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TanzaniaAdopted, according to its latest notice

Cucumbers and gherkins; fresh or chilled – Tanzania

Official title

AFDC 26 (1118), Cucumbers - specifications

Tanzania issued an addendum on 29 April 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/TZA/907. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 2 March 2023. The comment period closed on 1 May 2023.

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At a glance

Products

Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled; Vegetables and derived products

HS codes
  • 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
    • 0707 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled
Notifying member
Tanzania
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Quality requirements
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/TZA/907Latest notice: G/TBT/N/TZA/907/Add.1
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 1 May 2023
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/TZA/907/Add.1⁩, 29 April 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

AFDC 26 (1118), Cucumbers - specifications

Tanzania would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft Tanzania Standard; AFDC 26 (1118), Cucumbers - specifications, notified in G/TBT/N/TZA/907 was adopted by Tanzania on 31st October 2025 as TZS 3894:2025 Cucumbers - specifications

This standard specifies quality and safety requirements, methods of sampling and test of cucumber varieties (cultivars) grown from Cucumis sativus L. to be supplied fresh to the consumer. Cucumbers for industrial processing and gherkins are excluded.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/TZA/907/Add.1

    AFDC 26 (1118), Cucumbers - specifications

    Tanzania would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft Tanzania Standard; AFDC 26 (1118), Cucumbers - specifications, notified in G/TBT/N/TZA/907 was adopted by Tanzania on 31st October 2025 as TZS 3894:2025 Cucumbers - specifications

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/TZA/907

    Comment deadline: Closed on 1 May 2023

    AFDC 26 (1118), Cucumbers - specifications

    This standard specifies quality and safety requirements, methods of sampling and test of cucumber varieties (cultivars) grown from Cucumis sativus L. to be supplied fresh to the consumer. Cucumbers for industrial processing and gherkins are excluded.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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