BUREAU VERITAS – Government Services

DATA SHEETZANZIBAR
PRE-EXPORT VERIFICATION of CONFORMITY TO
STANDARDS (PVoC) PROGRAMME
1. Regulation
Authority:

Zanzibar Bureau of Standards (ZBS)

Notification:

The notice to importers and clearing agents – Implementation of a Pre-export verification
Programme (PVoC) released on ZBS website on October 2016.

Starting date:

01/11/2016

Renewal date (*):

June 28th, 2023

Appointed company(ies):

Bureau Veritas and other conformity assessment body as stated on ZBS website

Scope of the regulation:

Conformity assessment of goods exported to Zanzibar

Assessment based on:

Remark:Documentary review
Control testing if anyInspection
Facilitation procedures
Conclusion of the assessment

N/A

2. Products subject
Subjected goods:

Second-hand goods:
Prohibited/restricted goods:
Counterfeited goods:
Exempted goods:

I.
Toys and sports
II.
Electrical and electronics
III. Automotive
IV. Chemical products
V. Mechanical material and gas appliances
VI. Paper and stationary
VII. Furniture (Wood & metal articles)
VIII. Textile, leather, plastic and rubber
IX. Safety (Personal protective) equipment
X. Food and food products
XI. Used Products
Yes, Specific requirements•

Not allowed••••Minimum value subject to theprogramme:

All goods prohibited and restricted by the East African Community Customs
Management Act (see annex 1 and 2)

Petroleum products
Products from ZBS certified suppliers
Products from EAC partner states (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi)that have been certified by National Bureau of Standards
Used motor vehicles

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3. Technical requirement
Conformity requirements:

Compliance of goods to applicable standards in priority order* shall be demonstrated with
conformity documents issued by accredited entities and/or testing.
* Applicable standards in priority order: Zanzibar standards (ZNS),then Tanzanianstandards (TZS), then EAS standards, then International standards (ISO, IEC, Codex
Alimentarius UN ECE), then National standards, then Manufacturer specification in theabsence of ZNS, TZS, EAS, international and national standards applicable to the product.

National deviations:

If electrical product intended to be connected to the mains (220V or 230V or 240V),
marking of the frequency shall include 50Hz (not applicable to lamps) and if provided, theplug shall be UK type plug (squared pins).
Other kind of plugs could be accepted if provided with a 3 squared pins plug adapter.

Labelling requirements:

All labelling of packaging of imports shall include English and / or Swahili. All food imports
with a limited shelf life shall have:- For food products with a shelf life of 9 months or more: at least 6 months of shelf life
remaining.
- For food products with less than 9 months of shelf life: at least 75% shelf life
remaining from the date of expected arrival in Zanzibar.

Other specific requirements:

No specific requirements

4. Application
Applicant:Exporter or importer

Application name:

Request for certificate (RFC) Form

Required documents:•••

Final invoiceTransport document (Bill of Lading/Air Way Bill/ CMR…), if available
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 EAC tariff book

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

5. Control testing requirements
Applicable cases:

Conformity document not available or not acceptable

Laboratory criteria:

ISO 17025 accredited laboratory, In-house laboratory of certified manufacturers (afterspecific assessment)

Testing:

According to applicable standards

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6. Inspection requirements
Scope of inspection:

Review of markings as per applicable standard(s) and identification of products

Destination inspection:

Not allowed

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 - Registration
Route C - Licensing

8. Conclusion of the Assessment••

Certificate of Conformity (CoC)Non Conformity Report (NCR)

9. Fees (*)
Paid by Exporter
Fees structure:
RouteRoute A
Route B
Route C
Minimum fee per shipment
Maximum fee per shipment

Requests for Certificate dated before
the 1st of July 2023
0.53 % of FOB value of the goods imported
0.45 % of FOB value of the goods imported
0.25 % of FOB value of the goods imported
USD 250
USD 3,000

Requests for Certificate dated on andafter the 1st of July 2023
0.58 % of FOB value of the goods imported
0.50 % of FOB value of the goods imported
0.28 % of FOB value of the goods imported
USD 275
USD 3,300

The above fees cover the documentary verification and the inspections of the goods but do not include:•Testing: to be quoted on a case-by-case basis•
Container sealing if required•
Registration fee•
Licensing fee•
Re-inspection•
Cost incurred by the seller in presenting the goods for inspection and/or testing•
Sampling of bulk shipments•
Other fees not mentioned above

10. Contact
Bureau Veritas:
Phone: +255 744 094 855
E-mail: conformity.zanzibar@bureauveritas.com; miriam.mziray@bureauveritas.com
See contact sheet for details on Verigates: https://verigates.bureauveritas.com/programmes/tanzania

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11. Other relevant information
Additional details available on Verigates: https://verigates.bureauveritas.com/sub-programme/zanzibar-pvoc?id=59(*) Updated information
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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Annex 1: List of prohibited goods
1.

