G/TBT/N/TZA/770  
9 May 2022  
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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):  
Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered  or laminated. (HS code(s): 
5603); Textile fabrics (ICS code(s): 59.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TDC 3 (1141) 
CD3,Textiles — Non-woven fabrics — Specification,First Edition; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Descri ption of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements and 
test methods for non -woven fabrics for the following applications; hygiene, upholstery, 
apparel and medical.  
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 22 Textiles - Woven Fabrics Determination of breaking load an d extension.  
• TZS 24 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to washing: Test 4.  
• TZS 40 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to light: Daylight.  
• TZS 138 Textiles - Test for colour fastness to rubbing.  
• TZS 531 Textiles: Test for colour fastness to dry cleaning.  G/TBT/N/TZA/770  
 
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  • TZS 2584 -1:2019/ISO 9073 -1: 1989 Textiles – Test methods for nonwovens – 
Part 1 - Determination for mass per unit area.  
• TZS 2584 -3:2019/ISO 9073 -3: 1989 Textiles – Test methods for nonwovens – 
Part 3 - Determination of tensile strength and elongation.  
• ISO 6940, Textile fabrics — Burning behaviour — Determination of ease of ignition 
of vertically oriented specimens.  
• ISO 6941, Textile fabrics — Burning behaviour — Measurement of flame spread 
properties of ver tically oriented specimens  
• SANS 1394 -2, Duvets and pillows Part 2: Synthetic fibre filled.  
• TZS 2303, Textiles – Non-woven bags – Specification  
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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