G/TBT/N/TZA/763  
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):  - - With 
outer surface of leather or of composition leather (HS code(s): 420211); Raw skin s, hides 
and pelts (ICS code(s): 59.140.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DC 3 (1332) 
CD3, Textiles — Travelling Bags – Part 2: Handbag type — Specification, First Edition  
,; (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies requirements and test 
methods for handbag type of travel bag made of textile fabrics, leather or plastic 
materials.  
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. d) 27, 
Textiles determination of dimensional changes of fabrics by cold water immersion  
TZS 40, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness to light: D aylight.  
TZS 43, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Fastness to washing: Test 1.  
TZS 44, Textiles - Woven or knitted fabrics - Determination of length and width.  
TZS 138, Textile -test for colour fastness to rubbing.  G/TBT/N/TZA/763  
 
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  TZS 280, Textiles – Test for colour fastness – Colour fastness to perspiration.  
TZS 531, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to spotting: Water.  
TZS 1136, Textile – Zippers – Specification.  
TZS 1425, Textile - Sewing Threads Specification - Sewing threads made wholly or pa rtly 
from synthetic fibres.  
TZS 2510, Leather for upholstery – Specifications.  
TZS 2709 Packaging – Flexible Plastic Packaging Material – Specification.  
TZS 3200, Textile – Requirements for flat woven lining material.  
ISO 62, Plastics — Determination of water absorption. r) ISO 180, Plastics — 
Determination of Izod impact strength.  
ISO 527 -1, Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 1: General principles.  
ISO 898 -2, Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and  alloy steel — 
Part 2: Nuts with specified property classes — Coarse thread and fine pitch thread.  
ISO 13936 – 1, Textiles — Determination of the slippage resistance of yarns at a seam in 
woven fabrics — Part 1: Fixed seam opening method.  
ISO 13936 – 2, Textiles — Determination of the slippage resistance of yarns at a seam in 
woven fabrics — Part 2: Fixed load method.  
ISO 13937 - 1, Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of tear force 
using ballistic pendulum method (Elmendorf)  
Ks 274 6 - 2 Travel bags — Specification (First Edition) Part 2: Handbag type travel bags.  
Is 8518 – Specification for suitcase air travel  
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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