Uganda certification. According to Uganda’s National Bureau of Standards Decree 327 and customs clearance inspection regulations, Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism implements pre-export compliance assessments on products imported into Uganda at the place of origin. The purpose of this program is to reduce the inflow of products that do not meet the standards in Uganda.

It will be implemented on June 9, 2010. The scope of implementation is to assess whether controlled products comply with Uganda Standards or other standards and technical regulations approved by the Standards Bureau. Except for products imported into Uganda from Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda, all controlled products need to undergo mandatory evaluation.

Controlled products: Products under the prohibited product catalog and exempted product catalog are not covered by control. Products controlled by Uganda’s pre-export conformity assessment program include the following categories:

All second-hand products;

Food and agricultural products;

Chemical household products;

Textiles, footwear products;

Toys;

Children’s health products;

Mechanical products;

Electronic and electrical products, etc.