The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) is working with the South African Revenue Service (Sars) to strengthen regulation on products (that fall under its scope) that are imported into the country. This follows the recall yesterday of two household disinfectant products that “did not meet regulatory requirements” according to a statement by NRCS. General manager for chemicals, mechanical and materials, Thomas Madzivhe, said: “We are currently running pilot projects on border enforcement where we are strengthening our collaboration with Sars and border police (among others) even to the extent of linking our IT systems.” He said the regulator was also moving to a stage where it would use tariff codes to stop non-compliant products that have been imported from coming into the market. “The list has been given to Sars so that when the product reaches South African shores, it is stopped until an NRCS inspector inspects the products,” said Madzivhe.
Regulator ups its efforts to crack down on non-compliant imports
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