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- Complaint number
- NTB-001-143
- NTB Type
- 3. Technical barriers to trade (TBT)
- NTM Code
- B8: Conformity assessment related to TBT
- Complaint
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The consignment of Hermetic Bags manufactured by A to Z Textile Mills Ltd of Arusha Tanzania vide export invoice No. OE/7505/23-24 and Road Consignment Note No. 306 was seized by Kenyan Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and held for twenty (20) days as from 22nd September 2023 to 12th October 2023 against the Mutual Recognition arrangement of certified products in the community as per the dictates of SQMT Act of 2006.
The product is certified by Tanzania Bureau of Standard (TBS) as conforming to EAC standard EAS 985-1:2020 and given license No. 4290.
Test results of a sample collected by KEBS from the seized consignment proved that the product conforms to the requirements of the standard - EAS 985-1:2020.
The seizure by KEBS robbed the Tanzanian Company an opportunity to trade, delayed the transfer of goods to her client in Nairobi and loss of TZS 1,668,205/= paid for warehouse rent and reloading of the goods.
Seizure notice, Test results from KEBS, Invoice, Payment receipt and TBS letter to KEBS are attached for reference.
Therefore, I request Kenyan Authorities to;
i. Respect Mutual Recognition arrangement of certified products
ii. Refund the amount of money which was paid by the exporter for unjustifiable seizure of certified goods from Tanzania - Status note
- The NTB was resolved during the Bilateral meeting where both Parties agreed to adhere to the provisions of the SQMT Act and no Party should take any action without consultations with other standards bodies. Hence the demand for mutual recognition was addressed. The refund is still under consideration in the bilateral arrangements
- Progress update note
- The NTB was resolved during the Bilateral meeting where both Parties agreed to adhere to the provisions of the SQMT Act and no Party should take any action without consultations with other standards bodies. Hence the demand for mutual recognition was addressed. The refund is still under consideration in the bilateral arrangements
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- Yes
- Location
- Kenya: Namanga (Border post)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Tanzania
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2023-09-22
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2024-07-04
- Product Description
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Hermetic Bags
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2023-11-12 11:37
- Modified
- 2024-07-04 12:20
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