Philippines NTC Certification: Standards Procedure that Must Be Met for Certification

The Philippines is one of the promising countries for the technology market in Southeast Asia. Therefore, if you’re one of the ICT product manufacturers who wants to market your product to the Philippines, it is important to obtain NTC certification.

NTC is the National Telecommunication Commission of the Philippines. By obtaining NTC certification, you can sell your product to the Philippines legally.

This article will give you information on the Philippines NTC certification process as a standard procedure for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products.

Philippines NTC Certification Process

The Philippine NTC certification does not require local testing. Instead, product approval can be obtained through a simplified documentation process, which includes reviewing existing Radio Frequency (RF) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) reports.

This approach allows for the acceptance of international standards, such as CE, FCC, ANATEL, and others, as part of the certification requirements. This flexibility enables products already certified in other markets to gain approval in the Philippines without needing additional local testing.

The following steps must be performed to obtain the NTC Type Approval certificate of homologation:

1. Letter of Authorization signed by the manufacturer
2. Issuance of Local Supplier accreditation to the NTC
3. Sample shipment to an NTC-accredited lab
4. In-country Type testing by an NTC-accredited laboratory (RF/EMC/Safety…)
5. Documentation issuance to NTC
6. NTC review and assessment of the technical documentation and test reports issued by the supplier for further process approval
7. NTC Type Approval Certificate issuance
8. NTC Type Approval Product Marking

Certification classification

NTC certification is categorized into two types: Type Approval and Type Acceptance:

1. Type Approval: Applies to telecommunication products, such as telephones and fax machines.
2. Type Acceptance: Applies to wireless products.

NTC recognizes CE, FCC, IC, C-tick, and other standard EMC, RF, and TELECOM test reports, as well as CB and NB-approved safety reports.

Philippines NTC certification requirements

To obtain NTC certification there are several requirements that must be met, including:

1. Letter of Authorization (LoA);
2. Declaration of Product Specification with photo, description, and RF feature;
3. Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity (DoC)
4. Safety Test report (optional)
5. EMC test report
6. RF test report

Meeting the NTC certification requirements is an important step for telecommunications and electronic equipment manufacturers to ensure that their products are ready to be marketed in the Philippines.

Following the NTC certification process can guarantee the safety and quality of their products. For those of you who want further information regarding requirements or assistance in the certification process, you can directly contact the laboratory or experienced Type Approval Certification services for ICT Products.