BOBS tightens imports pre-shipment inspection

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) has recently reviewed its pre-shipment inspection (PSI) for all goods destined for Botswana.

This was done to minimise the risk of unsafe and substandard products entering the country.

As part of this move, the standards watchdog stopped accepting letters of authority and certificates of conformity from importers issued by National Regulators for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS).

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