Kuwait Standards

Public Authority for Industry

PAI Standards

Standardization activities in Kuwait began in 1967, within a unit of the Ministry of commerce & Industry which became a Department after the law no. 128 for standardization was issued in 1977. The Department was transferred to the Public Authority for Industry in 1996 and became a sector for Standards and Industrial services including two Departments, one for standards & Metrology and the other for quality laboratories.

This sector represents Kuwait in regional and international organizations such as ISO, OIML, CAC, the Arab Organization for Industrial Development and Mines (AIDMO) and the Standardization and Metrology Organization for the GCC countries (GSMO).

The Sector has the following objectives: to achieve the goals of Standardization by issuing and publishing standards and publications related to standardization, as well as developing and approving national standards; and examining and testing imported products to make sure that they meet Kuwaiti standards; issuing certificates for exported goods; granting the Quality mark for national products; examining and testing samples for the public and private sectors and for individuals.

Worldwide Countries A-Z and Standards Organisations

• Afghanistan - ANSA
  Afghanistan National Standardization Authority (ANSA)
   
• Albania - S SH
  General Directorate of Standardization (DPS)
   
• Algeria - IDT
  Institut algérien de normalisation (IANOR)
   
• Angola - IANORQ
  Instituto Angolano de Normalização e Qualidade (IANORQ)
   
• Antigua And Barbuda - ABBS
  Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards (ABBS)
   
• Argentina - IRAM
  Instituto Argentino de Normalización y Certificación (IRAM)
   
• Armenia - AST GOST
  National Institute of Standards (SARM)
   
• Australia - AS
  Standards Australia (SA)
   
• Austria - Onorm
  Österreichisches Normungsinstitut (ON)
   
• Azerbaijan - AZSTAND
  State Agency on Standardization, Metrology and Patents of Azerbaijan Republic (AZSTAND)
   
• Bahrain - BSMD
  Bahrain Standards & Metrology Directorate (BSMD)
   
• Bangladesh - BSTI
  Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI)
   
• Barbados - BNSI
  Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI)
   
• Belarus - GOST R
  Committee for Standardization of Belarus (BELST)
   
• Belgium - NBN
  Bureau De Normalisation (NBN)
   
• Benin - CEBENOR
  Centre Béninois de Normalisation et de Gestion de la Qualité (CEBENOR)
   
• Bhutan - SQCA
  Standards and Quality Control Authority (SQCA)
   
• Bolivia - IBNORCA
  Instituto Boliviano de Normalización y Calidad (IBNORCA)
   
• Bosnia And Herzegovina - BAS
  Institute for Standardization of Bosnia & Herzegovina (BAS)
   
• Botswana - BOS
  Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS)
   
• Brazil - ABNT/NBR
  Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT)
   
• Brunei Darussalam - CPRU
  Construction Planning and Research Unit (CPRU)
   
• Bulgaria - BIS
  Bulgarian Institute for Standardization (BDS)
   
• Burkina Faso - FASONORM
  Direction de la Normalisation et de la Promotion de la Qualité (FASONORM)
   
• Burundi - BBN
  Bureau burundais de Normalisation et de Contrôle de la Qualité (BBN)
   
• Cambodia - ISC
  Department of Industrial Standards of Cambodia (ISC)
   
• Cameroon - CDNQ
  Division de la Normalisation et de la Qualité (CDNQ)
   
• Canada - CSA
  Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
   
• Chile - NCH
  Instituto Nacional de Normalización (INN)
   
• China - SAC
  Standardization Administration of China (SAC)
   
• Colombia - NTC
  Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación (ICONTEC)
   
• Congo, The Democratic Republic Of - OCC
  Office congolais de contrôle (OCC)
   
• Costa Rica - INTE
  Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica (INTECO)
   
• Côte-d'Ivoire - CODINORM
  Côte d'Ivoire Normalisation (CODINORM)
   
• Croatia - HRN
  Croatian Standards Institute (HZN)
   
• Cuba - NC
  Oficina Nacional de Normalización (NC)
   
• Cyprus - CYS
  Cyprus Organization for Standardization (CYS)
   
• Czech Republic - CSN
  Czech Standards Institute (CNI)
   
• Denmark - DS
  Dansk Standard (DS)
   
