Philippines

Type A

Type B

Type C 

Regulatory agency

Bureau of Product Standards (BPS), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

Regulations

• The BPS implements two Mandatory Product Certification Schemes: the Philippine Standard (PS) Quality and/or Safety Certification Mark Licensing Scheme and the Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Certification Scheme. Products covered by the mandatory certification, whether locally manufactured or imported, are not allowed to be distributed in the Philippine market without the necessary PS or ICC marks.
• The PS Mark and ICC Sticker affixed to the products serve as the consumer’s assurance that the products they purchase are certified by the BPS.
• Compliance with Philippine National Standards (PNS).

Guidelines

• A local representative is required.

PS Certification procedure:

• Application.
• Factory and product audit.
• Third-party independent testing.
• Test report evaluation.
• License to use PS mark.
• Surveillance.

ICC Certification procedure:

• Application.
• Inspection and testing by a BPS accredited test laboratory (not required if the applicant has a foreign test report). 
• Evaluation.
• Issuance of ICC.

Applicable product categories

A full list of product categories may be found here.

To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.

Our services at a glance

TÜV SÜD has the experience and capability to support manufacturers in attaining compliance with Philippines requirements and obtaining the necessary approval. As a listed testing laboratory for Philippines under the ASEAN EE MRA, test reports issued from recognised TÜV SÜD laboratories are accepted by BPS for application of the ICC.

Regulatory agency

Department of Energy Philippines (DOE)

Regulations 

• Philippine Energy Standards and Labeling Program (PSSLP) for Energy-Consuming Products set forth based on section 2 of Republic Act No. 7638
• Registrable goods must be affixed with the Energy Label

Guidelines

• Submission of pertinent documents
• Evaluation of completeness of submitted documents
• Evaluation of technical documents
• Report approval
• Validation of Energy Labels
• Attachment of Energy Labels to products.  Applications should be made to BPS for the ENERGY GUIDE label

Applicable product categories

Product categories that require mandatory energy efficiency labelling include:

• Ballasts
• Clothes washing machines
• Compact fluorescent lamps
• Freezers
• Linear fluorescent lamps
• Refrigerators 
• Room air conditioners
• Single capped fluorescent lamps
• Television sets

A full list of products covered by PESLP may be found here.

To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.

Our services at a glance

TÜV SÜD has the experience and capability to support manufacturers in attaining compliance according to the Philippines requirements and obtaining the necessary approvals. TÜV SÜD can also support manufacturers in obtaining voluntary endorsement labels.

Regulatory agency

National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)

Regulations

• Terminal Equipment, or Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) and Radio Communications Equipment (RCE) require certification by NTC.
• CPEs require type approval while RCEs require type acceptance.
• Testing of all CPEs should be performed by the Philippines Long Distance Telecommunications (PLDT) Company.
• For RCEs, test reports based on EN and FCC standards are accepted.
• Products must be marked with the NTC Mark.
• EMC compliance is required for the above, where applicable.

Guidelines

• A local representative is required.
• Suppliers of CPE must be accredited by the NTC while RCE dealers require a permit.

Certification procedure:

• Application and submission of essential documents.
• In-country product testing (not required for RCEs).
• Evaluation.
• Type approval/acceptance.

Applicable product categories

To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us

Our services at a glance

TÜV SÜD has the experience and capability to support manufacturers in attaining compliance according to the Philippines requirements and obtaining the necessary approvals. TÜV SÜD can also perform testing to EN and FCC standards for RCEs.