All goods the importation of which is for the time being prohibited under the East African Community Customs
Management Act or by any written law for the time being in force in the partner state.

2.

False money and counterfeit currency notes and coins and any money not being of the established standard in weightand fineness.

3.

Pornographic material in all kinds of media, indecent or obscene printed paintings, books, cards, lithographs or otherengravings and any other indecent or obscene articles.

4.

Matches in the manufacture of which white phosphorous has been employed.

5.

Any article made without proper authority with the Armorial Ensigns or court of Arms of a partner state or having such
Ensigns or Arms so closely resembling them as to be calculated to deceive.

6.

Distilled beverages containing essential oils or chemical products which are injurious to health, including thijone, stararise, benzoic aldehyde, salicylic esters, hyssop and absinthe. Provided that nothing in this paragraph contained shallapply to “Anise and Anisette” liquors containing not more than 0.1 per centum of oil of anise and distillates from either
pimpinella anisum or the star arise allicium verum.

7.

Narcotic drugs under international control.

8.

Hazardous wastes and their disposal as provided for under the base conventions.

9.

All soaps and cosmetic products containing mercury.

10. Used tyres for light commercial vehicles and passenger cars.
11. The following Agricultural and Industrial Chemicals:a.

b.

Agricultural Chemicals:
2.4-T
Chlordirneform
Dieldrin
HCH
Methamidophos

AldrinCaplafol
Chlorobexilate
DDT
1.2-Dibroacethanel (EDB) Flouroacelamide
Hiplanchlor
Monocrolophs (certain formulations)
Phospharrmion
Methyl-parathion and Parathion

Industrial Chemicals:
Crocidolite
Polychlorinted Biphenyls (PCB)
Tris (2.3 dibromopropyl) phosphatec.

Counterfeit goods of all kinds.

d.

Plastic articles of less than 30 microns for the conveyance or packing of goods

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Polychlorominated biphenyls (PBB)
Polychlorinated Terphyenyls (PCT)
Methylbromide (to be phased out in accordance with
the Montreal protocol by 2007)

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Annex 2: List of restricted goods
1.

All goods the importation of which is for the time being regulated under the East African Community Customs
Management Act or by any written law for the time being in force in the Partner State.

2.

Postal franking machines except and in accordance with the terms of a written permit granted by a competentauthority of the partner state.

3.

Traps capable of killing or capturing any game animal except and in accordance with the terms of a written permit
granted by the partner state.

4.

Unwrought precious metal or precious stones.

5.

Arms and ammunitions specified under chapter 93 of the Customs Nomenclature.

6.

Ossein and bones treated with acid.

7.

Other bones and horns- cores, unworked defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape) degelatinized, powder andwaste of these products.

8.

Ivory, elephant unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape.

9.

Teeth, hippopotamus unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape.

10. Horns, rhinoceros, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape.
11. Other ivory unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape.
12. Ivory powder and waste.
13. Tortoise shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hoovers, nail, claws and beaks, unworked or simplyprepared but not cut to shape powder and waste or these products.
14. Coral and similar materials, unworked, or simply prepared but not otherwise worked shells of molasses, crustaceansor echinoderms and cattle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape powder and waste thereof.
15. Natural sponges of animal origin.
16. Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors.
17. Worked ivory and articles of ivory.
18. Bone, tortoise shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of pearl and other animal carves.
19. Ozone Depleting Substances under the Montreal Protocol (1987) and the Vienna Convention (1985).
20. Genetically modified products.
21. Non indigenous species of fish or egg of progeny.
22. Endangered Species of World Flora and Fauna and their products in accordance with CITES March 1973 andamendments thereof.
23. Commercial casings (second hand tyres).
24. All psychotropic drugs under international control.
25. Historical artefacts.
26. Goods specified under chapter 36 of the Customs Nomenclature (for example, percussion caps, detonators, signallingflares).
27. Parts of guns and ammunitions, of base metals (Section XV of the Harmonised Commodity Description and CodingSystem), or similar goods of plastic under chapter 39 of Customs Nomenclature.
28. Armoured fighting vehicles under heading No 8710 of the customs Nomenclature.
29. Telescope sights or other optical devices suitable for use with arms, unless mounted on a firearm or presented withthe firearm on which they are designed to be mounted under Chapter 90 of the Customs Nomenclature.
30. Bows arrows, fencing foils or toys under Chapter 95 of the Customs Nomenclature.
31. Collector’s pieces or antiques of guns and ammunition under heading N° 9705 or 9706 of the Customs Nomenclature.

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