The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) was first established as a Directorate of Grade &Standards of the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Supply in 2006 vide Republican Decree through Council of Ministers’ Resolution 116/2006 and later created as a full fledged Bureau in 2012 via SSNBS Act to take charge of development of standards, inspection and quality assurance&, and metrology, testing and calibration services in the Republic of South Sudan