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- Complaint number
- NTB-001-018
- NTB Type
- 3. Technical barriers to trade (TBT)
- NTM Code
- B84: Inspection requirement
- Complaint
- Uganda subjecting to Kenya perfumed petroleum jelly certified with Kenya SMark and manufactured using the EAC harmonized standards to Destination Inspection (DI) and it's costly charges. This violates the EAC SQMT Act 2006 mutual recognition principal and makes the cost of Kenya products to increase. This has been done despite KEBS writing a letter to UNBS, they proceeded with subjecting Kenya petrolium jelly products to DI and delays for over two weeks. These act by Uganda has negatively affected Kenya export of the products as DI fees and it's process including the delays is extremely high and increases the cost of the products.
- Status note
-
The issue was discussed between the CEO of KEBs and UNBSs and resolved.
It was an operational issue arising from the use of the wrong standard. - Progress update note
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- Yes
- Location
- Uganda: Malaba (Border post)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Kenya
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2021-05-12
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2021-07-06
- Product Description
-
Perfumed Petroleum Jelly
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2021-06-02 17:09
- Modified
- 2021-07-06 14:26
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