The Strategic Trade Management Office (STMO) begun authorizations for exports of strategic goods on 1 July 2020 under Republic Act no. 10697, also known as the Strategic Trade Management Act.
The authorization scheme initially focuses on export activities and will in future gradually be expanded to cover other types of activities, such as transit/transshipment, re-export, reassignment, related services, and importation.
Exporters of strategic goods must first register with the STMO before filing an application for authorization. There are three types of authorization, depending on the number of destinations or end-users. As of this time, only individual and global authorizations can be applied for, because the guideline for general authorizations is not yet available.