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WTO notification · TBT

TanzaniaProposed measure, open for comments

Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals

Official title

CHDC 17 (4954) DTZS: 2026, Automotive Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Engine Oils — Specification, First edition

Tanzania notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 26 October 2026. Comments are open until 25 December 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.; Lubricants, industrial oils and related products; Liquid fuels

HS codes
  • 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
    • 271019 Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.
Notifying member
Tanzania
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Quality requirements
  • Harmonization
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
  • Cost saving and productivity enhancement
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/TZA/1678

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 25 December 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
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 25 December 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/TZA/1678 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Tanzania.

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What the notification says

This Tanzania Standard specifies performance requirements, physical and chemical parameters, anti-nitration capabilities, sampling, and test methods for automotive-type internal combustion engine oils specifically formulated for dedicated engines operating on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), or purified biomethane.

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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