LIST OF REGULATORY AGENCIES

Regulatory Agency Goods Type of Permit

(From Column A) (From Column F)
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Cross-border transfer Authorization Letter from BSP
of local and foreign
currencies. Coins,
precious metals
Color reproduction
machines with 2,400
dpi or higher
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards Goods for organic
(BAFS) agriculture and Import Permit
fisheries industry
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Live and frozen meat Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS)
and meat products Import Clearance
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Fishery products Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS)
(BFAR) Import Clearance
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Excisable goods Authority to Release Imported Goods
Electrical and Import Commodity Clearance or
electronic appliances, Philippine Standard Quality Mark
Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) lighting, wiring License or Certificate of Exemption
devices, cables, (see column “Notes”)
mechanical – building
and construction
materials and other
goods that should
meet safety
standards
Bureau of Plants Industry (BPI) Fresh, live plant and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS)
plant products Import Clearance
Energy Resource and Development Bureau Coal, anthracite
(ERDB) Certificate of Compliance (COC)
Oil Industry Management Bureau (OIMB)
Certificate of Compliance (COC)
on Importation
Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) All goods that impact
environment Pre-Shipment Importation
Clearance (PSIC)
Forest Management Bureau (EMB) Chain saw and wood
products Authority to Import
DFA Importation of used
cars by Philippine Authority to Import
Foreign Service
personnel returning
to PH, for used by
Foreign Missions or
Diplomatic Corps,
international
organizations, UN
agencies
Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) Used vehicles – cars,
trucks Certificate of Authority to Import
(CAI)
Fertilizers. Pesticides
Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) and Certificate Authorizing
Importation of Pesticides (CAIP)
PNP – Firearms and Explosives Office: Firearms,
Explosives Management Division (FEO) ammunition, Permit to Import
explosives chemicals
for the manufacture
of explosives,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Drugs and substances
applied to human Valid License to Operate as
body, medical Distributor/ Importer of
Household/Urban Hazardous
devices
Substances and Notification of Toys
and Childcare Articles. Medicines
and products applied to human
body must have Certificate of
Product Registration.
Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Ships, high speed
crafts, tankers, Authority Acquire Ship through
Importation
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Color reproduction
machines with 2,400 Authority to Import
dpi or higher
(printers excluded)
National Telecommunications Commission Radio
(NTC) transmitters/receiver Permit to Import or Import
customer premises Clearance, if goods already at port
equipment –
equipment for
connection to public
telecommunication
networks –
cellphones
National Tobacco Administration (NTA) Leaf Tobacco and
Tobacco Products Authority to Import Leaf Tobacco
and Tobacco Products
Optical Media Board (OMB) Optical and magnetic
media products, Import Permit
manufacturing
equipment, parts and
accessories, and for
mastering,
manufacture or
replication of optical
media
Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation Electronic gaming
(PAGCOR) machines, slot
machine and tokens
and all gambling
paraphernalia
 Electronic gaming
Philippine Amusement Gaming machines, slot Import Permit
Corporation (PAGCOR) machine and tokens
and all gambling
paraphernalia
All controlled Special Permit for Controlled
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency substances and Precursors and Essential Chemicals
(PDEA) and Dangerous Drugs Board precursors (CPECs)
(DDB)
Nuclear and License and Certificate to Release
Philippine Nuclear Research Institute radioactive materials
(PNRI)
Raw sugar, refined
Sugar Regulatory Administration sugar, concentrates SRA Clearance
and similar products
with sugar