SON stands for ‘Standards Organisation of Nigeria’. Click here to read more about SON

SON is a Federal Government agency.

Products certified by SON can be recognized by the certification marks inscribed on them or their packaging. The two certification marks are for ‘MANCAP’ and

NIS stands for ‘Nigerian Industrial Standard’. This is the prefix given to all standards elaborated as Nigerian standards. It is also included before other adapted

Yes. The mandatory ‘MANCAP’ and ‘SONCAP’ schemes ensures that both locally manufactured and imported products comply with the minimum applicable standard.

ISO means ‘International Organisation for Standardisation’. The ISO certification is awarded to a process, system, or person has met all the applicable requirement for a

A company is eligible for certification if it can demonstrate that it has met all the criteria stated in a specific standard. This will be

MANCAP – Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme – A mandatory programme to which all locally manufactured products in Nigeria must comply with before the product can

SON’s Headquarter, Abuja, Lagos and other SON Offices nationwide or visit www.soncap.com.

SON Product Registration scheme is mandatory for all SON’s regulated products as mandated by SON Act 56 of 1971, 20 of 1984, 18 of 1990