Under Chief Executive's Order No. 109/2025, the import, export, and transshipment of 14 mercury-added products identified in the Minamata Convention on Mercury and its related amendments are prohibited. The ban covers mercury-added cosmetics such as skin-lightening soaps and creams.

Exemptions are allowed for eye cosmetics that contain mercury as a preservative when no safe and effective alternatives are available, as well as for mercury-added products used for research, instrument calibration, or as reference standards.