RBS
PO Box: 7099 Kigali-Kicukiro
Tel: +250-58 61 03
LIST OF IMPORT INSPECTION PROCEDURES AVAILABLE AT RBS LIBRARY
  • Quality Inspection of Import
  • Inspection of goods outside the import station
  • Handling of samples and certificates of analysis
  • Handling of rejected goods
  • Relabeling of Import
  • Re-export of import
  • Handling of customer complaints
MAJORS CHALLENGES
  • No certificates of analysis for some imports
  • Limited  knowledge in standardization
  • Miss labeling of some products
  • Non conformity of certificate of analysis with product labeling
  • Product labeled in unofficial language
SHELF-LIFE OF PERISHABLE GOODS
  • Not less than 50 %
  • Not less than 65 % for foodstuffs
    CHARGES
CHARGES

An importer or his agent shall have the duty to pay fees to the Bureau as prescribed below:
  1. Transport, board and lodging costs and additional time of the Bureau personnel during the inspection and sampling of the consignment or shipment if the inspection and sampling is done outside the official station;
  2. Fees equivalent to 0.2 percent of the Cost and Freight of the consignment or shipment for inspection, sampling and testing
  3. Additional testing fees if in the opinion of the Bureau they cannot be covered by the 0.2 percent fee;
  4. Fees to cover the cost of re-inspection, re-sampling and re-testing of a reworked consignment or shipment
  5. Fees to cover any re-sampling and re-testing that may be considered by the Director
Last Update: 07-06-2010