Statutory Instrument No 132 of 2015 stipulates that specified products imported into the country (Zimbabwe) should be accompanied by a Certificate of Conformity. Pre-export verification of conformity of a list of products is conducted in the country of export and a Certificate of Conformity is issued based on international standards. At each port of entry the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) will require production of the certificate of Conformity for the products to enter Zimbabwe.
The aim of the Consignment Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme is to control the quality of imported goods in order to minimize the risk of unsafe and substandard goods entering the Zimbabwe market. Conformity Assessment programmes are put into action in accordance with the Article 5 of World Trade Organization's Technical Barriers to Trade agreement.