Carrying the BOBS Standards Mark signals that your product meets the applicable Botswana, ISO, IEC or SADC technical standard — the baseline market-access credential for manufacturers, importers and exporters. We deliver the entire certification journey so you focus on production, not paperwork.

What’s included

• Gap analysis against the target product standard
• Factory production-control (FPC) manual tailored to your site
• Process-capability and raw-material controls documentation
• Sample selection, testing brief and BOBS lab coordination
• Technical file compilation (drawings, BoM, test reports, declarations)
• Factory assessment support and non-conformity close-out
• Licence negotiation and issuance follow-through

Who it’s for

• Local manufacturers seeking retailer shelf-space
• Importers needing conformity evidence for customs
• SADC exporters building dossiers for cross-border recognition
• Brands launching regulated categories (electrical, food-contact, building products, PPE)

Why The Secretary

• Certification-body-trained consultants who speak the ISO/IEC 17065 language
• Live SGS / Bureau Veritas / TÜV benchmarks informing every submission
• Pre-test diagnostic avoids costly lab re-runs — most clients pass first time
• FPC manuals written for operations teams to actually use, not just to file

How we work

1. Scoping workshop — standard selection and test-plan review
2. FPC drafting and evidence pack build (10-15 working days)
3. BOBS lab booking and sample submission
4. Factory assessment support and corrective-action close-out
5. Licence receipt and mark-usage guidelines handover

Related services

Pair with MITI Trade Licence for manufacturing premises, or BoMRA Cosmetics Registration if you make personal-care products.

Scope

From price covers: one product family, one manufacturing site, one round of lab testing, one factory assessment. Quoted separately: additional product families, multi-site FPC rollouts, parallel CE/UKCA marking, IEC/EN/ASTM dual-standard harmonisation.