Uganda PVoC reinstated from 3rd December 2012

Exporting to Uganda? Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) to Standards Programme to be reinstated from 3rd December 2012.

As you may be aware in November 2010 the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) suspended the Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) to Standards Programme.

Intertek has received official notification from UNBS that this programme will now recommence from 1st November 2012 and will be fully enforced from 3rd December 2012.

The PVoC is in place to assure Ugandan consumers of the quality and safety of imported goods. The PVoC programme covers the verification of all ‘Regulated Products’ to be in compliance with the Uganda/ other approved standards on the basis of which a Certificate of Conformity (CoC) is issued.

Intertek has been awarded a contract by the UNBS to issue this certificate.

The CoC is needed to ensure customs clearance of shipments in Uganda. Obtaining the CoC also confirms that the products comply with the relevant Ugandan technical regulations and/or national, regional or international standards. Failure to present this certificate can result in severe delays in Customs clearance, penalities or even shipments being returned to the country of export.

Intertek signs new 5 year contract to support SONCAP

Intertek has signed a new contract to support The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Conformity Assessment Programme, which aims to improve the quality and safety of goods being exported to Nigeria and protect its citizens from substandard and dangerous goods.

Intertek, the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide and leading provider of Conformity Assessment Programmes services for Nigeria and the rest of world, signed the five year contract to continue to provide certification services in line with the Nigerian Conformity Assessment Programme (SONCAP).

The programme, which has been in place since 2005, was implemented to improve the quality and safety of goods being exported to Nigeria and to protect its citizens from substandard and dangerous goods. It requires that every consignment of regulated products being exported to Nigeria meets both international and local standards and that exporters obtain a Certificate of Conformity which enables Customs clearance. Samples are also taken at the country of origin and the container duly sealed to prevent tampering and substitution of products to further strengthen the programme.

Intertek, the longest serving and most experienced provider of Conformity Assessment Programmes services worldwide, has been approved by SON to issue the mandatory Certificates of Conformity.

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Intertek is registered and approved by GOIEC to issue the Certificate of Inspection for Exports to Egypt

The Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade in Egypt have recently issued two decrees which come into effect from 31st March 2012

• 626/2011
• 660/2011

These decrees implement new import regulations for Textiles, Garments, Carpets, Footwear and Bags. Compliance to these regulations involve obtaining Certificate of Inspection (CoI) for each shipment containing these regulated products.  CoI  can only be issued by an ISO 17020 accredited inspection body, approved and registered by GOIEC. 

Intertek is registered and approved by GOIEC to issue the Certificate of Inspection.

Exporters are advised that shipments of regulated products will require a Certificate of Inspection for clearance through Egyptian Customs at all Egyptian ports and border entry points. Regulated product consignments have to be verified for compliance to relevant E gyptian  sanctioned standards and essential requirements. The compliance verification process will involve physical inspection of the consignment and if necessary, sample selection for testing purposes  or submission of test reports .  Exporters who already use Intertek for quality and safety testing of these types of goods can expand the scope of their testing to include these new requirements.

Intertek is qualified, in line with the ministerial requirements to review and analyze shipments containing these products in conjunction with applicable Egyptian Standard and issue a Certificate of inspection (Coi) that will be formally recognized by Egypt Customs Authorities.

Tanzania PVoC starts 1st February 2012

The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) officially confirms requirement of COC in compliance with the new Tanzania-PVoC from 1st February 2012.

On the 7th December 2011, Intertek signed a formal contract with The Tanzania National Bureau of Standard (TBS) to become one of its PVoC service providers. The start date of the programme has now been confirmed as the 1st February 2012.

Exporters are advised that shipments of regulated products having a Bill of Lading date (B/L date) greater than or equal to 1st February 2012, will require a Certificate of Conformity for clearance through Tanzanian Customs at all Tanzanian ports and border entry points.