KBS conducts product testing for individual product category and undertakes certification. To indicate conformance with mandatory product requirements, a KBS mark is placed on the certified product. It is a legal requirement that all locally manufactured consumer products bear the KBS mark before they are presented for sale. Kenya Bureau of Standards has legal authority to stop sale of uncertified products, and to prosecute the offending parties. The reviewing process is quite slow and a great number of the standards are still to be reviewed.
Seed certification is mandatory before it can be sold locally.
The process can take up to three years. Kenya is not yet a member of UPOV, but plans to join. It also inspects and licenses all premises involved in the production, distribution, and sale of the chemicals. The board has the right to test chemicals sold locally to assure their compliance with originally certified specifications. No agricultural chemicals can be imported into Kenya without prior PCPB authorization and chemicals can only be sold for the specific use permitted by the board.