Philippine Product Certification

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The Product Certification Division, also known as Action Team 5 (AT5) is headed by a Division Chief and is backed by technically competent Product Managers and 3 Technical Support Staff.   With the aim of providing confidence to products through an independent assurance of quality and safety, AT5 operates the Product Certification Scheme as follows:

• Philippine Standard (PS) Quality Certification Mark License Scheme and

• Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Scheme

 

Under the PS Scheme, BPS issues a license to use the PS Mark to a company after its products have been determined, through audits, as meeting the requirements of the applicable Philippine National Standards (PNS). 

On the other hand, importers of products covered by mandatory PNS are issued the ICC  and allowed to use the ICC Mark after their import shipments (on a per Bill of Lading basis)  have been evaluated by BPS as meeting the requirements of the applicable standard.  Import shipments are subjected to sampling and testing.

Scope of Product Certification

• Building and construction materials

• Electrical and electronic home appliances

• Chemical products

• Consumer products

• Fresh and processed food

 

Department Administrative Order No. 01, Series of 1997: Revised Rules and Regulations concerning the Philippine Standard (PS) Quality and/or Safety Certification Mark Scheme.

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BPS operates a product certification scheme under which a manufacturer obtains a license to use the Philippines Standard (PS) Quality and/or Safety Marks for its capability to consistently manufacture products in accordance with a specific Philippine National Standard (PNS) or an internationally accepted foreign standard.

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PS (Philippine Standard) Quality and/or Safety Certification Marks

                         

BPS issues the PS License to a manufacturer whose product has successfully passed the requirements of a PNS.  With the license, the manufacturer affixes the PS Mark on his product or product package.

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The PS Quality Mark can be found on locally manufactured products and some foreign supplied products. It assures consumers that the product they are buying conform to the specific Philippine National Standard or to an internationally accepted foreign standard.
 
The PS Safety Mark, on the other hand, when found on a product, especially a household appliance or electrical products, guarantees the product’s conformance to relevant safety requirements.

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Department Administrative Order No. 05, Series of 2001: Revised Rules and Regulations concerning the Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Certification Scheme.

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Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Mark

 

For imported products, the BPS runs the Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Certification Scheme. Under the scheme, ICCs are issued to importers whose shipments have been found to conform to the requirements of the specific Philippine National Standards or relevant and acceptable international or foreign standards. In addition to satisfactory test results of import shipments, BPS conducts random checks at market outlets to make sure that imported products consistently meet the requirements of the applicable Philippine standard.