Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 06 June 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 August 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as liquid vaporizers meant for outdoor and indoor use.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 June 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 August 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as mosquito vaporizing mats.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 June 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 August 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as liquid vaporizers meant for outdoor and indoor use.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 June 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 August 2025

This draft  Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for men's thobes, also known as ‘Kanzu’ for general purpose.  It does not specify the design and finish of thobe.

Products Covered: Worn clothing and other worn articles. (HS code(s): 6309); Clothes (ICS code(s): 61.020)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 June 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 August 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for paper based mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as special paper cards infused with mosquito repellent chemicals that acts on burning the paper.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 June 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 August 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for paper based mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as special paper cards infused with mosquito repellent chemicals that acts on burning the paper.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 June 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 August 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for paper based mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as special paper cards infused with mosquito repellent chemicals that acts on burning the paper.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 June 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 August 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for paper based mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as special paper cards infused with mosquito repellent chemicals that acts on burning the paper.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 June 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 August 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for paper based mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as special paper cards infused with mosquito repellent chemicals that acts on burning the paper.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 05 June 2025 | Final date for Comment: 04 August 2025

 This Draft Malawi Standard covers wax emulsion paste polish and two types of wax emulsion liquid polish suitable for use on furniture and floors other than (in the case of polish containing an organic solvent) those of thermoplastic (asphalt), flexible vinyl, linoleum, and rubber 

Products Covered: Polishes, creams and similar preparations, for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations (excl. artificial and prepared waxes of heading 3404) (HS code(s): 340520); Paints and varnishes (ICS code(s): 87.040)

Regulation Type: Regular notification