Iraq: Verification of Conformity programm -

The conformity assesment in Iraq is based on a Pre-Inspection, testing and issuing certificates of conformity Program of Goods Imported into Iraq.

It is not operated by the state directly but by accredited third-parties.

For the import of products, compliance of goods to applicable Iraqi standard(s) and/or Iraqi Technical Requirements with Iraqi national deviations shall be demonstrated with conformity documents issued by accredited entities and/or testing. In-house test reports may be considered when manufacturer is certified per ISO 9001 or other appropriate standard and when capability of the laboratory is demonstrated.

In total, 12 product groups are affected:

Group I – Toys.
Group II – Electric and electronic products
Group III – Vehicles, bicycles, tyres and parts
Group IV – Construction products
Group V – Food products : All Food Products Except Fresh Meat, Fresh Fish, Fresh Vegetables, Fresh Fruits)
Group VI – Cosmetics, personal hygiene products and cleaning agents
Group VII – Household hardware.
Group VIII – Kitchenware
Group IX – Chemicals
Group X – Textile
Group XI – Household burning fuel appliances
Group XII – Others

There are also certain labelling requirements:

Marking of product name, warnings, required instructions for use and ingredients (If required to be marked by applicable standard) shall be in Arabic and country of origin shall be marked. Abbreviation of country of origin marking is acceptable for the following countries:
HKJ: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
PRC: People’s Republic of China
UK: United Kingdom of Great Britain
KSA: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
UAE: United Arab Emirates
According to ISO 3166 “Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions” requirements for CoO names composed from more than two words.
Examples :
– UA or UKA: Ukraine
– US or USA: United states
– CHN or CN : China
– IRN or IR: Islamic republic of Iran
Any other abbreviations shall be approved by the Iraqi Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control (COSQC).
Marking of “EU” or “European Union” as country of Origin is not acceptable