It is a program implemented by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) for the purpose of conformity assessment of product shipments entering the country. According to the program, products to be imported to Kenya are subject to verification in the export country. If the conformity with the technical regulation applied in the country is confirmed, a Certificate of Conformity (COC) is issued. The certificate of conformity is a mandatory document for customs clearance procedures, product shipments without the document are prohibited from entering the Republic of Kenya.

All goods, except those listed as prohibited (illegal drugs, plants, meat, etc.), restricted (bones, horns, processed ivory, etc.), exempted goods (raw materials imported by local producers, spare parts, etc.), are subject to the Pre-Export Conformity Verification program. The Pre-Export Conformity Verification Program (PVOC) includes one or more of the following assessment methods: – verification of documents, – testing by an accredited laboratory, – physical surveillance in the exporting country – factory surveillance – issuance of a certificate of conformity.