The Ethiopia Ministry of Trade (MoT) has recently introduced mandatory testing and verification against 124 Compulsory Ethiopian Standards (CES).

Exporters who ship to Ethiopia any of the regulated products listed below, require a Certificate of Conformity pre-shipment and importers will be required to present the original document to Ethiopian Customs for clearance. An electronic copy will be held by the authority for authentication if and when needed.

Intertek is an approved provider of the new certification services imposed by the Ethiopian MoT and can provide exporters and importers with further information on the new standard requirements as well as delivering the necessary testing and certification services.

The list of 124 compulsory standards and regulated products falls into the following categories:

• Food and food products
• Chemical products
• Textile, leather, plastic and rubber
• Construction materials
• Electrical & electronics

The full list can be obtained from your local Complia Services country office.