Export regulation updates
Updates about this market, newest first: its WTO notifications of draft SPS and TBT rules and any other update that names it. 49 published so far.
Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.
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WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
The proposed FDA Circular aims to provide GMP guidelines for medical devices under PNS ISO 13485:2019. This Circular shall apply to all local manufacturers of medical devices, including IVD medical devices.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/379Comments until 2 January 2027
WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This Circular is hereby issued to provide the updated guidelines and implementation procedures for the importation of dogs and cats into the Philippines. It outlines the documentary and animal health requirements, including the approved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import Clearance (SPSIC), rabies…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PHL/548Comments until 2 January 2027
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This Department Administrative Order (DAO) aims to establish the mandatory product certification requirements for specified Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) and batteries for LEV applications intended for importation, manufacture, distribution, or sale in the Philippines, to ensure conformity with…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/378Comments until 13 December 2026
WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This regulation provides clarifications on the hierarchy of food safety standards that have already been established and adopted as technical regulations, serving as points of reference for government agencies, international trading partners and local stakeholders. The scope of this regulation…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PHL/547Comments until 19 December 2026
WTO notificationSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
The Circular institutes emergency measures concerning the importation of live cattle, skeletal meat and meat products, and bovine processed animal proteins originating from the United Kingdom. It temporarily bans the importation of these commodities; immediately suspends the processing…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PHL/546
WTO notificationSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
The Circular institutes emergency measures for the importation of FMD-susceptible animals, their products and by-products originating from the specified countries. It bans the importation of FMD-susceptible animals, their products and by-products. It also sets conditions for commodities that…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PHL/545
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
The proposed Administrative Order aims to provide guidelines on the conduct of clinical investigation of medical devices and clinical performance study of in-vitro diagnostic medical devices. This Order adopts the relevant provisions of: PNS ISO 14155:2022 entitled 'Clinical investigation of…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/377Comments until 23 November 2026
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This DAO aims to strictly ensure that fibre-cement flat sheets to be manufactured, imported, distributed, sold, or used in the Philippines meet the specified quality requirements prescribed by this Technical Regulation.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/376Comments until 21 November 2026
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This DAO aims to strictly ensure that plastic pipe products to be manufactured, imported, distributed, sold, or used in the Philippines meet the specified quality requirements prescribed by this Technical Regulation.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/375Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This DAO aims to strictly ensure that aluminum products to be manufactured, imported, distributed, sold or used in the Philippines meet the specified quality requirements prescribed by this Technical Regulation.
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Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/374Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The proposed administrative issuance establishes and provides the guidelines for enhanced regulatory support and priority processing lanes for eligible licensing and registration applications involving locally produced pharmaceutical products.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/373Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
To verify the conformance of deformed steel bars covered under DAO 18-08:2018, the latest version, PNS 49:2026, shall be used as the reference standard
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/372Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This proposed FDA Circular provides comprehensive guidance on variation applications of medical device and health-related product and introduces a risk-based approach for Medical Device Software. Furthermore, these guidelines partially adopt the Global Harmonization Working Party (GHWP) principles…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/371Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The proposed issuance aims to provide guidelines for the adoption of a regulatory sandbox approach for the implementation of regulations for the licensing of establishments engaged in the refilling of certain cosmetic and HUHS products amending the DOH Administrative Order No. 2024-0008 entitled…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/370Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The proposed issuance aims to provide further regulatory flexibilities for Household/Urban Hazardous Substances (HUHS) product registration, particularly establishing a phased implementation framework for the facilitated registration pathway.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/369Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Department Administrative Order (DAO) aims to ensure that components of solar energy systems, including solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, inverters, battery energy storage systems (BESS), rapid shutdown devices, battery charge controllers, and photovoltaic (PV) cables intended for importation…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/368Comment period closed
WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Circular shall establish food safety controls and inspection for the importation of food-grade salt and non-food grade salt under Section 22 of the Republic Act No. 11985.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PHL/544Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The policy recognizes and adopts official pharmacopeias to be used as reference for the registration of pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients for human use in the Philippines
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/367Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The policy amends the validity period of the Export-Only Registration Certificate as prescribed in Administrative Order (AO) No. 2024-0012. Initial registration shall be valid for three (3) or six (6) years, while renewal registration shall be valid for three (3), six (6), nine (9), or twelve (12)…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/366Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Pursuant to Administrative Order (A.O.) No. 2024-0015, 'Prescribing the Rules, Requirements, and Procedures in the Application for License to Operate of Covered Health Product Establishments with the Food and Drug Administration, Repealing A.O. No. 2020-0017,' and as part of its commitment to…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/365Comment period closed
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Food safety, animal and plant health
Rules that protect people, animals and plants from risks carried by food, feed, pests and diseases: maximum residue limits, additives and contaminants, quarantine and inspection, and the certificates that go with them.
Technical product rules
Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment for products: specifications, labelling and marking, packaging, and the tests and certificates a product needs before it can be sold.
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