G/TBT/N/TZA/196  
 
5 July 2018  
(18-4195) 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: 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 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Clothes 
(ICS 61.020).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: TDC2(5622)P3 
Textiles – Kikoi Specifications (5 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Tanzania Standard 2nd edition specifies the 
requirements for Kikoi.  
7. Objective  and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Tanzania GovernmentGazette  
 TZS 4: Rounding off numerical values  
 TZS 20: Textiles – Woven fabrics – Determination of number of threads per 
centimeter  
 TZS 21: Textiles – Woven or knitted fabrics – Determination of mass per unit 
length and per unit area  
 TZS 22: Textiles – Method for determination of breaking load and extension of 
strips of woven or knitted  fabrics.  
 TZS 23: Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to artificial light 
(Xenon arc).  
 TZS 24: Textiles – Method of determination of colour fastness of textile materials 
to washing. Test 4: Severe washing.  
 TZS 27: Textiles – Determinatio n of dimensional change of fabric – cold water 
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   TZS 44: Textiles – Method for determination of length and width of woven or 
knitted fabrics.  
 TZS 137: Textiles – Determination of dimensional changes of woven and knitted 
fabrics and garments – Machine method.  
 TZS 138: Textiles – Test for colour fastness – colour fastness to rubbing  
 TZS 167: Textiles – Tests for colour Fastness – Colour fastness towashing – Test 3  
 TZS 280: Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – colour fastness to perspiration.  
 TZS 327: Textiles – Binary fibre mixtures – quantitative chemical analysis.  
 TZS 529: Textiles – Test for colour fastness – colour fastness to dry – cleaning  
9. Proposed date of adoption: October 2018  
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: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz   
 
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