Tag Archives: UNBS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards has reduced the cost of certifying a product, following continuous complaints from manufacturers. UNBS has also phased out some costs altogether including Initial Audit Fees of 250,000 Shillings and Surveillance Audit Fees of 250,000. Sylvia Kirabo, the Head …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards – UNBS has started a crackdown on the sale of fuel in plastic bottles. It is a common practice along highways and streets in major trading centres and towns of Northern Uganda for people to sell diesel and petrol …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maize millers and traders in Luwero town council have pleaded with Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS to extend the deadline for certification saying they are ill-prepared. UNBS issued an ultimatum of June 30th this year for maize millers and maize flour traders to secure standard …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly appointed Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, David Livingstone Ebiru sees the bringing on board of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to embrace standards as one of the major challenges as he takes the mantle. Only if and when …

Players question UNBS’ ability to enforce standards | THE INDEPENDENT | Dealers in solar home systems that do not meet the newly completed standards face prosecution and fines under the amended law. The Uganda National Bureau of Standards recently released the new standards – US IEC TS 62257-9-8 and IEC …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The leaders of solar energy equipment importers and distributors have lauded the new standards amidst protests by the traders over the July 1 deadline.  Uganda National Bureau of Standards, UNBS, has told the business community to ensure that their solar energy products, mainly the home-use …

UNBS is finalizing the development of new mandatory solar standards that provide baseline requirements for quality, durability and truth in advertising to protect consumers of off-grid renewable energy products Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dealers of solar energy products have expressed fear that the new mandatory solar standards for solar products …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has rolled out regional awareness campaigns targeting solar energy consumers and dealers ahead of their proposed crackdown on substandard products in the next financial year.  On Tuesday, UNBS held an intense civic discourse with over 150 entrepreneurs; solar energy …

Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Bureau of Standards – UNBS has warned of the infiltration of unsafe and sub-standard goods being smuggled into the country through the porous borders in Elegu Town Council, Amuru District. Fredrick Joseph Otim, the Bureau’s Inspector says several substandard goods are being …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS has come under fire from maize dealers for giving them a deadline to secure standard certification without consulting them. The dealers who are involved in milling and trading maize flour say the June 30th deadline issued by UNBS did not …