Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B8: Conformity assessment related to TBT
Date when the measure came into force: 27 July 2010
Publication where the measure is specified: TZS 1252:2010
Regulation where the measure is specified: TZS 1252: Stainless steel needle tubing for manufacture of medical device
Country/Region applying the measure: Tanzania
Description of the measure: Specifies the dimensions, surface and mechanical properties of normal and thin-walled tubing of designated metric sizes 0.3 mm to 3.4 mm, and of extra-thin-walled tubing of designated metric sizes 0.6 mm to 2.1 mm. This Tanzania Standard does not specify stiffness properties for extra-thin-walled tubing of designated metric sizes 0.8 mm; 0.9 mm; 1.2 mm; 1.4 mm; 1.8 mm and 2.1 mm. It applies to rigid stainless steel needle tubing suitable for use in the manufacture of hypodermic needles and other medical devices primarily for human use. It does not apply to flexible stainless steel tubing because the mechanical properties differ from those specified for rigid tubing in this Tanzania Standard. However, manufacturers and purchasers of flexible tubing are encouraged to adopt the dimensional specifications given in this Tanzania Standard.
Reference of the measure: Clause 8, 9 and 10
Measure also domestic: Yes

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
9018.32.00	-- Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures	Yes	Stainless stell medical device

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