Import Inspection Procedures
- Arrival of goods
- Presentation of arrival note (avis d’arrivé) or packing list, invoice, bill of lading, certificate of analysis and any other documents.
- Physical verification
- Sampling where necessary
- Normal release if no suspect
- Data entry and QIF payment
- Release under seal where sampled awaiting test results
- Goods may remain in Magerwa or at importers’ warehouses
- After test result, goods/products found complying shall be release to the importer
- Goods /products found not complying shall be rejected and detained.
- Inform relevant authorities
- Inform importer to re-export or destroy consignment
- Witness re-export and make report with RPD
- Witness destruction
- In some cases destruction is not allowed (Dry cells)
HOW TO AVOID REJECTION
- Be aware of the standards Act N° 43/2006 0f 05/10/2006 and Regulation for compulsory batch certificate of Import N° 43/2006 of 5/5/2006
- Ask information on Rwandan standards before to import
- Inform supplier Rwanda Standards requirements.
- Check a the list of acceptable products
- Enter an agreement with your supplier about quality LIST OF PRODUCTS WHICH NEED CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS
- Foods Stuffs
- Medicaments
- Chemicals
- Cosmetics: lotion, Cream, oils…
- Lubrificant oil
- Fertilizers
- Shoe polish
- Pads/Sanitary towels
- Paints
- Construction material: Cements, Steel bars, hollow section, mild steel plate, PVC pipes, Iron pipes etc…
- Primary batteries
DOCUMENTS NEEDED
- Certificate of analysis for product under compulsory standards
- Certificate of fumigation: Used clothes, bags, shoes etc…
- Phytosanitary certificate: Seeds and plants
- Authorization letter for plastics bags from REMA
- Veterinary certificate and RARDA authorization letter : Fresh meat, and fish
- Certificate of donation: Gift and donation
LABELING REQUIREMENTS
Each product has his own labeling but some information is general:
- Name of the product
- Name and address of manufacturer
- Country of origin
- Net content/Net weight
- List of ingredient for some product
- Lot identification/Batch number
- Date marking for some product: Foods, Cosmetics, chemicals, paint, medicines, etc…
- Storage condition for some product
- Instruction of use for some product
- Precaution on chemicals
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ON LABELING
- Kinyarwanda
- English
- French
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