KEBS · Kenya12 requirements

PVOC (Kenya)

An obligation with a hard consequence attached. Goods are verified in the country of export, and without the Certificate of Conformity they do not clear customs.

Clause structure in CompStack
  • 1Scope and applicability3
  • 2Verification routes1
  • 3Verification activities4
  • 4Certification3
  • 5Destination handling1
21 clauses total12 requirements
Who carries this

PVOC, in practice.

Pre-export verification of conformity to standards, for imports into Kenya.

Exporters shipping regulated products into Kenya, and the importers who carry the cost when a consignment arrives without a certificate.

A note on the text

The clause numbers and titles above are the standard's own public structure. The standard itself is copyright of its issuing body and you buy it from them. What we add is the interpretation underneath, and that lives in your workspace.

What the service does with it

Every month, on a schedule you can check.

This is the running work for this standard specifically. The general shape is the same across all of them.

We carry
  • Check product scope and the applicable Kenya Standard before testing is commissioned
  • Hold the route decision per product and plan the move to a lighter route
  • Track certificate issue dates against sailing dates on every consignment
  • Keep the documentation checklist complete before submission to the agent
  • Record the root cause of every non-conformity report so it does not recur
Evidence the assessor asks for
  • Scope determination dated before the bill of lading
  • Test reports against the named Kenya Standard and edition
  • Certificate of Conformity register linked to consignments
  • Labelling verification against the specific standard clause
  • Reconciliation of certificate against shipping documents

Each one is filed against the requirement it satisfies as the work happens, so the pack for the next visit already exists.

Walk it yourself

Name a clause in PVOC and we will open it.

The requirement, the control attached to it, the evidence that satisfies it, and the audit checklist it generates. Nothing prepared in advance, because there is nothing to prepare.