Industrial and commercial standards in Zambia

Standards

National Standards Organisations

Zambia Bureau of Standards

Integration in the International Standards Network

The Zambia Bureau of Standards is a correspondent member of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). Furthermore, ZABS is the officially designated WTO's Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) National Enquiry Point (NEP) for Zambia.

Classification of Standards

There are over 2,000 standards in Zambia, of which around 60 that are compulsory. ZABS is in charge of enforcing compulsory standards.
For a list of compulsory standards, click here.

Certification Organisations

Zambia Bureau of Standards