About us
ZABS is a statutory body under the Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry established in 1982.
Over the years ZABS has carried on its role of developing standards and providing conformity assessment services to industry. With the realignment of the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) in 2018, to international best practices, ZABS role is now more focused towards supporting industry to implement standards that enhance the quality of products and services for industry growth and competitiveness.
Our Mandate
The Standards Act No. 4 of 2017 mandates ZABS to provide Standardisation and Quality Assurance of Products and services.
The functions of ZABS as provided in the Act among many others include;
- Develop, publish, maintain, or withdraw Zambian National Standards and related normative publications serving the standardization needs for Zambia
- Provide inspection services, testing services and system and product certification
- Provide a voluntary certification mark scheme for the assurance of product conformity to standards
- Promote quality, health and safety standards for commodities, products and services
- Facilitate efficiency in industry and promote trade through standardization.
- Provide for a Research and Development program for new standards, improvement of existing standards, standardization of test methodology and the articulation of future needs that might affect the standards environment.
Our Vision
A globally recognized institution of excellence in promoting quality goods and services for improved lives
Our Mission
To promote Standardisation and Quality Assurance services for a competitive industry
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