DRAFT UGANDA STANDARD  
  DUS 2368  
First  Edition  
2021-mm-dd 
 
 
 Reference number  
DUS 2368:2021  
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Hand woven b askets — Specification  
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  2 
4.1 General requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
4.2 Specific Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........................  2 
4.2.1  Materials  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  2 
4.2.2  Size/Dimensions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 3 
4.3 Dimensional change  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............................  3 
4.4 Colour fastness  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 3 
4.5 Restricted colorants  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............................  3 
5 Packaging  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  3 
6 Labelling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  4 
6.1 Marking on each basket  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  4 
6.2 Marking on bulk package  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  4 
7 Sampling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  4 
Annex  A (Normative)  List of banned amines  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 5 
Annex  B (Normative)  List of dye stuffs prohibited  ................................ ................................ ........................  7 
Annex  C (Informative)  Types of weaving techniques  ................................ ................................ ....................  8 
A.1 Techniques used to weave baskets  ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 8 
A.1.1  Coiled  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  8 
A.1.2  Twined  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  8 
A.1.3  Woven  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  8 
A.1.4  Plaiting  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  9 
Bibliography  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  10 
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 Foreword  
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a parastatal under the Ministry of Trade , Industry and 
Cooperatives established under Cap 327 , of the Laws of Uganda , as amended .  UNBS is mandated to co -
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The committee responsible for this document is Technical Committee UNBS /TC 311-Crafts and related 
products  
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 Handwoven Bask ets — Specification  
1 Scope   
This d raft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and tes t methods for handwoven baskets . The 
standard  applies to handwoven bask ets used for shopping, decoration and storage .  
2 Normative references   
The following ref erenced documents referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content 
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated 
references, the latest edition of the referenced document  (including any amendments) applies.  
ISO 14389, Textiles — Determination of the phthalate content — Tetrahydrofuran method  
ISO 16373 -2, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 2: General method for the determination of extractable dyestuffs 
including allergenic and ca rcinogenic dyestuffs (method using pyridine -water)  
ISO 16373 -3, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 3: Method for determination of certain carcinogenic dyestuffs 
(method using triethylamine/methanol)  
US ISO 105 B02, Textiles — Colour fastness, Part B02: Determinat ion of colour fastness to artificial light:  
Xenon arc fading lamp test  
US ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C10: Colour fastness to washing with soap or 
soap and soda  
US ISO 105 -X12, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: C olour fastness to rubbing  
US ISO 22198, Textiles — Fabrics — Determination of width and length  
US ISO 5077, Textiles – Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying  
US.ISO 11212 -1, Starch and derived products —Heavy metals content — Part 1: Det ermination of arsenic 
content by atomic absorption spectrometry  
US.ISO 11212 -2, Starch and derived products — Heavy metals content — Part 2: Determination of mercury 
content by atomic absorption spectrometry  
US.ISO 11212 -3, Starch and derived products — Heavy metals content — Part 3: Determination of lead 
content by atomic absorption spectrometry with electrothermal atomization  
US.ISO 11212 -4, Starch and derived products — Heavy metals content — Part 4: Determination of cadmium 
content by atomic absorption spectrometry with electrothermal atomization  
  
