On June 22, 2024, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of the Philippines, together with the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS), officially issued the New Regulations on Safety Control of Elevator and Escalator Products, which standardized and upgraded the whole process of access, import and operation of elevator products in the Philippine market. The core contents include: First, it is clarified that all complete elevator machines, traction machines, safety gears, buffers and control cabinets entering the Philippine market must obtain mandatory BPS certification, and the original temporary exemption policy for some parts is cancelled. Second, tighten the inspection at import ports. The customs must conduct 100% verification of the BPS certificate, certificate of origin and type test report of imported elevators, and products with inconsistent certificates will be directly returned. Third, strengthen the annual inspection requirements for in-use elevators. All in-use elevators must carry out a BPS standard compliance inspection once a year, and elevators that fail to meet the standards must be shut down for rectification immediately. Fourth, it is clarified that elevator maintenance units must obtain the official qualification license of the Philippines, maintenance personnel must work with certificates, and at least one routine maintenance must be carried out every month. The new regulation has a 6-month transition period and was officially implemented on January 22, 2025.