• Dominica - DBOS
  Dominica Bureau of Standards (DBOS)
   
• Dominican Republic - DIGENOR
  Dirección General de Normas y Sistemas de Calidad (DIGENOR)
   
• Ecuador - INEN
  Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización (INEN)
   
• Egypt - ES
  Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS)
   
• El Salvador - CONACYT
  Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)
   
• Eritrea - ESI
  Eritrean Standards Institution (ESI)
   
• Estonia - EVS
  Eesti Standardikeskus (EVS)
   
• Ethiopia - Ess
  Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia (QSAE)
   
• Fiji - FJS
  Fiji Trade Standards and Quality Control Office (FTSQCO)
   
• Finland - SFS
  Finnish Standards Association SFS (SFS)
   
• France - NF
  Association française de normalisation (AFNOR)
   
• Gabon - CNTT
  Centre de Normalisation et de Transfert de Technologies (CNTT)
   
• Georgia - GEOSTM
  Georgian National Agency for Standards, Technical Regulations and Metrology (GEOSTM)
   
• Germany - DIN
  DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN)
   
• Ghana - GSB
  Ghana Standards Board (GSB)
   
• Greece - ELOT
  Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT)
   
• Guatemala - COGUANOR
  Comisión Guatemalteca de Normas (COGUANOR)
   
• Guyana - GNBS
  Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS)
   
• Honduras - COHCIT
  Consejo Hondureño de Ciencia y Tecnología (COHCIT)
   
• Hong Kong, China - ITCHKSAR
  Innovation and Technology Commission (ITCHKSAR)
   
• Hungary - MSZ
  Magyar Szabványügyi Testület (MSZT)
   
• Iceland - IST
  Icelandic Standards (IST)
   
• India - BIS
  Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
   
• Indonesia - SNI
  Badan Standardisasi Nasional (BSN)
   
• Iran, Islamic Republic Of - ISIRI
  Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI)
   
• Iraq - COSQC
  Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control (COSQC)
   
• Ireland - IS
  National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)
   
• Israel - SII
  Standards Institution of Israel (SII)
   
• Italy - UNI
  Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
   
• Jamaica - JS
  Bureau of Standards Jamaica (JBS)
   
• Japan - JIS
  Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC)
   
• Jordan - JS
  Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM)
   
• Kazakhstan - KAZMEMST
  Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology (KAZMEMST)
   
• Kenya - KS
  Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)
   
• Korea, Democratic People's Republic - KS
  Committee for Standardization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (CSK)
   
• Korea, Republic Of - KATS
  Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
   
• Kuwait - PAI
  Public Authority for Industry (KOWSMD)
   
• Kyrgyzstan - KYRGYZST
  National Institute for Standards and Metrology of the Kyrgyz Republic (KYRGYZST)
   
• Lao People's Democratic Rep - DISM
  Department of Intellectual Property, Standardization and Metrology (DISM)
   
• Latvia - LVS
  Latvian Standard (LVS)
   
• Lebanon - LIBNOR
  Lebanese Standards Institution (LIBNOR)
   
• Lesotho - LSQAS
  Standards and Quality Assurance Department (LSQAS)
   
• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - LNCSM
  Libyan National Centre for Standardization and Metrology (LNCSM)
   
• Lithuania - LST
  Lithuanian Standards Board (LST)
   
• Luxembourg - DIN
  Service de l'Energie de l'Etat (SEE)
   
• Macau, China - CPTTM
  Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center (CPTTM)
   
• Macedonia - ISRM
  Standardization Institute of the Republic of Macedonia (ISRM)
   
• Madagascar - BNM
  Bureau de Normes de Madagascar (BNM)
   
• Malawi - MBS
  Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS)
   
• Malaysia - MS
  Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)
   
• Malta - MSA
  Malta Standards Authority (MSA)
   
• Mauritius - MSB
  Mauritius Standards Bureau (MSB)
   
• Mexico - DGN
  Dirección General de Normas (DGN)
   
• Moldova, Republic Of - MOLDST
  Department of Standardization and Metrology (MOLDST)
   
• Mongolia - MNS
  Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology (MASM)
   
• Montenegro - ISME
  Institute for Standardization of Montenegro (ISME)
   
• Morocco - NM
  Service de Normalisation Industrielle Marocaine (SNIMA)
   