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 3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.  
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp   
3.1  
basket  
a handwoven container  made from either natural material o r man -made material used for different purposes 
such as storage, decoration and carriage among others.  
3.2 
dye 
natural or synthetic substance soluble in water used to add a colour to or change the  colour of fibre.  
4 Requirements  
4.1 General requirements  
4.1.1  Materials used for making handwoven baskets , shall not have any adverse effect on human health 
and the environment.  
4.1.2 Materials used to make handwoven baskets intended for handling food products shall be non-toxic. 
4.1.3 Materials  used for making handwoven baskets shall be clean and dry. 
4.1.4 The fibres shall be flexible and tightly woven . 
4.1.5  Hand woven baskets  shall be free from any weaving defects such as holes, tears, floats, crushed 
selvedge s, spots and stains.  
4.1.6 The e dges  shall be secured tightly enough such that the basket  cannot be easily undone and have no 
excessive distortions such as waves . 
4.1.7  The base of the basket shall be flat and firm enough to allow the basket to stand on its own . 
4.1.8 The handwoven basket  shall be made  to the specifications of the buyer in terms of design, pattern, 
dimensions/size, colour unless otherwise stated.  
4.1.9  The li ds shall fit tightly and the handles shall be attached securely on the baskets.  
4.1.10  Baskets  should be free from any o bjectionable odour . 
4.1.1 1 Products prone to insect attack should be fumigated or treated in any other means to protect their 
integrity . The chemicals used for fumigation should be safe to the users and the environment.  
4.2 Specific  Requirement s 
4.2.1 Material s  
Baskets shall be made from natural or synthetic materials used as one or combined raw materials such as 
sisal, banana fibres, swa mp grasses, sweet grass fibres, bamboo, bamboo leaves, palm leaves, water 
hyacinth fibres, raffia, plastics, bark cloth, threads, dry banana leaves, cotton waste, millet straw, recycled 
materials among others.  DUS 2368 :2021  
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 4.2.2  Size/Dimensions  
The size of the basket shall be as agreed between the manufacturer/supplier and buyer unless otherwise . The 
dimensions shall be indicated on the identification label and t his shall be tested in accordance with US ISO 
22198. A tolerance of ±5 percent shall be permitted.  
4.3 Dimens ional change  
The dimensional change of handwoven baskets  shall not be more than 5 % (for both shrinkage and 
elongation) when tested in accordance with US ISO 5077  
4.4 Colour fastness  
Table 1 — Colour  fastness requirements for handwoven baskets  
S/N Agency  Numerical rating  Test method  
Colour change  Staining  
i) Light  4-5 - US ISO 105 B02  
ii) Washing  3-4 3-4 US ISO 105 -C10 
iii) Rubbing  
(min)  dry - 4 US ISO 105 -X12 
wet - 3 
 
4.5 Restricted colorants  
4.5.1 Where colorants have been applied on the baske t, the dyed basket  shall not contain dyestuffs 
specified in ISO 16373 -2 and ISO 16373 -3 and pthalates detected and quantified in accordance with ISO 
14389 shall not be more than 0.1 % by mass  
4.5.2 The aromatic amine s and dyes listed in Annex A and B shall  not be used.  
4.5.3 The limits for heavy metals  shall comply with the require ments given in Table 2  when tested in 
accordance with test methods specified therein  
Table 2  — Volume of heavy metal contamination  
Heavy metal  Criteria  
mg/kg  Test Method  
Lead  1 ISO 11212 -3 
Mercury  0.02 ISO 11212 -2 
Cadm ium 0.1 ISO 11212 -4 
Arsenic  1 ISO 11212 -1 
5 Packaging  
The handwoven baskets  shall be suitably packed individually or in bulk, as agreed to between the buyer and 
the seller, care being ta ken to see that the pile o f baskets  is not deformed when packed.   
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 6 Labelling  
6.1 Marking on each basket  
Each basket  shall be legibly and indelibly marked  or a label shall be attached with it giving the following 
particulars or in accordance with the agreement between the buyer and the seller  
a) name of the product  such as storage  basket ; 
b) manufacturer’s name, trade mark or any other identification mark ; 
c) material (s) used  such as banana midrib , sisal;  
d) size or dimensions ; 
e) care instructions; and  
f) Country of origin.  
6.2 Marking on bulk package  
The following information shall be marked on each b ulk package : 
a) name of th e product;  
b) manufacturer’s name, trade mark or any other identification mark ; 
c) number of pieces in the bulk package;  
d) gross mass ; and 
e) Country of origin.  
7 Sampling  
7.1 All the handwove n baskets of the same type of raw material or intended combination of raw materials, 
size, design and from the same manufacturer shall constitute a lot.  
7.2 The hand woven baskets shall be sel ected at random from the lot.  
7.3 Sample size shall be in accorda nce with Table 3. 
Table 3 — Scale of sampling for conformity for handwoven products  
Lot size  Sample size  
Up to 10  2 
11─20 3 
21─30 4 
30─40 5 
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 Annex  A 
(Normative)  
 
