To apply for the Philippines type approval, manufacturers must first determine a company that will be the certificate holder of their products. Based on the current rules, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) allows a foreign company to be an applicant for type approval certification in Philippines .
The NTC Office will indicate both manufacturers and applicants information when issuing the final version of the certificates. In most Philippines type approval cases, the applicant and manufacturer are usually the same entity. This makes the certification process easier.
However, if a manufacturer already has an official partner for the Philippine market, then NTC Office also still allows the certification applicant to be a different company from the manufacturer. For this case, NTC Office will ask manufacturers to issue a letter of authorization for the appointment of a different company to be an applicant for Philippines type approval.
Why We Care
Philippines is one of the countries in Southeast Asia that still allows foreign companies to become a certificate holder for type approval certification. It is definitely beneficial for the manufacturers, especially if the manufacturers still do not have a local company as a representative in the Philippines.
Nevertheless, the Philippines type approval process still needs to be carefully controlled, especially if the applicants of type approval certification are different from manufacturers. Therefore, to simplify the process of obtaining type approval certification in Philippines, you can feel free to contact Dimulti on the email info@narmadi.com.