PVOC Kenya's national bureau of standards (KEBS) according to the rules of WTO to replace the past "Inspection before shipment (Pre - shipment Inspection) (PSI)" of a new measure. Test report or certificate to show that shipped to the products comply with Kenya's national standards or the other of the same magnitude recognized international standards. If can't provide the material, the product need to accept the inspection on the country's ports, may cause the delay, in the end if not qualified, even to reject.

The measure to prevent unsafe and poor quality commodities into the market in Kenya.

In order to ensure the compliance with the regulated products In the country has allowed the implementation of technical standards or other international standards to protect Kenya consumers from unsafe or non - compliant products damage the product, the Kenya of standards to determine the country 's export control product implementation mandatory conformity assessment procedures prior to the shipment (hereinafter referred to as PVOC).

Products covered the range:

1. All electrical and electronic products that could be 2 by members of the public been in their homes or otherwise eg in residential, office, retail, leisure etc environments. Examples include, but are not limited to, household appliances, IT products, communication products, lighting products, audio - visual products

2. Motor vehicle tyres

3. Automotive glass

4. Vehicle spare parts

5. Motor vehicle batteries

6. Gas Appliances

7. Toys

8. Certain galvanised steel products

9. The Food and Food Products

10. Chemicals

PVOC consists of two phases

Two - stage process

1, Product Certification

2, PVOC compulsory certification.