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WTO notification · TBT

KenyaProposed measure, open for comments

Essential oils and resinoids; Soap

Official title

Textiles — Disposable wet wipes — Specification

Kenya notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 24 September 2026. Comments are open until 23 November 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Textiles in general

HS codes
  • 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
    • 330790 Depilatories and other perfumery, toilet or cosmetic preparations, n.e.s.
  • 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
    • 3401 Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap…
Notifying member
Kenya
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Quality requirements
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
  • Cost saving and productivity enhancement
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/KEN/2117

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 23 November 2026
Proposed adoption
March 2027
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 23 November 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/KEN/2117 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Kenya.

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What the notification says

This Draft African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for non-woven disposable wet wipes applicable for general personal hygiene and sanitizing purposes.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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