Intertek approved by General Organization for Import and Export Control Egypt (GOIEC) to issue Certificate of Inspection
19 Mar 2012
Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, announced today that it has been registered and approved by GOIEC Egypt to issue Certificates of Inspections for Textiles, Garments, Carpets, Footwear and Bags being exported to the country.
This is to support The Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade in Egypt recent introduction of new import regulations for shipments of these products which comes into effect from 31st March 2012.
The Certificate of Inspection which is required for customs clearance can only be issued by an ISO 17020 accredited inspection body, approved and registered by GOIEC. Intertek is registered and approved by GOIEC to issue the Certificate of Inspection.
Intertek is qualified, in line with the ministerial requirements to review and analyze shipments containing these products in conjunction with applicable Egyptian Standard and issue a Certificate of inspection (CoI) that will be formally recognized by Egypt Customs Authorities.
Intertek has pioneered inspection programmes for Governments worldwide and has issued more that 1.5 million test reports and certificates to global exporters to ensure that their goods comply and clear customs smoothly.
Further Information:
Contacts:
For further information, please contact
Gill Purkiss, Marketing Services Manager, Government and Trade Services
Telephone: +44 1277 223400
Email: info.government@intertek.com
About Intertek’s Government and Trade Services:
Intertek offers a range of services to governments, national standards organisations and customs departments. Intertek is fully committed to supporting Governments in achieving their sustainability targets by protecting their environment from unsafe and poor quality goods. We help ensure that goods imported into these countries comply with safety, quality and other standards, preventing the dumping of unsafe goods and improving quality. In addition foreign finance ministries use our services to increase import duty collection and efficiency. www.intertek.com/government/
About Intertek:
Intertek is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. Through our services, we help our clients to minimise the adverse health and environmental impact of their products and processes for the benefit of society as a whole. From auditing and inspection, to testing, quality assurance and certification, Intertek people are dedicated to adding value to customers' products and processes, supporting their success in the global marketplace. Intertek has the expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and 30,000 people in over 100 countries around the world. Intertek Group plc (LSE: ITRK) is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index.