Updated NIST Standards Site Offers Support for Exports to Asia
October 13, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is supporting the re-launch of www.StandardsPortal.org, an online resource that facilitates international trade globally, with in-depth information on China and India, by helping companies and policy officials understand the standards, regulatory and conformance-related technical requirements they face around the world.
The portal is maintained by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), while NIST is funding its redevelopment and maintenance.
Originally launched in 2006 to support trade between the U.S. and China, the newly redesigned Standards Portal helps exporters navigate the standards, regulatory and conformance systems in foreign markets.
Specifically, it provides answers to what requirements need to be met to compete in a given target market, how a company can get early warning about requirement changes and how a company can ensure that its perspectives are heard and considered in the development of voluntary consensus standards, requirements and policies that could affect that company’s business.
StandardsPortal.org includes a searchable directory of U.S.-based standards developing organizations and trade associations (including each organization's contact information, scope of standards development and conformity assessment work) and international activities organized by geographic region.
The portal also includes an International Trade and Investment Toolbox, which provides guidelines, archives and information specifically for the U.S. stakeholders engaged in global trade activities. It includes a speaker's package for performing international outreach and information packages on initiating business development in China and Europe.
StandardsPortal.org was created through a partnership between ANSI, the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China, the Bureau of Indian Standards and the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).