; and wood technology.

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

Agriculture

1. Foliar compound fertilizer with added trace elements, Rwanda, 25 November 2025
2. Fertilizers, Rwanda, 25 November 2025
3. Plant biostimulants, Rwanda, 25 November 2025
4. Fertilizers, Rwanda, 25 November 2025
5. Vermicompost, Rwanda, 25 November 2025
6. Chickens raised for meat and egg production, Rwanda, 24 November 2025
7. Calcium nitrate fertilizer, Rwanda, 24 November 2025
8. Spatial application mosquito repellent: tablet, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 23 November 2025
9. Tobacco products, USA, deadline not indicated
10. Dairy goat production, Kenya, 21 November 2025
11. Seaweed, Kenya, 21 November 2025
12. Meat goat production, Kenya, 21 November 2025
13. Poultry farms, Kenya, 21 November 2025
14. Sustainable sugar, Kenya, 21 November 2025
15. Abalone, Kenya, 21 November 2025
16. Sustainable banana, Kenya, 21 November 2025
17. Shrimps / prawns, Kenya, 21 November 2025

Chemical Technology

1. Hazardous substances, Thailand, deadline not indicated

Construction Materials and Building

1. Residential electric energy meters, Colombia, deadline not indicated
2. Residential potable water meters, Colombia, deadline not indicated
3. Air conditioners, Botswana, deadline not indicated
4. String lights, Christmas decorations, and decorative items for domestic use with a rated voltage not exceeding 120 V, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated
5. Asphalt paving mix design, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, deadline not indicated

Domestic and Commercial Equipment, Entertainment and Sports

1. Drinking water dispenser, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 08 November 2025
2. Electric cooking: infrared hob, Uganda, 08 November 2025
3. Cocinas, plantillas, encimeras, plantillas de inducción y hornos eléctricos de uso doméstico, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated
4. Cocinas, plantillas, encimeras, plantillas de inducción y hornos eléctricos de uso doméstico, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated
5. Estufas que funcionan con leña, Mexico, deadline not indicated
6. Espectáculos y eventos masivos, Mexico, 25 November 2025
7. Refrigerating appliances, Botswana, deadline not indicated
8. Cigarette lighters, USA, deadline not indicated
9. Cookers, hobs, cooktops, induction hobs and electric ovens for domestic use, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated
10. Cookers, hobs, cooktops, induction hobs and electric ovens for domestic use, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated

Electrical Engineering

1. Rotating electrical machines: rating and performance, Israel, 09 November 2025
2. Drives for shutters, awnings, blinds and similar equipment, Botswana, 24 November 2025

Environment, Health protection and Safety

1. Household and similar electrical appliances: flexible sheet elements for room heating, Israel, 09 November 2025
2. Household and similar electrical appliances: appliances for skin exposure to optical radiation, Israel, 09 November 2025
3. Mercury-added products, Singapore, 07 November 2025
4. Packaged drinking water, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, deadline not indicated
5. Potable water, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, deadline not indicated
6. Flavoured drinking water, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 25 November 2025
7. Kitchen machines, Botswana, 25 November 2025
8. Chemical substances – Revision, USA, 07 November 2025
9. Electric portable appliances for household and similar purposes that have a cooking function such as baking, roasting and grilling, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V, Botswana, 24 November 2025
10. Shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances, Botswana, 24 November 2025
11. Surface-cleaning appliances for household use employing liquids or steam, Botswana, 24 November 2025
12. Instantaneous water heaters, Botswana, 24 November 2025
13. Solid waste, Rwanda, 24 November 2025
14. Solid waste, Rwanda, 24 November 2025
15. Solid waste, Rwanda, 24 November 2025
16. Walk-behind power lawn mowers, USA, deadline not indicated
17. Washing machines, Botswana, 22 November 2025
18. Heavy motor vehicle equipped with positive ignition engines: safety requirements, Thailand, deadline not indicated

Food Technology

1. Isotonic electrolyte drink and regulation isotonic electrolyte drink base, Malaysia, 07 November 2025
2. Geometrical design of roads, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzanía, Uganda, deadline not indicated
3. Vegetable oil, Turkiye, 25 November 2025
4. Flavoured instant powder drink, Rwanda, 24 November 2025
5. Poultry housing, Rwanda, 24 November 2025
6. Alcohol, USA, deadline not indicated
7. Food allergen, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 22 November 2025
8. Food in bulk and semi-packed food, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 22 November 2025
9. Food chain, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 22 November 2025
10. Food safety control system, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 22 November 2025
11. Energy labelling on alcoholic beverages, Australia, deadline not indicated
12. Yoghurt, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, deadline not indicated
13. Fermented (cultured) milk, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, deadline not indicated
14. Sugar and sugar products: chewing gum, Jordan, 21 November 2025
15. Poultry meat, Kenya, 21 November 2025
16. Dairy production, Kenya, 21 November 2025
17. Sheep production, Kenya, 21 November 2025
18. Sustainable eggs, Kenya, 21 November 2025
19. Food crops, Kenya, 12 November 2025
20. Maize (corn) grains, Kenya, 12 November 2025
21. Labelling and advertising of foods, Republic of Korea, 21 November 2025
22. Labelling standards for foods, Republic of Korea, 12 November 2025
23. Health functional foods, Republic of Korea, 12 November 2025
24. Labeling and advertising of foods, Republic of Korea, 21 November 2025
25. Energy labelling on alcoholic beverages, New Zealand, deadline not indicated

Fluid Systems and Components for General Use

1. Mercury-added products, Macao, deadline not indicated
2. Air conditioners, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated

Information Technology

1. Signalling transfer point (S.T.P), India, 09 November 2025

Metrology, Measurement and Physical phenomena

1. Gas meters, including calibrating meters therefor, Colombia, 07 November 2025
2. Instruments measuring water flow quantity: water meters, Czech Republic, 30 November 2025

Paper Technology

1. Toilet paper, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, deadline not indicated
2. Energy efficiency: electronics household, Switzerland, deadline not indicated

Road Vehicles Engineering and Railway Engineering

1. Gasoline- and gas-powered vehicles, Republic of Korea, 25 November 2025
2. Electric vehicle conductive charging system, Botswana, 24 November 2025
3. Brake valves for rolling stocks, Vietnam, 07 November 2025
4. Railway vehicles, Vietnam, 07 November 2025
5. Diesel locomotives and propelled special purpose railway vehicles, Vietnam, 07 November 2025
6. Railway cars and non-propelled special purpose railway vehicle, Vietnam, 07 November 2025
7. Bogies of rolling stock, Vietnam, 07 November 2025
8. Rolling stocks, Vietnam, 07 November 2025

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

1. Air conditioners, heat pumps – Addendum, USA, deadline not indicated
2. Consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment – Addendum, USA, deadline not indicated

Telecommunications. Audio and Video Engineering

1. Next generation broadcast television transition – Addendum, USA, deadline not indicated
2. Wireless communication service equipment operating in the bands 2305-2320 MHz and 2345-2360 MHz, Canada, 03 December 2025
3. Aeronautical radio equipment, Republic of Korea, 25 November 2025

Wood Technology

1. Dimensioned lumber and Planed wood, Chile, 09 November 2025
2. Structural plywood, Chile, 09 November 2025
3. Wood-based structural panels, Chile, 09 November 2025
4. Glued laminated timber, Chile, 09 November 2025
5. Glued laminated timber, Chile, 09 November 2025