G/TBT/N/TZA/766  
9 May 2022  
(22-3587) 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: info@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):  Carpets 
and other textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, whether or not made up, 
including "Kelem", "Schumacks", "Karamanie" and similar hand -woven rugs. (HS code(s): 
5702); Home textiles. Linen (ICS code(s): 97.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TDC 3 (1146) 
CD3, Textiles — Woven Table cloths — Specification, First Edition; (6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania standard specifies the requirements, test 
methods and sampling plan for woven table cloth. It covers all clo ths used during meals 
such as table mats, table covers, table runners and napkins.  
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 off numerical values.  
• TZS 21 Textiles - Woven or knitted fabrics - Determination of mass per unit length 
and - per unit area.  
• TZS 22 Textiles - Woven Fabrics Determination of breaking load and extension.  
• TZS 23 Textile - Tests for colour fastness, -Colour fastness to light: Xenon arc.  
• TZS 24 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to washing: Test 4.  
• TZS 26 Textiles - Determination of conductivity, pH, water -soluble matter, 
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  • TZS 27 Textiles: Determination of dimensional changes of fabrics by cold water 
immersion.  
• TZS 40 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to light: Daylight.  
• TZS 44 Textiles - Tests Woven or knitted fabrics - Determination of length and 
width.  
• TZS 138 Textiles - Test for colour fastness to rubbing.  
• TZS 529 Textiles - Test for colour fastness to dry cleaning.  
• TZS 531 Textiles – Test for colour fastness to water spotting.  
• TZS 2709 Packaging – Flexible Pl astic Packaging Material – Specification.  
• ISO 13937 – 1 Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of 
tear force using ballistic pendulum method (Elmendorf)  
• SANS 1261 – 1, Performance requirements for retail textiles, Part 1 - Household 
piece goods and articles.  
• IS 3773 – Textiles – Napkins and Table cloth, cotton khadi, bleached – 
Specifications.  
• TZS 1423, Textile upholstery fabric specifications.  
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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