WTO notification · TBT
KenyaEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency
Official title
Public Notice on Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) Services for General Goods
Kenya notified this emergency TBT measure on 25 February 2026. Emergency measures can apply immediately.
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Regulated product as the PVOC manual posted at the KEBS website
The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/KEN/1989; it forwards comments to Kenya.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)This measure establishes Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) requirements for general goods destined for importation into Kenya. Under the authority of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), pursuant to the Standards Act (Cap 496, Laws of Kenya) and its attendant Regulations, nine inspection companies have been appointed to undertake verification of conformity to Kenya Standards or approved specifications in the country of origin/ supply for goods destined Kenya. The appointed inspection companies are: SGS; Intertek; CHIC; CIC; TUV; BV; ASTC; COTECNA; QISJ
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