In a protracted fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic Uganda has stopped the importation of used \u2013second-hand clothes and footwear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a public notice from the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, signed by the Executive Director, Dr. Ben Mayindo,\u00a0 as a precautionary measure, the importation of and clearance of used textile products and used footwear has been suspended with immediate effect until further notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Mayindo stated that UNBS has an obligation to protect public health and safety to ensure that consumers get quality products that much value for their money . \u201c The bureau also has the mandate to promote fair trade. This is achieved through formulation , implementation and enforcement of standards for both locally manufactured and imported products for the Ugandan market,\u201d the statement reads in part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspension slapped against importation of secondhand textiles has caught many importers and dealers in such commodities by surprise as the country continues to experience a lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dealers caught by surprise ,express anger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Some importers of second hand clothes expressed anger and wondered what will happen to their containers which were shipped before the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak . \u201c Before containers with such goods are imported into the country , we get UNBS certification. Now ,will UNBS revoke such certification -when the containers are already on the high seas being transported to Uganda,\u201d one dealer asked .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Uganda has been hailed for its management of the pandemic with the country registering \u00a056 COVID-19 cases and most of the patients recovering from the virus with only 18 patients still undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Yoweri Museveni in his addresses to the nation since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has empathized the need to promote local manufacturing to ensure that there is no shortage of essential commodities due to the global lockdown as countries struggle to deal with the coronavirus- that has wreaked unprecedented havoc.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a protracted fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic Uganda has stopped the importation of used \u2013second-hand clothes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[98,88,97],"class_list":["post-1068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-health","tag-ban","tag-covid-19","tag-second-hand-clothes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hand-image.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9761,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/to-hell-with-mivumba-museveni-bans-importation-of-used-clothes\/","url_meta":{"origin":1068,"position":0},"title":"To hell with Mivumba :Museveni Bans Importation Of Used Clothes","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"August 26, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"In his concerted effort to promote \"Buy Uganda Build Uganda\" (BUBU) national policy, President Yoweri Museveni has banned the importation of second hand clothes also locally known as mivumba . 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