• Mozambique - INNOQ
  Instituto Nacional de Normalização e Qualidade (INNOQ)
   
• Myanmar - MSTRD
  Myanma Scientific and Technological Research Department (MSTRD)
   
• Namibia - NSIQO
  Namibia Standards Information and Quality Office (NSIQO)
   
• Nepal - NBSM
  Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM)
   
• Netherlands - NEN
  Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut (NEN)
   
• New Zealand - NZS
  Standards New Zealand (SNZ)
   
• Nicaragua - DTNM
  Dirección de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología (DTNM)
   
• Nigeria - SON
  Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
   
• Norway - NS
  Standards Norway (SN)
   
• Oman - DGSM
  Directorate General for Specifications and Measurements (DGSM)
   
• Pakistan - PS
  Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA)
   
• Palestine - PSI
  Palestine Standards Institution (PSI)
   
• Panama - COPANIT
  Comisión Panameña de Normas Industriales y Técnicas (COPANIT)
   
• Papua New Guinea - NISIT
  National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology (NISIT)
   
• Paraguay - INTN
  Instituto Nacional de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología (INTN)
   
• Peru - INDECOPI
  Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI)
   
• Philippines - PNG
  Bureau of Product Standards (BPS)
   
• Poland - PN
  Polish Committee for Standardization (PKN)
   
• Portugal - IPQ
  Instituto Português da Qualidade (IPQ)
   
• Qatar - QS
  Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology (QS)
   
• Romania - SR
  Asociatia de Standardizare din România (ASRO)
   
• Russian Federation - GOST R
  Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (GOST R)
   
• Rwanda - RBS
  Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS)
   
• Saint Lucia - SLBS
  Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS)
   
• Saint Vincent & The Grenadines - SVGBS
  St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bureau of Standards (SVGBS)
   
• Saudi Arabia - SASO
  Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO)
   
• Senegal - ASN
  Association Sénégalaise de Normalisation (ASN)
   
• Serbia - SRPS
  Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS)
   
• Seychelles - SBS
  Seychelles Bureau of Standards (SBS)
   
• Singapore - SS
  Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (SPRING SG)
   
• Slovakia - STN
  Slovak Standards Institute (SUTN)
   
• Slovenia - SIST
  Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST)
   
• South Africa - SANS
  South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
   
• Spain - UNE
  Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación (AENOR)
   
• Sri Lanka - SLS
  Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI)
   
• Sudan - SSMO
  Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization (SSMO)
   
• Suriname - SSB
  Suriname Standards Bureau (SSB)
   
• Swaziland - SQAS
  Standardization and Quality Assurance Section (SQAS)
   
• Sweden - SS
  Swedish Standards Institute (SIS)
   
• Switzerland - SN
  Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV)
   
• Syrian Arab Tepublic - SASMO
  Syrian Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology (SASMO)
   
• Tajikistan - TJKSTN
  Agency of Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection (TJKSTN)
   
• Tanzania, United Republic Of - TBS
  Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)
   
• Thailand - TIS
  Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI)
   
• Togo - CSN
  Conseil Supérieur de Normalisation (CSN)
   
• Trinidad And Tobago - TTS
  Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS)
   
• Tunisia - NT
  Institut national de la normalisation et de la propriété industrielle (INNORPI)
   
• Turkey - TS
  Türk Standardlari Enstitüsü (TSE)
   
• Turkmenistan - MSSST
  The Major State Service "Turkmenstandartlary" (MSSST)
   
• Uganda - UNBS
  Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
   
• Ukraine - DSSU
  State Committee of Ukraine on Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy (DSSU)
   
• United Arab Emirates - GCC
  Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)
   
• United Kingdom - BS
  British Standards Institution (BSI)
   
• Uruguay - UNIT
  Instituto Uruguayo de Normas Técnicas (UNIT)
   
• Usa - ANSI
  American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
   
• Uzbekistan - UZGOST
  Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Uzbekistan (UZSTANDARD)
   
• Venezuela - FONDONORMA
  Fondo para la Normalización y Certificación de la Calidad (FONDONORMA)
   
• Viet Nam - TCVN
  Directorate for Standards and Quality (TCVN)
   
• Yemen - YSMO
  Yemen Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control Organization (YSMO)
   
• Zambia - ZABS
  Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS)
   
• Zimbabwe - SAZS
  Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ)