Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B15: Authorization requirements for importers 
Date when the measure came into force
15 October 2010 
Publication where the measure is specified
Government Gazette, No. 33615 of 15 October 2010 
Regulation where the measure is specified
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008: Regulations (No. R. 924 of 2010) 
Country/Region applying the measure
South Africa 
The rationale of the measure
None specified 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURERS, BUILDERS, IMPORTERS, AND
SERVICE PROVIDERS
12. (1) Any person who manufactures, builds or imports any commodity or
product, or provides a service, subject to a compulsory specification, shall
register with the National Regulator within six months from the effective date of
these regulations coming into force. Thereafter all manufacturers, builders or
importers of any commodity or product, or providers of a service, subject to a
compulsory specification, shall register with the National Regulator within 30 days
of commencing operation as a manufacturer, builder or importer or a provider of
services. 
Reference of the measure
Article 12 
Measure also domestic
Yes 
Notes
Compulsory Specification List AS ON 02 November 2015 from NCRS Website 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
3819 Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission, not containing or containing less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals. No    
6506.10.90 -- Other Yes safety helmets for motor cyclists    
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling- stock,and parts and accessories thereof Yes motor vehicles of category M1, M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3; category 01, 02, 03 and 04 vehicles    
8539.29.45 --- Lamps, identifiable for use solely or principally with motor vehicles Yes Replacement incandescent lamps for motor vehicles, replacement headlights for motor vehicles, replacement secondary lights for motor vehicles    
7007.21 -- Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels Yes replacement safety glass for use in road vehicles    
8708.30 - Brakes and servo-brakes; parts thereof No    
4011 New pneumatic tyres, of rubber. Yes    
4012 Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber. No    
7307 Tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel. Yes couplings for towing caravans and light trailers    
4016.93 -- Gaskets, washers and other seals Yes seals for hydraulic brake actuating cylinders for use in motor vehicles    
93 Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof Yes firearms for civil use    
3926.90.90 -- Other Yes Personal flotation aids    
8419.20 - Medical, surgical or laboratory sterilisers Yes microbiological safety cabinets    
3402 Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading Yes disinfectants and detergent-disinfectants    
9020.00 Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters. Yes respirators; breathing apparatus    
9613 Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof other than flints and wicks. Yes lighters, homlogation of cigarette lighters, cigarette lighters    
3923.21.07 --- Carrier bags, with a thickness of 24 microns or more No    
3923.29.40 --- Carrier bags, of other thermoplastic materials, with a thickness of 24 microns or more No    
2523 Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers. No    
9506.99.90 --- Other Yes Small arms shooting ranges    
9506.2 - Water-skis, surf-boards, sailboards and other water-sport equipment : Yes Swimming aids    
7321.12 -- For liquid fuel Yes Non pressure paraffin stoves    
7321.82 -- For liquid fuel Yes Pressurised paraffin appliances    
8535 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and other connectors, junction boxe No    
8536 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for No    
9405 Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere spec Yes incandescent lamps    
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles Yes Electrical and electronic apparatus    
8544 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with Yes electric cables with extruded solid dielectric insulation for fixed installations (300/500 V to 1 900/3 300 V)    
9401.20 - Seats of a kind used for motor vehicles Yes Child restraints    
9504 Video game consoles and machines, articles for funfair, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables for casino games and automatic bowling alley equipment. Yes Gaming devices    
8516.10 - Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters No    
8419.1 - Instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric : No    
1604 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs. Yes Canned    
1605 Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved. Yes Canned    
0303 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04. No    
0304 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen. No    
0306.1 - Frozen : No    
0307 Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumpt Yes Frozen    
1602 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood. Yes Canned    
0307.91 -- Live, fresh or chilled Yes Live abalone    
0305.49 -- Other Yes Smoked snoek    
0306.16.90 --- Other Yes Shrimps    
0306.17.90 --- Other Yes Shrimps    
0306.14.90 --- Other No    
Description
hydraulic brake and clutch fluid
safety helmets for motor cyclists
motor vehicles of category M1
motor vehicles of category M2 and M3
motor vehicles of category N1
motor vehicles of category N2 and N3
category O1 and O2 vehicles (caravans and light trailers)
category O3 and O4
child restraints for use in motor vehicles
replacement incandescent lamps for motor vehicles
replacement headlights for motor vehicles
replacement secondary lights for motor vehicles
replacement safety glass for use in road vehicles
replacement brake lining assemblies for road vehicles
pneumatic tyres for passenger cars and trailers
agricultural tractors
pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers
ball type couplings and towing brackets for towing caravans and light trailers
replacement elastomeric cups and seals for hydraulic brake actuating cylinders for use in motor vehicles using non-petroleum base hydraulic brake fluid (service temperature 70 °C to 150 °C max)
motor vehicles of Category L (Motorcycles, motor tricycles and quadrocycles)
firearms for civil use
personal flotation aids
microbiological safety cabinets (Classes I, II and III)
microbiological safety cabinets
microbiological safety cabinets
disinfectants and detergent-disinfectants
respirators
breathing apparatus
lighters
homlogation of cigarette lighters
cigarette lighters
plastic carrier bags and flat bags
safety glass and other safety glazing materials
cement
small arms shooting ranges
Swimming Aids
non-pressure paraffin stoves and heaters
preservative treated timber
pressurised paraffin appliances
firearms for civil use
personal flotation aids
microbiological safety cabinets (Classes I, II and III)
microbiological safety cabinets
microbiological safety cabinets
disinfectants and detergent-disinfectants
respirators
breathing apparatus
lighters
homlogation of cigarette lighters
cigarette lighters
plastic carrier bags and flat bags
safety glass and other safety glazing materials
cement
small arms shooting ranges
Swimming Aids
non-pressure paraffin stoves and heaters
preservative treated timber
pressurised paraffin appliances
manually operated switches for fixed installations
safety of flexible cords for electrical appliances
plugs, socket-outlets and socket-outlet adaptors
lampholders
appliance couplers
cord sets and cord extension sets
earth leakage protection units
circuit-breakers
starters for tubular fluorescent lamps
incandescent lamps
manually operated switches for appliances
electrical and electronic apparatus
the safety of electric cables with extruded solid dielectric insulation for fixed installations (300/500 V to 1 900/3 300 V)
firearms for civil use
personal flotation aids
microbiological safety cabinets (Classes I, II and III)
microbiological safety cabinets
microbiological safety cabinets
disinfectants and detergent-disinfectants
respirators
breathing apparatus
lighters
homlogation of cigarette lighters
cigarette lighters
plastic carrier bags and flat bags
safety glass and other safety glazing materials
cement
small arms shooting ranges
Swimming Aids
non-pressure paraffin stoves and heaters
preservative treated timber
pressurised paraffin appliances
manually operated switches for fixed installations
safety of flexible cords for electrical appliances
plugs, socket-outlets and socket-outlet adaptors
lampholders
appliance couplers
cord sets and cord extension sets
earth leakage protection units
circuit-breakers
starters for tubular fluorescent lamps
incandescent lamps
manually operated switches for appliances
electrical and electronic apparatus
the safety of electric cables with extruded solid dielectric insulation for fixed installations (300/500 V to 1 900/3 300 V)
medium-voltage electric cables
gaming devices and related apparatus
hot water storage tanks
single-capped fluorescent lamps
lamp control gear
canned fish, canned marine molluscs and canned crustaceans
frozen fish, frozen marine molluscs and frozen products derived therefrom
canned meat products
frozen rock lobster and frozen lobster products derived therefrom
smoked snoek
frozen shrimps (prawns), langoustines and crabs
live aquacultured abalone 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
Entire world