NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
IMPLEMENTATION OF PRE EXPORT VERIFICATION OF CONFORMITY TO STANDARDS (PVOC) FOR GENERAL GOODS WITH CHINA CERTIFICATION GROUP INSPECTION CO., LTD
Zanzibar Bureau of Standards (ZBS) has started inspecting and verifying the quality of all goods destined to Zanzibar in countries of origin prior to shipment from 1st November 2016. This is done under the Pre Export Verification of Conformity to Standards (PVoC) programme.
ZBS wishes to inform all importers and the public in general that has enter in agreement with China Certification Group Inspection Co., Ltd (CCIC) to inspect all products for conformity to the requirements of applicable standards and technical regulation before shipment to Zanzibar. The goods which comply with the standard requirements will be issued Certificate of Conformity (CoC), starting in 15th May 2017.
All products which are not accompanied with CoC will be subjected to 15% penalty (CIF value) and then be subjected to Destination Inspection.
Goods that do not comply with the standard requirements will be re- exported to the country of origin or destructed at the owner’s cost.
To avoid this inconvenience, all importers are urged to ensure their goods are verified by one of the following ZBS PVoC partners:
1. China Certification Group Inspection Co., Ltd (CCIC)
2. Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS)
For more information, please contact:
Director General
Zanzibar Bureau of Standards
P. o. Box 1136
Tel: 255 24 2232225
Fax: 255 24 2232225
Email: info@zbs.go.tz
Zanzibar
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