Officials from The Afghanistan National Standards Authority (ANSA) said on Wednesday during a reporting program that in the past year, this institution has generated over 2.2 billion Afghani in revenue.

According to officials, over the past year, this authority has returned more than 128,000 tons of low-quality petroleum products from the country's ports.

They also said that they have set 91 standards in 11 sectors, and recently, 24 new standards have been approved by the High Council of Standards.

Waheed Ahmad Badri, head of the ANSA office, said during the program: "From the beginning of the year 1403 Hijri until now, a total revenue of 2,282,523,083 Afghanis has been collected and added to the Islamic Emirate's budget."

The deputy head of ANSA, Mohammad Asif Qanat, in this program called on domestic producers and importers of commercial goods to consider standard criteria in production and import.

The deputy head of ANSA added that a regulation has been drafted to address violators in the production and import sectors of low-quality goods, which will be strictly enforced upon its finalization by the leader of the Islamic Emirate.

"As we share standards, criteria, and professional staff with factories, if this law is approved and implemented, we assure the people of Afghanistan that over time, low quality will end, and consumers will be protected," said Qanat

Mohammad Hamed, head of the ANSA’s Planning and Policy, added: "The National Standards Authority currently has active membership with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the Institute for Standards and Metrology of Islamic Countries (SMIIC), the South Asian Regional Standards Organization (SARSO), and the Korea Standards Association (KSA), and it is also working to strengthen relations with these organizations."

According to statistics from ANSA, over the past year, 3,787,415 tons of petroleum products, liquefied gas, and 7.3 million tons of construction materials have been quality-certified through the laboratories of this authority at its central office and country ports, of which 128,811 tons of petroleum products and 152 tons of construction materials were returned due to low quality.