Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Mozambique
No Mozambican lift or escalator safety regulation, technical standard or periodic inspection rule was found. The only binding instrument found that names lifts is the Regulation on Standardisation and Conformity Assessment (Decreto n.º 8/2022, BR I Série No. 50, 14 Mar 2022): its Annex II list of mandatory-control products includes item II-68 'Elevadores, passadeiras rolantes, transportadores e produtos semelhantes' (HS 8425, 8428, 8431), so imported lifts and moving walkways fall under the import conformity-assessment programme, assessed against Mozambican standards held by INNOQ or international standards. Decreto n.º 53/2008 regulates technical accessibility devices in public buildings and places (described as an almost literal transcription of Portugal's Decreto-Lei 123/97) but its lift content was not seen. A building fire-protection regulation was approved by the Council of Ministers on 20 Feb 2024 (press); its text and any lift provisions were not seen.
Who regulates lifts
Not identified for lift safety; import conformity assessment under Decreto 8/2022 (INNOQ, with Intertek as the authorised certification body per Intertek's own documents)
Periodic inspection
Not found
Installer and maintenance licensing
Not found
Laws, codes and standards
- Decreto n.º 53/2008 (2008) — Regulation on the construction and maintenance of technical accessibility devices in public services and places for persons with physical disability or reduced mobilityMandatory · Council of Ministers decree · Council of Ministers of Mozambique
- Decreto n.º 8/2022 (2022) — Regulation on Standardisation and Conformity Assessment (Annex II item II-68: lifts, moving walkways, conveyors)Mandatory · Council of Ministers decree, Boletim da República I Série No. 50, 14 Mar 2022; revokes Decretos 59/2009 and 19/2010 · Council of Ministers of Mozambique
Lift associations and bodies
- National Institute of Standardisation and Quality (INNOQ)
Last verified 2026-10-19. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.