Importers are persons who arrange to have goods or items brought into Guyana from the various countries for resale to consumers.

This puts our importers in a very responsible position as they are the ones who must select quality items to supply Guyanese consumers. Importers should therefore, be very careful when they are selecting their products. Additionally, measures must be taken to assess the suppliers’ capacity to meet satisfactory quality requirements for products since money, health, safety and the general well being of citizens must be secured.

It is essential that goods imported conform to relevant Guyana Standards, Code of Practices, Guidelines or the relevant Regional or International Standards.

Methods that importers can use to assess the suppliers’ capacity to meet these requirements include:

** Examining product regulations in the suppliers’ countries.

** Checking for quality certificates. This means that products have met quality standards and are approved by the country’s National Standards Organisation or a related Agency.

** Ensuring products bear certification marks from the country of manufacture.

** Seeking advice from the local standards body or the related regulatory agency.

Although an importer may have taken steps to ensure that the supplier selected is in a position to provide quality goods, inspection in Guyana is still necessary by the Bureau of Standards or the relevant Regulatory Agency. Labels, quality certificates and other documentations must be examined and appliances and other goods are required to be tested when necessary to ensure compliance.

NB. Importers must ensure that commodities imported into Guyana are labelled in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

For further information please contact the GNBS on telephone numbers: 219-0069, 219-0065, 2190062.