G/TBT/N/TZA/1006  
4 August 2023  
(23-5304) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Leather 
products (ICS code(s): 59.140.35)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TDC 11 CD2 
(1941),Leather – Safety boots and safety shoes — Specification, First edition; (15 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard Specifies the requireme nts, and 
test methods for leather safety boots and safety shoes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
TZS 4 Rounding of numerical values.  
TZS 188, Hides, Skin and Leather glossary of terms  
TZS 26, Determination of conductivity, pH, water soluble matter, chloride and sulphate 
in aqueous extracts.  
TZS 138, Textiles  - Method for determination of colour fastness of textile materials to 
rubbing  
TZS 280, Textiles - Method for determination of colour fastness of textile material to 
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  TZS 193, Vegetable tanned sole – Specification  
TZS 195, Leather - Chemical tests – Determination of matter soluble in Dichloromethane 
and free fatty acid content.  
TZS 196 Leather, Determination of pH and difference figure of an aqueous extract.  
TZS 200, Leather – Determination of nitrogen content and "Hide substance" – Titrimetric 
method.  
TZS 205 Leather — Physical testing — Measurement of thickness  
TZS 208, Leather – Determination of tear strength  
TZS 211 Leather - Determination of colour fastness to – and – fro rubbing (wet and dry).  
ISO 3376, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of tensile strength 
and percentage elongation.  
TZS 3574, Leather — Chemical determination of chromium(VI) content in leather.  
ISO 11641, Leather — Tests for colour fastness — Colour fastness to perspiration - adopt. 
ISO 23910, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Measurement of stitch tear 
resistance - adopt.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Contact person(s):  
Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer) and Mr. Clavery Chausi  
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O Box 9524  
Dar Es Salaam  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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