Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B89: Conformity assessment related to TBT n.e.s. 
Date when the measure came into force
28 July 1998 
Publication where the measure is specified
Act 12/1998 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Consumer Protection (Price and Supplies Control) Act 
Country/Region applying the measure
Mauritius 
The rationale of the measure
To provide better protection for consumers 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
20. Obligation to keep records for the purposes of costing and mark-up
(1) Every trader who imports or manufactures controlled goods shall, in respect of those goods, keep, at all times, a full and true written record, whether electronically or otherwise, in the English or French language, showing -
(a) how the cost of the goods imported or manufactured has been arrived at;
(b) the selling price of those goods and the mark-up; and
(c) the stock of the goods.
(2) Every record under subsection (1) shall be kept for a period of at least 5 years after the completion of the transaction to which it relates.
(3) Any person who fails to comply with this section shall commit an offence. 
Reference of the measure
Article 20 
Measure also domestic
No 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
1101 Wheat or meslin flour. No    
1507 Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified. No    
1511 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified. No    
1512 Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified. No    
1514 Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified. No    
1515.21.00 -- Crude oil No    
1515.29.00 -- Other No    
2523.21.00 -- White cement, whether or not artificially coloured No    
2523.29.00 -- Other No    
2709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude. No    
2710 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic cons No    
1006.10.10 --- Basmati No    
1006.10.90 --- Other No    
1006.20.10 --- Basmati No    
1006.20.90 --- Other No    
1006.30.10 --- Basmati No    
1006.30.90 --- Other No    
1006.40.00 - Broken rice No    
3604.10.00 - Fireworks No    
6307.20.10 --- Life-jackets No    
6307.20.20 --- Life-belts No    
6506.10.00 - Safety headgear No    
6811 Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement of the like. No    
6812 Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether or not reinforc No    
6813 Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined No    
7108 Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form. No    
7102.10.00 - Unsorted No    
7102.21.00 -- Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted No    
7102.31.00 -- Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted No    
7112.91.00 -- Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals Yes Waste and scrap of gold including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals    
7210.41.00 -- Corrugated Yes Sheets excluding of a type commonly known as "Tole Canadien"    
8407.21.10 --- Not exceeding 25 horsepower Yes above 15 HP    
8407.21.20 --- Exceeding 25 horsepower but not exceeding 150 horsepower No    
8407.21.90 --- Other Yes above 15 HP    
8423 Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds. Yes For trade use    
8481 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves. Yes Low Pressure, non-adjustable regulators for use with butane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) – specifications    
9026 Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 90.14, 90.15, 90.28 or 9 No    
9032 Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus. No    
8516.10.00 - Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters No    
8544 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial 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 Cable insulated with plastic materials, armoured Electric Cables    
8536.20.00 - Automatic circuit breakers Yes With Residual Current Devices<1000 V    
8536.50.10 --- Residual currrent switches (interrupteur differentiel) < 1000 V Yes Residual Current Switches<1000 V ('interrupteur differentiel')    
8536.90.10 --- Leakage modules < 1000 V Yes Leakage modules<1000 V    
8902 Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products. No    
9016 Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights. Yes For trade use    
9504.30.10 --- In completely knocked down condition No    
9504.30.90 --- Other No    
9613.20.00 - Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable No    
8701 Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09). Yes Used or reconditioned    
8702 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver. Yes Used or reconditioned    
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars. Yes Used or reconditioned    
8704 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods. Yes Used or reconditioned    
8705 Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile work Yes Used or reconditioned    
8708 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05. Yes Used    
4009 Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges). Yes For connecting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders to domestic gas appliances, other than tubes and hoses consisting of a metal reinforcement    
PG: 1 All products Yes Other used, scrapped and second-hand goods    
Description
"Controlled Goods" which are


H. S. Code Description of Goods
11.01 Wheat or meslin flour
15.07 Soya bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
15.11 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
15.12 Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
15.14 Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions whether or not refined but not chemically modified
1515.21 Maize (corn) oil and its fractions (crude)
1515.29 Maize (corn) oil and its fractions (other)
2523.21] Portland Cement
2523.29]
27.09 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals crude
27.10 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals other than crude oil, white spirit, lubricating oil and greases
1006.40 … … … … Broken rice
1006.101 … … … … Basmati rice in the husk (paddy or rough)
1006.109 … … … … Other rice in the husk (paddy or rough)
1006.201 … … … … Basmati husked (brown) rice
1006.209 … … … … Other husked (brown) rice
1006.301 … … … … Basmati semi-milled or wholly milled rice whether or not polished or glazed
1006.309 … … … … Other semi-milled or wholly milled rice whether or not polished or glazed
Amended by [GN No. 54 of 2012]
3604.10 ... ... ... Fireworks (including fireworks commonly known as "petards"
3811.90 Potassium-Based Additive
6307.20]
6506.101 ... ... ... Motor-cyclists' helmets (crash helmets)
Articles of asbestos-cement as follows -
6811.10 - Sheets
6811 30 - Pipes, tubes and accessories, fittings
6811.20 - Tiles
6811.90 - Flowering pots
6811.20 - Panels
6811.90 – Wash basins
6811.90 - Chimney cowls
6811.90 - Gutters of asbestos cement
6811.90 - Sign plates, sinks, letters and numbers
6811.90 - Structural frames
6811.90 - Washers, troughs
6811.90 - Window frames, Window sills reservoirs
Articles of asbestos fibres and of mixtures with a basis of asbestos as follows -
6812.50 - Thread, knitted and woven fabric, clothing headgear, Footwear, clothing accessories
6812.60 - Paper, millboard and felt of asbestos and asbestos mixtures
6812.70 - Compressed asbestos fibre jointing
6812.90 - Cords, strings
6813.10 - Brake linings, brake pads
6813.90 - Friction material and articles thereof (valves, filters, clutch facings and gaskets)
71.8 ... Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
7102.10}
7102.21} Rough diamonds (other than those imported from Liberia)
7102.31}
7112.10 ... ... ..Waste and scrap of gold including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals
Falling under Chapter 72 ..Corrugated iron sheets excluding of a type commonly known as "Tole Canadien"
8407.2100 Outboard motors (above 15 HP)
Added by [GN No. 42 of 2008]
84.23 - Weighing machinery (trade use)
84.81 Low Pressure, non-adjustable regulators for use with butane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) – specifications
90.26
90.32
Added by [GN No. 155 of 2009]
8516.10 ... ... ... Electric water heaters and immersion heaters and parts thereof
85.44 ... ... ... ... Electric Cable insulated with plastic materials Armoured Electric Cables
8536.20 - Automatic Circuit Breaker with Residual Current Devices<1000 V
8536.501 - Residual Current Switches<1000 V ('interrupteur differentiel')
8536.901 - Leakage modules<1000 V
89.02 ... ... ... ... Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products
90.16 - Balances (trade use)
9504.301- Games operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or other means of payment, other than bowling alley equipment, in completely knocked down condition
9504.309- Games operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or other means of payment, other than bowling alley equipment, not in completely knocked down condition
9613.20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable
Second-hand (used/reconditioned) motor vehicles
Second-hand motor vehicle parts and accessories
Other used, scrapped and second-hand goods
Tubes and Hoses (other than tubes and hoses consisting of a metal reinforcement) for connecting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders to domestic gas appliances. 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

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