According to Guy Ledoux, the EU ambassador to the Philippines, the Manila International Terminal can handle 1.5 million containers each year. With the implementation of customs automation, the EU and the Philippines will be more convenient. The EU is willing to support the Philippine Customs as a more modern and efficient organization.

The EU is the largest export market for ASEAN, and in 2010 ASEAN exported EUR 60 billion. From 2006 to 2010, the EU was also the largest single market in the Philippines;

In 2010, the Philippines exported 5.4 billion euros to the EU, which grew by more than 40%, of which electronic products exceeded 60%, transport equipment 7%, and textile garments 3%.

From 2007 to 2010, the EU provided 1.6 million euros of aid to the Philippine Customs through the Trade Related Technical Assistance Program.

The current "trade-related technical assistance program" is in the second stage (2008 to 2012) with a total budget of 7.5 million euros. The plan focuses on reducing the poor population of the Philippines through trade while assisting the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Philippines in "double trade in 2016." The plan, the Ministry of Agriculture's "catch export compliance with international food safety norms," ​​and the establishment of a medical laboratory to help the Philippines develop medical tourism.