BUREAU VERITAS – Government Services

PRE-EXPORT VERIFICATION OF CONFORMITYETHIOPIA – ETC - PVoC
1. Regulation
Authority:

Ethiopian Conformity Assessment Enterprise (ECAE)

Notification:

Notice to importers published on 21st January 2022

Starting date:

15th February 2022

Appointed company(ies):

Bureau Veritas and other company

Scope of the regulation:

Conformity assessment of particular type of products exported to Ethiopia (See Annex 1)

Assessment based on:

Remark:▪
▪
▪
▪

Conformity Documentary review
Control testing when needed
Inspection
Conclusion of the assessment

N/A

2. Products subject
Subjected goods:

See Annex 1

Second-hand goods:

N/A

Prohibited goods:

N/A

Counterfeited goods:

Not allowed

Exempted goods:

N/A

Minimum value subject to theprogramme:

N/A

3. Technical requirement
Conformity requirements:

Compliance of goods to mandatory Ethiopian Conformity Standards (refer to the Annex1) or to international standards or standards of country of supply provided which is in linewith international standard when no mandatory Ethiopian conformity standards.

National deviations:

N/A

Labelling requirements:

As per the applicable standards

Other specific requirements:

N/A

4. Application
Applicant:ExporterApplication name:

Request for certificate (RFC)

Required documents:••

Final invoice
Conformity documents (test reports, quality certificates, analysis reports, etc.)
provided by exporters, as per technical requirements

Required information:••

Declared FOB value
Declared HS codes according to tariff book enforces in Ethiopia

Application office(s):Bureau Veritas offices (see contacts list on Verigates):
https://verigates.bureauveritas.com/programmes/ethiopia

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BUREAU VERITAS– DATA SHEET –5. Control testing requirements
Applicable cases:

Conformity document not available or not acceptable

Laboratory criteria:

ISO 17025 accredited laboratory

Testing:

According to applicable standards

6. Physical inspection requirements
Scope of inspection:

Review of markings as per applicable standard (s) and identification of products
Inspection required for shipments under:•
Route A•
Route B (if monitoring)•
Route C (if monitoring)

Destination inspection:

N/A

Witness of loading:

Not required

Seal of container:

Not requiredSampling:

In case of control testing (see section 5 as above)

Type of report issued:

Inspection report (IR)

7. Facilitation procedures•

Route B – Exporter Registration•

Route C - Manufacturing Licensing

8. Conclusion of the Assessment••

Certificate of Conformity (CoC) (Compliance of the consignment to relevant standards)
Non-Conformity Report (NCR) will be issued for non-compliant goods and for consignments that are failing tocomplete the required assessment.

9. Fees
Paid by Exporter
Fees structure:•

Route A – 0.75% of FOB value of the goods imported•

Route B – 0.60% of FOB value of the goods imported•

Route C – 0.40% of FOB value of the goods imported

For all Routes, the minimum fee per shipment is 265 USD and the maximum fee 2 700 USD.
The above fees cover the documentary verification and the inspection of the goods but do not include:•Testing: to be quoted on a case-by-case basis•
Re-inspection due to vain inspection•
Sampling of bulk shipments•
Cost incurred by the Seller in presenting the goods for inspection and/or testing•
Registration fees•
Licensing fees•
Other fees not mentioned above

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BUREAU VERITAS– DATA SHEET –10. Contact
See contact sheet for details

11. Other relevant information- Bureau Veritas operates on the following geographical zone (country of supply) as follows:
Zone 1

Chaina Mainland, Taiwan (Chaina), Hong Kong (China)

Zone 2Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam,Cambodia, India

Zone 3

Italy, UK, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, Netherlands

Zone 4Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Zone 5

North America, South America

The information contained herein is for the purpose of facilitating Verification of Conformity and does not relieve Exporters or Importers fromtheir obligations in respect of compliance with the import regulations of the country of importation. Although every effort has been made toensure the correctness of the information, as at the date of issuance of this data sheet, Bureau Veritas does not accept any responsibility forerrors or omissions and, furthermore, the information may subsequently be subject to change as may be announced by the Authorities in thecountry of importation. Consequently, Exporters are advised to check with Bureau Veritas, prior to shipment of the goods, if there is any doubt
concerning the issuance of a Certificate of Conformity.