List of banned amine s 
SN Aromatic Amine  CAS number (Chemical Abstract Service  
Number)  
1 Biphenyl -4-ylamine 4 -aminobiphenyl xenylamine  92-67-1 
2 benzidine  92-87-5 
3 4-chloro -o-toluidine  95-69-2 
4 2-naphthylamine  91-59-8 
5 o-aminoazotoluene  
4-amino - 2’,3dimethylazobenzene  
4-o-tolylazo -o-toluidine  97-56-3 
6 5-nitro-o-toluidine  99-55-8 
7 4-chloroaniline  106-47-8 
8 4-methoxy -m-phenylenediamine  615-05-4 
9 4,4’-methylenedianiline   
4,4’-diaminodiphenylmethane  101-77-9 
10 3,3’-dichlorobenzidine   
3,3’-dichlorobiphenyl -4,   
4’-ylenediamine  91-94-1 
11 3,3’-dimethoxybenzidine odianis idine  119-90-4 
12 3,3’-dimethylbenzidine   
4,4’-bi-o-toluidine  119-93-7 
13 4,4’-methylenedi -o-toluidine  838-88-0 
14 6-methoxy -m-toluidine pcresidin  120-71-8 
15 4,4’-methylene -bis-(2-chloro -aniline)   
2,2’-dichloro -4,4’-methylene -dianiline  101-14-4 
16 4,4’-oxydianiline  101-80-4 
17 4,4’-thiodianiline  139-65-1 
18 o-toluidine   
2-aminotoluene  95-53-4 
19 4-methyl -m-phenylenediamine  95-80-7 
20 2,4,5 -trimethylaniline  137-17-7 
21 o-anisidine  90-04-0 
22 2-methoxyaniline   
66-76-3 
 
23 4-aminoazobenzene pam inoazobenzene  60-09-3  
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 24 2,4-xylidine  95-68-1 
25 2,6-xylidine  87-62-7 
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 Annex  B 
(Normative)  
 
List of dye stuffs prohibited  
SN C.I. Generic Name  Structure C.I.No.  
1 Acid Orange  45  22195  
2 Acid Red  4  14710 
3 Acid Red  5  14905  
4 Acid Red  24  16140  
5 Acid Red  26  16150  
6 Acid Red  73  27290  
7 Acid Red  85  22245  
8 Acid Red  114  23635  
9 Acid Red  11  27200  
10 Acid Red  116  26660  
11 Acid Red  128  24125  
12 Acid Red  148  26665  
13 Acid Red  150  27190  
14 Acid Red  158  20530  
15 Acid Red  167   
16 Acid Red  264  18133  
17 Acid Red  265  18129  
18 Acid Red  420   
19 Acid Violet 12  18075  
20 Acid Violet 49  42640  
21 Acid Brown 415   
22 Acid Brown 29   
23 Acid Brown 94  30336  
24 Acid Brown 131   
25 Acid Brown 132  
26 Acid Brown 209   
27 Azoic Diazo Component 11  37085  
28 Azoic Diazo Component 12  37105  
29 Azoic Diazo Component 48  37235  
30 Azoic Diazo Component 112  37225  
31 Azoic Diazo Component 113  37230  
  
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 Annex  C 
(Informative)  
 
Types of weaving techniques  
A.1 Techniques used to weave baskets  
Handwoven baskets may be weaved using some of the following techniques:  
A.1.1  Coiled  
A core (bundle of strands or rods) are stitched into a spiralling oval or round form.  There are many kinds of 
materials and stitch types that can be used for the core bundles or stitching.  
 
A.1.2  Twined  
Two or more flexible elements encircle a base. Pairing and waling are specific types of twining. Materials can  
vary from flexible native naturals to waxed linen, cordage, or other fibres  
 
 
A.1.3  Woven  
Rigid stakes or spokes create a warp, and more pliable materials are woven in and out to create a weft. 
Materials can be flat or round a nd either natural or human -made.  
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A.1.4  Plaiting  
Stakes and weavers are the same material. They are woven together in either a diagonal or horizontal/vertical 
orientation in plain or twill weaves as shown below . 
 
 
 
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 Bibliography  
[1] DRS 165:2020, Hand woven products — Part 1: General requirements  
[2] IS 3053, Cane baskets for general purposes  
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 Certification marking  
Products that conform to Uganda standards may be marked with Uganda National Bureau of Standards 
(UNBS) Certificati on Mark shown in the figure below.  
The use of the UNBS Certification Mark is governed by the Standards Act, and the Regulations made 
thereunder. This mark can be used only by those licensed under the certification mark scheme operated by 
the Uganda Nation al Bureau of Standards and in conjunction with the relevant Uganda Standard. The 
presence of this mark on a product or in relation to a product is an assurance that the goods comply with the 
requirements of that standard under a system of supervision, cont rol and testing in accordance with the 
certification mark scheme of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards. UNBS marked products are 
continually checked by UNBS for conformity to that standard.  
Further particulars of the terms and conditions of licensing  may be obtained from the Director, Uganda 
National Bureau of Standards.  
 
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