Intertek awarded a further contract by KEBS to operate the PVoC programme on KEBS behalf

Intertek, the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, has been awarded a further contract by Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) to support its on-going Pre-Export Verification of Conformity Programme (PVoC) in providing certification service to exporters to Kenya. In addition KEBS has also expanded the country zones of responsibility for which Intertek can issue the mandatory Certificate of Conformity, allowing us to support more exporters in more countries. Intertek can now assist exporters to Kenya based in the following zones: • United Kingdom • China Region including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mongolia • India Subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Myanmar • Pakistan • Australia, New Zealand and Polynesia Islands • Central America and the Caribbean • USA and Canada • Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Denmark • UAE • Western Africa The PVoC programme verifies the conformity of all regulated products in the respective exporting countries, ensuring they comply with applicable national, regional or international standards and technical regulations, protecting the health, safety and environment of Kenya’s citizens from substandard imported goods. Exporters to Kenya are required to provide a Certificate of Conformity for Customs clearance and this is compulsory. This certificate can only be obtained from an Approved Inspection Body allocated for your country such as Intertek. If you have any questions on the requirements for Kenya please contact your local Intertek Country Office or visit www.intertek.com/government