G/TBT/N/UGA/1232  
19 October 2020  
(20-7217) 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:  UGANDA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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 dif ferent from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Polyester 
blended yarn; Yarn of synthetic staple fibres (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for 
retail sale) (HS 5509); Yarns (ICS 59.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2261:2020, 
Textiles — Polye ster blended yarn — Specification, First Edition (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements of grey yarn 
(single and doubled) spun from a blend of polyester with cotton or viscose fibre.  
7. Objec tive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/UGA/1232  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. IS 171:1993, Textiles — Ring spun grey cotton yarn for weaving — Specification  
2. IS 13683:2006, Textiles — Ring spun grey cotton yarn — Specification  
3. IS 13684:2006, Textiles — Rotor spun grey cotton yarn — Specification  
4. ISO 2, Textiles — Designation of the direction of twist in yarns and rel ated 
products  
5. US ISO 2060, Textiles — Yarn from packages — Determination of linear density 
(mass per unit length) by the skein method  
6. ISO 2061, Textiles — Determination of twist in yarns — Direct counting method  
7. ISO 2062, Textiles — Yarns from packages — Determination of single -end 
breaking force and elongation at break using constant rate of extension (CRE) 
tester  
8. ISO 6741 -1, Textiles — Fibres and yarns — Determination of commercial mass 
of consignments — Part 1: Mass determination and calculations  
9. ISO 693 9, Textiles — Yarns from packages —Method of test for breaking 
strength of yarn by the skein method  
10. ISO 16549, Textiles — Unevenness of textile strands — Capacitance method  
11. ISO 17202, Textiles — Determination of twist in single spun yarns — 
Untwist/retwist method  
12. ASTM D2255, Standard test method for grading spun yarns for appearance  
13. ASTM D5647, Standard guide for measuring hairiness of yarns by the photo -
electric apparatus  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives  
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:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1 /2 
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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