Apply In-Person

1. The importer has to visit the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) office to obtain the IIR application form. Contact Link
2.  Fill the application form and attach all the supporting required documents to it.
3. Submit the completed application to the MBS office for verification by the MBS officer.
4.  The documents will be checked and if the application is correct, then the MBS will produce a processing invoice bill and issue it you.
5. Now, the importer has to go to any of the MBS office to settle the invoice and obtain the payment receipt; if the applicant is not able to settle the bill, then the commodities will be detained at the point of entry.
6.  Upon payment the MBS will conduct a conformity assessment of the consignment.
7.  If it fails, then the consignment will be detained at the border and if it passes the MBS samples the commodity for inspection and the applicant will be notified on the date of inspection.
8.  If inspection is to be done in land, MBS will issue clearance letter to you for the consignment to be transported to a warehouse where the inspection will be conducted and if not, then the MBS will issue a sampling form.
9. The commodity sample will be inspected and if it meets the standard requirements i.e. passes the inspection, an import batch certificate will be prepared and issued to the applicant, otherwise, the consignment will be detained at the border, quarantined and re-exported to the country of origin or destroyed.
   

1. Completed IIR application form.
2. Annual import certificate.
3.  Import Batch clearance form.
4.  Import request inspection form.
   

Head Office
Malawi Bureau of Standards
Moirs Road
P.O Box 946
Blantyre
Malawi
Tel: +2651 870 488
Fax: +265 1 870 756
E-mail: mbs@mbsmw.org

Southern Region
Malawi Bureau of Standards
Metrology Services Department
P.O Box 30004
Chichiri
Blantyre 3
Malawi
Tel: +265 1 870 017
E-mail: mbs@mbsmw.org

Central Region
Malawi Bureau of Standards
Regional Office ©
P O Box 156
Lilongwe
Malawi
Tel: +265 1 758 341
Fax: +265 1 758 418
E-mail: mbs@mbsmw.org

Northern Region Malawi Bureau of Standards
Regional Office (N)
P O Box 200419
Mzuzu
Malawi
Tel: +265 1 320 434
Fax: +265 1 320 434
E-mail: mbs@mbsmw.org
Web Link
Contact Link
Location Link

All imports are eligible for Import Inspection Registration (IIR).

As prescribed by the MBS in the bill invoice.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
E.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. E.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

The processing time will take two weeks or a Month.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Check against the designated commodities of the commodity check list and if it is not on the list, then proceed to clearing your consignment without visiting the MBS.

• Name
• Address
• Contact
  

This document proves that the imported commodity has been inspected by the MBS and can be cleared to enter Malawi.

Enter other informations which might help.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
E.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Malawi Trade Portal: Link

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