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BUREAU OF PHILIPPINE STANDARDS (BPS)

Standards Conformity Division

Your partner in the quality

and safety of products

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PRODUCT
CERTIFICATION
SCHEMES

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Mabuhay! BPS Product Certification Schemes
The BPS implements a mandatory product
certification for various building and construction
materials, electrical and electronics, and chemical
and consumer products under its Product
Certification Schemes as follows:

Philippine Standard (PS) Certification

Scheme for local/foreign manufacturers; and
Import Commodity Clearance (ICC)
Certification Scheme for importers

Products under the BPS List of Products Under Mandatory

Certification cannot be sold or distributed in the Philippine
market without the necessary PS or ICC marks.

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PS Certification Scheme

Department Administrative Order No. 04:2008

The New Rules and Regulations Concerning the
Philippine Standard (PS) Quality and/or Safety Certification
Mark Scheme of the Bureau of Philippine Standards

The PS License is issued to a local or foreign manufacturer

upon compliance with the following:
FACTORY AUDIT Based on Quality Management Systems
or ISO 9001

PRODUCT AUDIT Based on the specific Philippine National

Standards (PNS)

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Mabuhay! PS Certification Scheme Flowchart
Application Review

Factory Audit
Quality System Audit Corrective
Product Audit/ Actions
In-plant Testing

NO
Complied
YES
Independent Testing

Audit Report & Test Result

Evaluation

NO
Complied
YES
License to use PS Quality or Safety
Mark Issued

Annual Surveillance 5
Mabuhay! PS Marks
The BPS issues the PS License to a manufacturer whose factory
and product has successfully complied with the requirements of the
PNS ISO 9001 and the relevant product standards respectively.
With the license, the manufacturer is authorized to affix the PS
Mark on their product and/or product package.

CERTIFIED CERTIFIED
Product Safety Product Quality
License No. Q-XXXX License No. Q-XXXX

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Validity of the PS License

DAO 4:2008
5.10 The license shall take effect from
the date of its issue and shall be in full
force and effect for a period of three
(3) years, subject to a minimum
annual surveillance audit.
At any time, the license can be
suspended, withdrawn or cancelled
for a cause.
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Mabuhay! ICC Certification Scheme

Department Administrative Order No. 05, Series of

2008
(DAO 5:2008)
- The New Rules and Regulations Concerning the Issuance
of the Import Commodity Clearance under the Product
Certification Mark Scheme of the Bureau of Philippine
Standards (BPS)

Department Administrative Order No. 15-01, Series of 2015

(DAO 15-01:2015)
- Measures to Facilitate the Issuance of the Import Commodity
Clearance

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Mabuhay! ICC Certification Scheme

DAO 05:2008
-Prescribes rules and regulations on issuance of ICC to import
shipments covered by mandatory BPS product Certification.

DAO 15-01:2015
-Delisted 5 products and 4 performance standards from the
List of Products Under Mandatory Certification subject to the
compliance with the markings and labeling requirements.
Note:
5 products under building and construction materials
4 performance standards for electrical products
- The test report of the products shall have 1 year validity from
the date of issuance, provided that the product was
manufactured by the same company, with the same type and
model.
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Mabuhay! ICC Certification Scheme

Application for the Issuance of ICC shall be

processed through the following:

1. Import shipment without valid TR

2. Import shipment with valid TR
3. Import shipment with PS Quality and/or
Safety Certification Mark

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Application Issuance of ICC
on Import shipment
Evaluation w/o valid test report

Issuance of NO
Certificate of Exemption Covered
YES
Issuance of ICC

Conducts Inventory/inspection and sampling

Testing (BPSTC/Accredited Laboratories)

Evaluation of Test Result

YES

Complied Re-testing
NO
YES NO

Issuance of ICC Stickers

Denial of ICC application
(Re-export/Destroy)
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Issuance of ICC
on Import
shipment with
Application valid test report

Evaluation

Evaluation of Test Report

Proceed with Issuance of

Complied
NO ICC w/o valid test report
YES
Issuance of ICC & ICC Stickers

END

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Issuance of Certificate of
Exemption for products not
covered or for Import shipment
with PS Safety/Quality
Certification Mark

Application

Evaluation

Issuance of Certificate of Exemption

END

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Mabuhay! ICC Marks

DAO 05:2008
Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Scheme

ICC Stickers

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Mabuhay! ICC Applications Jan-June 2017

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ICC Applications Jan-June 2017

Number of ICC Applications

3,279 ICC Certificates

3,062 Certificate of Exemption

6,341 Total

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Mabuhay! PS Licenses as of July 2017

Number of PS Licenses
905 Local
1103 Foreign
2,008 Total

Number of Companies with PS licenses

582 Local
325 Foreign
907 Total
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PS Licenses as of July 2017

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Mabuhay! BUREAU OF
PHILIPPINE
STANDARDS

Thank you.
Standards and Conformance Portal:
www.bps.dti.gov.ph
E-mail:
bps@dti.gov.ph
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