G/TBT/N/TZA/768  
9 May 2022  
(22-3600) 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):  Bed linen, 
table linen, toilet linen and kitchen l inen. (HS code(s): 6302); Non -textile floor coverings 
(ICS code(s): 97.150)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TDC 3 (1143) 
CD3, Textiles — Floor Mats — Specifications, First Edition; (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Descriptio n of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard Specifies requirements, test 
methods and sampling plan of woven/knitted floor mat with or without cut -pile.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 24 Textiles -- Tests for colour fastness -- Part C10: Colour fastness to 
washing with soap or soap and sod  
• TZS 27, Textiles determination of dimensional changes of fa brics by cold water 
immersion.  
• TZS 40 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to light: Daylight.  
• TZS 44 Textiles – Tests for Woven or knitted fabrics - Determination of length and 
width.  
• TZS 137, Textiles - Determination of dimensional changes of woven and knitted 
fabrics and garments - Machine method.  G/TBT/N/TZA/768  
 
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  • TZS 138, Textile -test for colour fastness to rubbing.  
• TZS 531, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to spotting: Water.  
• ISO 1766 - Textile floor coverings — Determination of thickness of pile above the 
substrate  
• ISO 3018 - Textile floor coverings — Rectangular textile floor coverings — 
Determination of Dimensions  
• ISO 1763 - Textile floor coverings — Determination of number of tufts and/or loops 
per unit length and per unit area  
• ISO 8543 - Textile floor coverings — Methods for determination of mass  
• ISO 2551 - Textile floor coverings and textile floor coverings in tile form — 
Determination of dimensional changes due to the effects of varied water and heat  
conditions and distortion out of plane  
• ISO 2094 - Textile floor coverings — Determination of thickness loss under 
dynamic loading  
• ISO 4919 - Carpets — Determination of tuft withdrawal force  
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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