An excerpt from U.S. Commercial Service's 2012 Country Commercial Guide providing an overview of Afghanistan's standards and conformity assessment activities.

Interested in being notified and commenting on Afghanistan's proposed foreign technical regulations that can impact your access to Afghanistan's market?

Member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are required under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) to report to the WTO all proposed technical regulations that could affect trade with other Member countries. Notify U.S. is a free, web-based e-mail subscription service that offers an opportunity to review and comment on proposed foreign technical regulations that can affect your access to international markets.  You can modify the subscription to include specific markets and industries.  Register online at Internet URL: http://www.nist.gov/notifyus/

U.S. Commercial Service in Afghanistan

The U.S. Commercial Service in Afghanistan can provide additional information on doing business in Afghanistan.