The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) became one of the first two government agencies onboarded to the Department of Information and Communications Technology-led National Single Window–Integrated Trade Facilitation Platform (NSW-ITFP), which entered pilot go-live operation on June 19, 2026.
The BIR was onboarded alongside the National Tobacco Administration (NTA). As part of the onboarding, the Bureau’s Electronic Authority to Release Imported Goods (eATRIG) service was integrated into the platform following the successful completion of User Acceptance Testing (UAT), paving the way for its pilot implementation within the National Single Window environment.
Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza said that this is the kind of whole-of-government digitalization that will help make government 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.
The Commissioner also thanked the DICT for leading the development and rollout of the National Single Window, the Department of Finance for its policy guidance and support, and 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. Seventy-two Trade Regulatory Government Agencies are targeted to be onboarded in phases, building 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.###
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