How to check if a product is registered in Ethiopia

Where EFDA publishes registrations

EFDA runs eRIS, its online regulatory information system. Its public pages let anyone look up registered products and the manufacturers behind them; older registrations were also published as lists on EFDA's website.

1. 1

   Open eRIS

   Go to EFDA's eRIS portal and open the public product or manufacturer listing.

2. 2

   Search by name

   Search by generic name, brand name or manufacturer. Try spelling variants and salt forms: registrations follow the dossier's wording.

3. 3

   Read the status

   Check that the registration is current, for the right strength, dosage form or device model, and for the manufacturing site you ship from.

What the result means

• Registered and current: importers can apply for an import permit for each shipment.
• Registered, but not your site, strength or model: that variant needs its own registration or a variation.
• Not registered: it needs EFDA registration through a local agent first; special import permits exist only for shortages and emergencies, case by case.

Then: who already imports it?

Registration tells you whether a product may be imported; HealthTrade Data shows how often it actually is, by how many Ethiopian companies and from which countries. Search the product on our market pages, and if it isn't registered yet, we can register it for you.