When processing type approval certification, knowing who the applicant will be is very important. Applicant will be the approval certificate holder. Therefore, we need to make sure that the applicant is really the one who is willing to be responsible for the approval as well as the product sales in the covered region.
For the case of Yemen, the applicant of Yemen Type Approval must be Yemen company or the company registered in Yemen authority. Overseas company is not allowed to hold Yemen MTIT approval. So, if you are overseas and non-Yemen manufacturer/brand holder who want to sell your product in Yemen, please make sure that you already have local partner there. Local partner can be the distributor, importer, or local brand representative. If you have one of these types of partners settled, then we can appoint them as the certificate holder.
Then, how if we don’t have one local partner settled in Yemen? If that’s the case, then we can appoint the service provider or certification agency to be the certificate holder. However, we need to make sure we’re engaged with the responsible and reachable certification agency. Because later on, when we as the manufacturer has engaged with the actual importer/distributor, the service agency needs issue the authorization letter to the importer/distributor. Therefore, importer/distributor can use the certificate for their own import.
Why We Care
Although obtaining Yemen Type Approval is quite simpler than in the other countries because the process is paperwork, usually the blocking point is on the applicant. It is because by the time of approval being processed, not all manufacturers have local partner in Yemen yet. Typically, manufacturer wants to finish the approval first, then engage with local distributor there. If that’s the case, that can be a blocking point for the process. That’s why we come with a local representation solution. We provide trusted, reliable, and reachable local representative service/ So, the process doesn’t have to stop in the middle. With our local representation service, Yemen type approval certificate can be obtained faster.