Standards Sales Service

- are presented in paper and / or soft copy formats. They are distributed directly from the standards publishers. In general, subscriber will receive the standards in paper format within two weeks after order is confirmed and payment is settled with the Quality Services Division. Should you opt for the soft copy format, you will receive a single user licensed copy under your name. The copy will be delivered to your designated email address directly from the publishers. (Note: For original standards in soft copy format, the Quality Services Division accepts orders for IEC and ASTM only)

 

- are presented in paper format. For ISO standards, single user licensed soft copy in Portable Document Format (PDF) is also available. The Quality Services Division has agreements with the following standards publishers to reproduce licensed copy of standards:

• ISO - International Organization for Standardization
• BSI - British Standards Institution
• DIN - Deutsches Institut für Normung

The single user licensed reproduced copy under your name will be ready for collection at our office or delivered through courier to you with additional charge within two working days (extra time might be required for bulk orders) after order is confirmed and payment is settled with the Quality Services Division.

 

• for original standards,
  Quoted price =
  1. Overhead charge for each copy of standard ordered +
  2. Discounts offered by standards publishers for the standards +
  3. Any extra charges demanded by standards publishers including postage for shipment to Hong Kong; whilst
• for licensed reproduced copies of standards,
  Quoted price =
  1. Overhead charge for each copy of standard ordered +
  2. Copyright royalty +
  3. Any extra charges demanded by standards publishers.

With effect from 2 January 2024, the overhead charge for each copy of standard ordered is HK$550.

 

	Customer	Quality Services Division	Processing Time (for reference only)
Step 1	Request for Quotation (Fill-in form and return us by email)	Issue Preliminary Quotation In foreign currency	One working day
Step 2	Confirm orders (Acceptance of Preliminary Quotation)	Issue Proforma Invoice (Valid for 21 days)	One working day upon obtaining price information from standards publishers
Step 3	Settle payment	Place order with standards publishers
Step 4	Collect Standards (In person at our office or from courier)	Notify collection	One working day after standards ready for collection

 

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Copyright of standards is owned by respective standards bodies. Reproduction of standards in any form or means without written permission and consent from their owners is not allowed.