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BUREAU VERITAS– DATA SHEET –Annex 1 – List of products and standards
Products

HS codesSolar system (as whole system)
Flashlights (<1 Wp)

8513.1010

Solar Lanterns (1-3Wp)

8513.1010

Standards
ES IEC TS 62257-9-8 + IEC TS 622579-59405.2020
Solar Pico Systems (3-10Wp)

9405.2020

Solar Home System (SHS) (>10Wp toseveral kWp)

9405.2020

Solar PV modules (From less than 1Wp several hundred Wp)

8541.4000

Charge Controller (5 A to several 100 A)

8537.1010

Solar batteries (From less than 10AH tomore than 600AH)

8537.2010
8507.2010 (Lead Acid)
8507.3010 (Nickel Cadmium)
8507.4010 (Nickel Iron)
8507.5010 (Nickel MetalHydride)
8507.6010 (Lithium-Iron)
8507.8010 (other accumulators
designed for solar energy
sources

Inverter (Static converters for use with solar
energy sources) (10W to several kW)

8504.4010

Conductors / cables

8544.4900
8544.4200

Circuit breakers >50A

8535.218535.29

Household refrigerating appliances

8418.108418.21ES IEC 60947-1
ES IEC 60947-2 +AMD1
ES IEC 60898-1 +AMD1
ES IEC 60898-2
ES IEC 60898-3 +AMD1
ES IEC 62552-1 +AMD1 CSV
ES IEC 62552-2 +AMD1 CSV
ES IEC 60335-2-24

8418.228418.298418.30
8418.40
8418.69
Washing machines

8450

Induction motors

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ES IEC 60335-2-7
ES IEC 60456
ES IEC 60335-2-4
ES IEC 60335-2-11
ES IEC 61121
IEC 62512
ES 6892
ES IEC 60034-1
ES IEC 60034-30-1

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HS codesStandards

8501.32
8501.40
8501.51
8501.52
Electric vehicles

8703.80

Agricultural tractors

8701.10Motor vehicle batteries

8513.10

Generators

8501.61
8501.62
8501.638501.64
8502
8503

Pneumatic tires for passenger cars andtrailers

4011
8714
4013
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ES 7086
ES ISO 6469-1
ES ISO 6469-1 +AMD 1
ES ISO 6469-2
ES ISO 6469-3
ISO 6469-4
ISO 8714
ISO 8715
ISO 12405-4
ES ISO 17409
ES ISO 18300
ES ISO 19363
ES ISO 21498-1
ES ISO 21498-2
ES ISO 21782-1
ES ISO 21782-2
ES ISO 21782-3
ES ISO 21782-4
ES ISO 21782-5
ES ISO 21782-6
ES ISO 21782-7
ES IEC 62752
ES ISO 26322-1
ES ISO 26322-2
ES ISO 4253:
ES ISO 5721
ES ISO 12368
ES ISO 12003-1
ES ISO 27850
ES ISO 11471
ISO 17900
ES ISO 10998
ES ISO 12003-2
ES IEC 60095-1
ES IEC 60095-2
ES IEC 60095-4
ES IEC 60095-7
ES IEC 60034-22
ES ISO 8528-1
ES ISO 8528-2
ES ISO 8528-3
ES ISO 8528-4
ES ISO 8528-5
ES ISO 8528-8
ES ISO 8528-10
ES ISO 8528-13
ES ISO10816-6
ES ISO 4000-2
ES ISO 4209-2
ES ISO 5775-1
ES ISO 6054-1
ES ISO 5751-3
ES ISO 5751-2
ES ISO 4000-1

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HS codesStandards
ES ISO 4251-5
ES ISO 4251-1
ES ISO 4251-2
ES ISO 4251-4
ES ISO 7867-1
ES ISO 7867-2

Distribution transformers

8504

ES IEC 60076-1

Mineral insulating oils

2710.1960ES IEC 60296

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