THe Guyana National Bureau of Standards says that it is cracking down on the importation of substandard products, by importers, for sale to the Guyanese population.
In a release, the GNBS pointed out that importers of items that are monitored by the standards body are required to register with the GNBS, and all products imported are subject to examination at the Ports of Entry or the bond / warehouse of the Importer.

The laws of Guyana regarding examination of commodities that are imported into the country state that “where any commodity for which a compulsory standard specification has been declared, is produced or manufactured outside Guyana, the council may instruct, in writing, any inspector to examine any customs entries in respect of such commodity and to examine such commodity to ascertain its conformity with such compulsory standard specification.

An Inspector instructed to examine any commodity under subsection (1) may take samples thereof and submit the samples to an analyst for analysis or examination”.
The Bureau maintains that the following items should meet the standard before they are sold to consumers on the market: – Electrical fittings and equipment, footwear, toys and play things, cell phones, furniture, garments, textiles, tyres, electrical / electronic appliances, safety helmets, cigarettes, gas stoves, safety matches, P.V.C pipes, weighing and measuring devices, christmas trees, decorative lighting outfits and gold articles .

In an article published in the Guyana Chronicle of 2018, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards had emphasised that Guyana was no dumping ground for substandard products. That position is now further reinforced

The bureau will also review existing building codes, coordinate efforts to establish a National Building Authority, develop a National Petroleum Code for Guyana, a National Quality Policy and implement the Green State Development Strategy in the two thematic areas: energy transition towards renewable energy and international cooperation, trade and investment, among others.