What is involved in getting through with Conformity Assessment programme? The presentation talks about the cases of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

1. Conformity Assessment Programmes
Kenya|Tanzania|Uganda

2. Conformity Assessment Programme
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• Conformity Assessment Programmes ensure that products are
fully tested in a recognised laboratory and a certificate issued
before they are shipped to the client country. Testing is to
agreed national, or international standards.

3. Core elements of PVoC
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• Physical inspection is carried out before shipment
• Sampling, testing and analysis in accredited laboratories
• Quality audit of production process
• Documentary review of conformity with regulations
• Issuance of CoC or non-conformity report as per requirements

4. Approach to implementation
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• The Government instructs the National Standards Body in the
country to enforce specific standards of quality and safety on
imports and defines the list of products which must comply
• The Standards Body appoints Agency to undertake the testing
• Agency provides test services to exporters, and issues
certificates of conformity for products that pass the tests
• Agency's Certificate of Conformity is a mandatory document
required by Customs

5. PVoC
Case: Pre-export Verification of
Conformity of Kenya
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Article 5
WTO-TBT
Agreement
Kenya Bureau of
Standards (KEBS)
Verification
Partners
through
Verification as per Kenyan
technical regulations/
international standards and
technical regulations
• Messrs Bureau Veritas
• China Certification and Inspection Group
• Intertek International
• Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS)

6. PVoC
Case: Pre-export Verification of
Conformity of Uganda
FrontalRain Technologies Pvt Ltd.
Article 5
WTO-TBT
Agreement
Uganda National
Bureau of Standards
(UNBS)
Verification
Partners
through
Verification as per Ugandan
technical regulations/
international standards and
technical regulations
• SGS Uganda Limited
• Bureau Veritas
• Intertek International Limited

7. PVoC
Case: Pre-export Verification of
Conformity of Tanzania
FrontalRain Technologies Pvt Ltd.
Article 5
WTO-TBT
Agreement
Tanzania Bureau of
Standards (TBS)
Verification
Partners
through
Verification as per Tanzanian
technical regulations/
international standards and
technical regulations
• Bureau Veritas Tanzania
• SGS Tanzania Superintendence Co. Ltd

8. How important is PVoC?
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• Lack of either custom clearance document and Certificate of
Conformity may lead to rejection of commodity or fined heavily
• Regulated goods that are not accompanied by a CoC will be
subjected to destination inspection
• Fee for destination inspection is 15% of the CIF (Cost, Insurance
and Freight) value of the goods
• Goods inspected but found lacking are issued a Non Conformity
Report (NCR) and entry is completely denied

9. Certification Routes
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• Route A
• Ad Valorem fee of 0.500% of the FOB value of the goods
• This route necessitates that the goods being shipped are tested and undergo
physical inspection to ensure conformity to PVoC. Manufacturers or traders of
all products can opt for this route.

10. Certification Routes
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• Route B
• Ad Valorem fee of 0.45% of the FOB value of the goods
• TA fast track certification process only for goods that are of reasonable quality
• The registration is valid for a year -homogenous products are registered
• Registered products may only require physical inspection
• Testing may be carried out randomly

11. Certification Routes
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• Route C
• Ad Valorem fee of 0.25% of the FOB value of the goods
• Manufacturers who have in place a quality management system to regulate
their production/manufacturing processes
• Authorised PVoC agents will audit these production processes and licenses
• Audit according to ISO Guide 28: 2004
• Successful audit yields license that is valid for a year
• Limited testing during license period

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