G/TBT/N/TZA/410  
12 March 2020  
(20-1944) 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  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  (HS: 6302, 
63041); Textile fibres (ICS 59.060), Home textiles. Linen (ICS 97.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and l anguage(s) of the notified document:  TDC4(6313) P3 
Textiles — Woven and knitted, flocked, flannelette sheets, sheeting and pillow cases, 
bedspread fabrics and bedspreads — Specification (6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzani a Standard specifies performance 
requirements and test methods for the following: Woven cotton sheeting, sheets and 
pillowcases; Woven sheeting, sheets and pillowcases of polyester -and-cotton or other 
synthetic -and-cellulosic fibre blends; Woven flannelett e sheeting, sheets and pillowcases; 
Woven bedspread fabrics and bedspreads; Warp -knitted sheeting, sheets and pillowcases.  
These requirements apply to the length and width directions for those properties where 
fabric direction is pertinent.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
TZS 21, Textiles – Determination of mass per unit length and per unit area of knitted or 
woven fabric  
TZS 26, Textiles – Determination of conductivity, pH, water soluble matter, chloride and 
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  TZS 40, Textiles – Determination of colour fastness – colour fastness to daylight  
TZS 44, Textiles – Determination of length and width of fabrics  
TZS 41, Method for evaluating change in colour  
TZS 42, Method for evaluating staining  
TZS 529, Method for determination of colour fastness of textile materials to dry cleaning  
TZS 326, Binary fibre mi xtures quantitative chemical analysis  
ISO16373 -2, Textiles — Dyestuffs, Part 2: General methods for determination of 
extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic dyestuffs  
ISO 2859/1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Part 1: Sampling schemes 
indexed by acceptance quality limits (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection  
ASTM – D1230, Method of testing flammability on apparel fabrics  
TZS 137, Textiles – Determination of dimensional change of woven and knitted fabric and 
garments – machine  method  
TZS 167, Textiles – Determination of colour fastness – colour fastness to washing – Test 3  
TZS 691. Textiles – General labelling of all products manufactured from textiles  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  May 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory by the Minister for 
Industry, Trade and Investment  
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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
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