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The National Single Window Steering Committee recently convened a special meeting to review the progress of the country’s new NSW platform, which remains under development pending inter-agency coordination and technical validation
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The Committee discussed harmonization of trade-related regulatory requirements and the next steps to reduce costs, remove duplication, and improve cargo clearance efficiency
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Once operational, DICT said the NSW-Integrated Trade Facilitation Platform is envisioned to streamline import, export, and transit documentation through a unified submission system, replacing fragmented manual processes
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Last December, DICT and TradeX Network, Inc. signed the contract for the development and operation of NSW-ITFP
The National Single Window (NSW) Steering Committee recently convened a special meeting to review the progress of the country’s new NSW platform, which remains under development pending inter-agency coordination and technical validation.
The recent meeting also included a system demonstration of the NSW-Integrated Trade Facilitation Platform (NSW-ITFP) and discussion on harmonizing trade-related regulatory requirements—licenses, permits, and clearances—through a single online entry point, according to a post by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
The meeting was chaired by Finance secretary Frederick Go and DICT undersecretary David Almirol, with representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Department of Finance, Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Health, Department of Transportation, Department of Economy, Planning, and Development, Anti-Red Tape Authority, and Bureau of Customs.
DICT said members considered the next steps to reduce costs, remove duplication, and improve cargo clearance efficiency, aligned with the digitalization agenda.
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Once operational, DICT said the NSW-ITFP is envisioned to streamline import, export, and transit documentation through a unified submission system, replacing fragmented manual processes.
The NSW-ITFP will replace TradeNet, which currently serves as the country’s NSW. The NSW is the platform required to connect to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Single Window (ASW), a regional initiative to speed up cargo clearance and promote regional economic integration by enabling the electronic exchange of border documents among the ASEAN member states.
Last December, DICT and TradeX Network, Inc. have signed the contract for the development and operation of NSW-ITFP.
The joint venture of JAMC Holdings Corp. and Ascent Solutions Philippines Inc., now TradeX, submitted in February 2024 an unsolicited proposal for the NSW-ITFP and was awarded the contract for the project on November 21, 2025 after no comparative proposals were received until the November 13, 2025 deadline.
Phase 1 of the project will initially onboard 11 attached agencies of the DA to help traders and farmers digitally and safely conduct trade transactions.
According to the project information memorandum, the concession period for the project is 12 years, which will consist of a four-month installation period, and 11 years and eight months of operations and maintenance.
By implementing the ITFP under the NSW policy, the Philippines stands to gain at least three immediate impacts: reduction in time consumed in getting permits and facilitating trade, reduction in trade-related costs, and improvement in trade documentation.
