Standards Resources by Country
In addition to international standards setting organizations, individual countries have standards bodies. Here we present links for a range of countries.
Although there are many international standards setting bodies, each country determine how standards are implemented. Here we provide resources by country to help you find appropriate Standards bodies by country.
The ePing SPS&TBT platform, or “ePing”, provides access to notifications made by WTO Members under the Agreements on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), distributed by the WTO from January 16, 1995 to present. ePing is available to all stakeholders free of charge and does not require registration unless the user wishes to receive customized e-mail alerts. Use it to browse notifications on past as well as new draft and updated product regulations, food safety and animal and plant health standards and regulations, find information on trade concerns discussed in the WTO SPS and TBT Committees, locate information on SPS/TBT Enquiry Points and notification authorities, and to follow and review current and past notifications concerning regulatory actions on products, packaging, labeling, food safety and animal and plant health measures in markets of interest. Register for ePing.
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for Brazil - including information on Standards and Regulations and contact information for Commercial Services officer in Brazil, including the Standards Attaché in Sao Paulo
The U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue was created in 2006 to provide the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade (MDIC), a forum through which to work together to grow bilateral trade and investment.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards Portal for Brazil provides answers to the critical standards, conformance, market access, and trade-related questions that companies require to succeed in the Brazilian market.
Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT) - Brazil’s national standards body
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)
2017 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimates Report - Information on Brazil’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
International Trade Administration Country Commercial Guide for Canada - information on Standards and Regulations and contact information for Commercial Service Officers in Canada
The Standards Council of Canada - Canada’s national standards body
The U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council’s (RCC) goal is to facilitate closer regulatory cooperation between the United States and Canada and strengthen economic competitiveness by aligning U.S. and Canadian regulatory systems where appropriate, while maintaining high levels of protection for health, safety and the environment
2015 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimates Report - Information on Canada’s TBT and SPS measures
Information on Standards and Regulations from the International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for China - Information on Standards and Regulations and contact information for Commercial Service Officers in China
The American National Standards Institute Standards Portal for China provides answers to the critical standards, conformance, market access, and trade-related questions that companies require to succeed in the Chinese market. China’s national standards body, the Standards Administration of China
2016 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimates Report - Information on China’s TBT and SPS measures issued by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located at the U.S. Mission to the EU (in Brussels, Belgium) - including the Standards Attaché
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for the European Union - including information on Standards and Regulations
CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI - the European standards bodies
2017 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on the EU’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative
EU TBT Notifications Database - scroll to the bottom of the page to search by keyword
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for India - Information on Standards and Regulations and contact information for Commercial Service Officers in India
The U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, established in January 2015, is the signature annual forum for policy discussions between the U.S. Government and the Government of India
The American National Standards Institute Standards Portal for India provides answers to the critical standards, conformance, market access, and trade-related questions that companies require to succeed in the Indian market
Bureau of Indian Standards - India’s national standards body
2015 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on India’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative:
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for Israel - Information on Standards and Regulations and contact information for Commercial Service Officers in Israel
Standards Institution of Israel - Israel’s national standards body
2012 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on Israel’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for South Korea - Information on Standards and Regulations and contact information for Commercial Service Officers in South Korea
The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) - Korea’s national standards body
2016 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on Korea’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for Mexico - Information on Standards and Regulations and contact information for Commercial Service Officers in Mexico
Director General for Standardization, Ministry of Economy - Mexico’s national standards body
The U.S.-Mexico High Level Regulatory Cooperation Council, established in May 2010, aims at increasing regulatory transparency; providing early warning of regulations with potential bilateral effects; strengthening the analytic basis of regulations; and helping make regulations more compatible
2017 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on Mexico’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for Saudi Arabia - Information on Standards and Regulations and contact information for Commercial Service Officers in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization - Saudi Arabia’s national standards bodies
2016 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on Saudi Arabia’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for the United Arab Emirates - Information on Standards and Regulations and contact information for Commercial Service Officers in the United Arab Emirates
2016 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on the United Arab Emirates’ TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for the Vietnam - Information on Standards and Regulations and contact information for Commercial Service Officers in Vietnam
The Directorate for Standards, Meteorology and Quality of Vietnam (STAMEQ) - Vietnam’s national standards bodies
2013 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on Vietnam’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative