TANZANIA - Delmas

TANZANIA >> Regulation OverviewWaiver ControlA waiver is not necessary. BSC / CTN is not required.Pre-Shipment Verification Conformity Program (PvoC)Tanzania’s Bureau of Standards (TBS) has appointed SGS to implement a Pre-Shipment Verification ofConformity (PVoC) program with effect from January 1, 2012.ContactsSGS Tanzania Superintendence Co. Ltd.5th FloorGolden Jubilee TowersOhio Street PO Box 2249Dar es Salaam – TanzaniaDirect line: +255 222 136 350Office: + 255 222 136 340 / +255 222 136 341 +255 222 126 348Mobile: +255 767 811 147Email: gis.tanzania@sgs.comTo view SGS’s datasheet on Tanzanian import please click here.Under the PVoC program, all regulated products to be imported to Tanzania will undergo verification and testingin the country of supply and a Certificate of Conformity (CoC) will be issued to demonstrate that they meet therequirements of the applicable national standards or approved equivalents and technical regulations. The CoCwill be mandatory for Customs clearance.The TBS has introduced the PCA Program to protect the country, consumers and local manufacturers from:Substandard products that may endanger public health, safety or the environmentCounterfeit or unsafe productsUnfair competition from imported goods which do not comply with the approved standardsProducts regulated under this program include:Toys and childcare productsElectrical and electronic productsAutomotive productsChemical and household products (furniture, paper products)Mechanical materials and gas appliancesFood and agricultural productsSelected safety equipmentUsed productsThere are 3-potential routes to PVoC certification depending on conditions including, but not exclusively: the typeof product; its homogeneity; the frequency of shipments; and, the manufacturer’s quality management system.The information given has been given in good faith and believed to be correct at the time of writing.Please verify these facts with other relevant sources before using this as the basis of any action taken as we regret we cannotaccept liability for any consequences due to inaccuracies in this information.DELMAS Marketing 03/07/13 I CMA-CGM Group Company