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Quality Assurance

Quality products ensure better health and safety for consumers.

Standardization

ZBS facilitates competitiveness and innovation in Global market.

Quality Control

For genuine infrastructures and environmental protection, fullfill the product requirements.

Pre - shipment verification

ZBS ensures imported products comply with the developed Zanzibar and International Standards.

Product Certification
The quality of products depends on the frequent inspection conducted in the manufacturing premises.

Testing

The good art of laboratory, equipment and devices build confidence to traders, consumers and stakeholders.

Training and Consultancy
With full enthusiasm, ZBS is dedicated to grow together with all stakeholders.

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)

3. Bureau Veritas (BV)

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