- Manufacturers
- Improvement and consistency in quality
- Customer confidence and wider markets
- Organized Purchasers
- Confidence in integrity of a product
- Reduction in costly testing and inspection
- Common Consumer
- Brand oriented selection, confidence in the purchase
- National Level
- Protection of consumer and environment
- Improved public purchases and optimum overall economy
- International Level
- Facilitation of international trade, mutual recognition and acceptance. Costly testing and inspection avoided