Customs Governing Agency, Certificate Issuing Agency, and NSW Operating Agency representatives from all ten (10) ASEAN Member states met virtually during the 59th Meeting of the Working Group on Technical Matters for the ASEAN Single Window (ASW TWG).

The four-day meeting, which was attended by MISTG OIC Director Jonathan T. Soriano, MISTG ITO III Mr. Reginaldo P. Linang, and COO III Ms. Rhoan P. Escarmosa, discussed the progress of the initiatives under the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) and the National Single Window (NSW).

These initiatives included the live electronic exchange of ATIGA e-Form D (electronic Certificate of Origin) and the ASEAN Customs Declaration Document (ACDD) by the Philippines with other AMS using the ASW System. Other key highlights included consultation sessions with ASEAN Dialogue Partners (DPs) such as China, Japan, Korea, and the United States to explore the expansion of the ASW through the resolution of legal and technical issues.

The BOC, as Chair of the NSW Technical Working Group, would continue leading the implementation of the NSW and ASW in the country. It aims to join the end-to-end test of the electronic exchange of e-Phyto Certificate under the endorsed ASW 2022 priorities, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI).