The Institute of Standards of Cambodia (ISC) is a national standards body responsible for the preparation and development of national standards for all types of products and services in all fields, as well as strengthening the implementation of standards through the provision of certification and certification services. Providing license and certification to the private and public sectors to ensure the compliance of products, goods, services in accordance with the requirements of standards and technical regulations. The Development of Standards, Technical Regulations and Compliance Assessment Procedures provides the basis for the Royal Government and the private sector to establish mechanisms for free trade and to enable them to compete in local, regional and international markets.

ISC’s main services for providing to the public:

• Provide training and consultancy services for the implementation of product and system standards.
• Provide Certificate of Conformity for Products, Management Systems, Food Safety Systems, Hygiene and Certificate of Free Sale.
• Licensing for Recognition and Standard use of Chemical Substances in Industries.
• Licensing for Using and Distribution of Regulated Chemicals.
• Licensing for Product Registration Mark and Product Safety Mark License.
• Registration and Issue Visa for Obtaining System Certification.
• Provide the technical information services and the documents of the standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures.

ISC has 4 Departments, including:

• Department of Information
• Department of Standards Development, Training and Consultancy
• Department of Certification (D/CER)
•  Department of Regulations (D/REG)

Leaders of ISC

Achievements

1.Information

• Disseminated the notifications of the WTO member countries in a total of 18653
• Responded to the inquiries regarding technical barriers to trade asked by the domestic and foreign public

2. Standards Development Work

• From 2019-2023, seven National Standards Council meetings have been organized and approved 174 standards that have been adopted from international standards from ISO, IEC, ISO/IEC and developed by ourselves as Cambodian standards, along with 4 revised standards.
• 12 Technical Committees have been organized, specifically in the areas of Construction and Building Materials, Food and Prepared foodstuff, Management system, Electric and Electronics products, Rubber based product, Automotive product, Cosmetics, Wood based Products, Digital, and Textiles.
• Issued the above standards as Cambodian Standards for implementation.

3. Certification Activities:

a.   Product Certification Activities:

• Issued 29 Certificates of Free Sale on Food and Fertilizer.
• Conducted onsite Inspections and Evaluations 496 times to be complied with Standard for Products
• Issued 245 Letters of Quality
• Issued 176 Primary Hygiene Certificates for factories and handicrafts
• Issued 320 Product Certificates for factories and handicrafts
• Issued 217 Certificates of Conformity for Automobile and Electric/Electronic​ products.
• Issued 496 licenses for the use of Products Certification Mark to factories and handicrafts.
• Taked 921 samples at factories and handicrafts and send to MISTI Lab. For testing

b.   System Certification Activities:

• Conducted onsite Audit and issued 52 Management System Certificates for: GMP, HACCP, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2013, and ISO 22000:2018
• Conducted surveillance audit 10 times at companies and factories to verify the continual implementation of Management Standard such as: GMP, HACCP, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2013, and ISO 22000:2018
• Conducted onsite Audit and issued 26 Certificates for Hygiene for food factories and handicrafts.

4. Regulatory Work

• Issued 4,347 of License for the Use of Product Registration Mark.
• Issued 2,492 of License for the Use of Product Safety Mark for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE).
• Issued 150 of License for the Use of Product Safety Mark for Vehicle.
• Issued 22 of License for the Use of Product Safety Mark for Motorcycle.
• Issued 75 of License for the Use of Product Safety Mark for Spare part.
• Issued 26 of Acknowledgement Letter for Companies-Factories to Import/​produces Automotive and Electrics and Electronics Equipment Products.
• Issued 124 of Letter of Modification of Automotive Products.
• Issued 23 of Letter of Modification of Electrics and Electronics Equipment Products.
• Issued 35 Visas of system Certification.
• Issued 1,895 licenses for Recognition and Standard use of Chemical Substances were issued online.
• Issued 1,046 licenses for Using and Distribution of Regulated Chemicals.(From January 2022 to October 2024)
• Inspected and promoted the implementation of the Law on Standards of Cambodia and Amendment in 278 companies / factories / enterprises / handicrafts.

                                            

                                            Contact Information to ISC

Website: www.isc.gov.kh

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ISCCambodian

Email: misti-tbt@isc.gov.kh

Phone number and Telegram: 081 989 450

Address: #538 National Road No. 2, Sangkat Chak-AngRe-Leu, Khan Meanchey, Phnom Penh