Under Section 8 of the National Bureau of Standards Act, 2012, SSNBS is mandated to:

Develop Standards

• Formulate standard specifications for commodities and codes of practice.

• Develop, review, modify and amend standards.

• Adopt international or foreign standards where appropriate for use in South Sudan.

Assess Conformity

• Accredit bodies and institutions involved in sampling, testing, calibration, inspection and certification.

• Designate, appoint, authorize or recognize conformity-assessment bodies.

• Establish standards of professional practice, conduct and ethics for conformity-assessment personnel.

Enforce Standards

• Enforce standards for public health, safety and environmental protection.

• Address harmful ingredients, dangerous products, counterfeit goods and substandard products.

• Conduct market surveillance to remove dangerous, counterfeit and substandard goods from the market.

Test Products

• Test locally manufactured and imported commodities for conformity.

• Facilitate examination, testing and analysis of commodities, materials and substances.

Calibrate Instruments

• Facilitate testing and calibration of precision instruments, gauges and scientific apparatus.

• Determine the accuracy of measuring instruments against approved devices.

Build Capacity 

• Provide education on standardization.

• Develop information services.

• Maintain information and materials relating to standardization, quality assurance, metrology and testing.