G/TBT/N/TZA/1009  
4 August 2023  
(23-5314) 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 (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: 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 [  ], 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):  Leather 
products (ICS code(s): 59.140.35)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docu ment:  TDC 11 CD2 
(1947), Leather – Lining - Specification. First edition; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania standard prescribes requirements, test 
methods, and methods of sampling for lining leather.  
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 188 H ides, skins and leather — glossary of terms.  
TZS 195, Leather - Chemical tests – Determination of matter soluble in Dichloromethane 
and free fatty acid content.  
TZS 197, Leather - Determination of sulphated total ash and sulphated water -insoluble 
ash. 
TZS 196, Leather – Determination of total water – soluble matter, water – soluble 
inorganic matter and water soluble – organic matter.  
TZS 199 Leather, Determination of pH and difference figure of an aqueous extract.  G/TBT/N/TZA/1009  
 
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  TZS 200, Leather – Determination of nit rogen content and "Hide substance" – Titrimetric 
method.  
TZS 205 Leather — Physical testing — Measurement of thickness  
TZS 211, Leather – Test for colour fastness – Colour fastness to cycles of to and fro 
rubbing.  
TZS 3574, Leather — Chemical determination of chromium(VI) content in leather.  
ISO 3376, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of tensile stren gth 
and percentage elongation  
ISO 10195, Leather — Chemical determination of chromium(VI) content in leather — 
Thermal pre -ageing of leather and determination of hexavalent chromium.  
ISO 11641, Leather — Tests for colour fastness — Colour fastness to persp iration.  
ISO 14268, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of water vapour 
permeability.  
ISO 17070, Leather — Chemical tests — Determination of tetrachlorophenol -, 
trichlorophenol , dichlorophenol -, monochlorophenol -isomers and pentachloro phenol 
content.  
ISO 17076, Leather — Determination of abrasion resistance.  
ISO 17234, Leather — Chemical tests for the determination of certain azo colorants in 
dyed leathers.  
ISO 17226, Leather — Chemical determination of formaldehyde content.  
ISO 23910, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Measurement of stitch tear 
resistance.  
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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