​PVOC certification

Certification Introduction

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS - a statutory body of the Kenyan government responsible for developing and implementing standards for imported and domestically produced products for the Kenyan market) implements the Pre-Export Verification of Conformity to Standards (PVoC) program for goods imported into the country. PVoC) program, all PVoC catalog goods must obtain a certificate of conformity (CoC) issued by an authorized KEBS agency before shipment. At present, there are only four authorized certificate issuing agencies, SGS/ITS/BV/CCIC. PVOC has three certification modes.

Mode A: Product testing and inspection

Each batch of export goods shall be subject to product sampling and testing before shipment or provide an approved laboratory test report or certificate, etc., and pre-shipment inspection.

Mode B: Product registration

Frequent export of similar products of consistent quality can be registered, and the registration certificate is valid for one year, and the mandatory testing of each batch can be dispensed with when shipping, and only pre-shipment inspection is required.

Mode C: Product license

Manufacturers of frequently exported products that have been registered and have met the requirements for a long period of time can apply for a product license. Product testing is required to assess compliance with Kenyan standards, as well as on-site evaluation of the manufacturer, after passing the license is issued. With a license after the export of goods can be exempt from pre-shipment inspection, subject only to the supervision and inspection of the manufacturer and random sampling of goods.

Product Range

Basic coverage of all products, has been published HS CODE shall prevail

Application Process

1. Customer prepares samples and submits information to GIG
 2.GIG laboratory will conduct the test and issue the test report
 3. Customers choose the certification mode according to their own situation and apply for inspection
 4. After passing the inspection, apply for CoC certificate to the issuing authority

Certification Mark

Excerpt from Kenya National Standard KS 1829:2004 - "General Requirements for Product Labelling"

1. General requirements. The following information must be displayed clearly and not easily removed.

(a) Manufacturer's name and/or registered trade mark

(b) Country of origin

2. According to the specific requirements of different product standards, the following information should also be clearly and not easily removed from the display.

-Manufacturer's address
-Name of the product
-Model/type
-Batch No. / Lot No.
-Manufacturing date
-Expiry date
-"best before" date
-Net content
-Active ingredients content
-List of ingredients in descending content

-Rating for electrical products
-Size
-Fibre content and proportion
-Handing requirement
-Storage condition
-Precautionary measures (if any)
-Instruction for use

Other Information

Technical information: voltage frequency AC 240V/50Hz, plug BS 1363
Whether mandatory: mandatory
Certificate validity: 1 year valid or batch valid
Factory inspection requirements: Mode 3 requires factory inspection
Permittee requirements: No requirements