BIR joins National Single Window trade platform

The Bureau of Internal Revenue has become one of the first two government agencies onboarded to the Department of Information and Communications Technology-led National Single Window–Integrated Trade Facilitation Platform, or NSW-ITFP.

The platform entered pilot go-live operation on June 19, 2026, with the BIR and the National Tobacco Administration as the first agencies onboarded.

As part of the onboarding, the BIR’s Electronic Authority to Release Imported Goods, or eATRIG, service was integrated into the platform after the successful completion of User Acceptance Testing.

The testing clearance paved the way for the pilot implementation of eATRIG within the National Single Window environment.

Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza said the initiative supports a whole-of-government approach to digitalization aimed at making public transactions easier and more efficient for businesses.

“President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed government agencies to streamline services, reduce bureaucratic delays, and accelerate digital transformation. Integrating eATRIG into the National Single Window helps us do exactly that under the Digital and Data Transformation pillar of the BIR DARES Reform Agenda and supports our ongoing efforts to make compliance simpler and government services more efficient,” he said.

Mendoza thanked the DICT for leading the development and rollout of the National Single Window.

He also cited the Department of Finance for policy guidance and support, as well as the BIR technical teams working on the project.

“We identified eATRIG as one of the Bureau’s priority digitalization projects for 2026 because of its direct impact on importers, manufacturers, logistics providers, and other businesses involved in international trade. Through the NSW-ITFP, eATRIG will help replace the manual ATRIG process with a more efficient, standardized, and secure digital workflow,” Commissioner Mendoza said.

The NSW-ITFP is a centralized digital platform that enables the submission, processing, and exchange of trade-related permits and regulatory documents through a single electronic gateway.

The platform supports the Philippines’ commitment to the ASEAN Single Window and is being implemented by the DICT through a public-private partnership arrangement, according to the DICT.

The DICT formally began the NSW-ITFP project under Executive Order No. 482, series of 2005, which created the National Single Window Task Force to advance trade facilitation in the country, according to the National Tobacco Administration.

The PPP Center said the NSW-ITFP project was structured under a build-operate-transfer scheme and was submitted under Republic Act No. 11966, or the PPP Code of the Philippines.

The platform is expected to onboard 72 Trade Regulatory Government Agencies in phases.

The phased rollout aims to build a fully integrated digital trade ecosystem for the country.

As more agencies and services are connected to the platform, businesses are expected to benefit from faster processing, fewer repetitive submissions, better coordination among government offices and more predictable trade-related transactions.

The BIR’s eATRIG integration is expected to directly affect importers, manufacturers, logistics providers and other businesses involved in international trade.

The ATRIG process is a key clearance mechanism tied to the release of certain imported goods, with the Bureau of Customs previously issuing guidance on the processing of BIR-issued ATRIG documents.

The BIR has also issued circulars in recent years clarifying which imported goods no longer require ATRIG, reflecting continuing efforts to reduce delays in trade processing.