CROSQ

What CROSQ does

CROSQ (CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality) is a regional inter-governmental organisation established in February 2002 under the CARICOM framework to facilitate the development of regional standards, promote the harmonisation of metrology systems, and support the sustainable production and trade of goods and services within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). It serves as the coordination secretariat for a network of 15 national standards bodies across CARICOM member states (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago), plus affiliated engagement with Turks and Caicos. Its core deliverables include standards development and harmonisation, metrology coordination, accreditation support for conformity assessment bodies, and technical assistance to reduce technical barriers to trade, with measurable outputs including 34 declared Bahamas National Standards, over 20 conformity assessment bodies supported towards accreditation across 12 member states, and a Testing Centre of Excellence for energy-efficient lighting products in Trinidad and Tobago.

The organisation operates a portfolio of web-based platforms — an E-Library, QI Database, Q-Factor quality blog, CROSQ Energy portal, Regional Standards Catalogue, and an eLearning platform delivering online courses in standards development and legal metrology — alongside content channels including The Quality Link podcast and regional conferences and workshops. CROSQ is governed by a Council of Directors drawn from each member state, currently chaired by Antigua and Barbuda; leadership transitioned in November 2024 with the appointment of Dr. Sharonmae Smith Walker as CEO succeeding Deryck Omar.

CROSQ's revenue mechanics differ from a commercial enterprise: it is funded through contributions from its 15 member states and through programme grants administered from the European Union (notably the €4.5M 11th EDF EPA TBT Component, the €3M Digital Trade Readiness Project, and prior €15M TBT programming), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, the German government via Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), the Caribbean Development Bank via CARTFund, and the ACP-EU TradeCom II Programme. Recent strategic emphasis includes the TBT Phase III programme (€3M, announced October 2025), the BSI Standards Partnership (January 2025), and the new Digital Trade Readiness Project positioning CARICOM for the EU Digital Product Passport regime.

Name

CROSQ

Legal name

CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality

Website

https://website.crosq.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CROSQ is the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality, a treaty-mandated inter-governmental body coordinating regional standards development, metrology harmonisation, and accreditation support across 15 CARICOM member states. It is funded by member contributions and EU, UK, German, and CDB programme grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgetown

HQ country

Barbados

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Member State Contributions: CROSQ operates as an inter-governmental organization funded through contributions from its 15 CARICOM member states, with additional funding from international development partners including the European Union, Caribbean Development Bank, UK FCDO, and German government through PTB.
2. EU-Funded Project Implementation: CROSQ administers EU-funded programmes including the 11th EDF EPA TBT Component (4.5 million Euro), TradeCom II projects, and other EDF initiatives that provide technical assistance for quality infrastructure development across CARIFORUM countries.

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CROSQ is a regional inter-governmental organisation established in February 2002 to facilitate regional standards development, harmonize metrology systems, and support sustainable production and trade in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. It coordinates quality infrastructure services across CARICOM, including standardisation, metrology, accreditation support, conformity assessment, inspection, certification, testing, quality promotions, and funded regional programmes.

Product overview

CROSQ (CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality) is a regional inter-governmental organisation established in February 2002. It is not a traditional software product company but rather provides a suite of quality infrastructure services including standards development and harmonisation, metrology, accreditation support, conformity assessment, inspection, testing, and certification services. The organisation also operates several digital platforms and portals including an E-Library, QI Database, CROSQ Energy portal, Q-Factor quality blog, and eLearning courses. CROSQ manages multiple EU-funded and CDB-funded projects supporting quality infrastructure development across 15 CARICOM member states, including the 11th EDF EPA TBT Programme, CARTFund, QSEC, and the CARICOM Digital Trade Readiness Project. The services are primarily standards-focused rather than technology product-based.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CROSQ Energy: A portfolio for the CROSQ network introducing quality systems and procedures into the region's energy sector to promote energy efficiency and sustainability.
• Q-Factor
• QI Database

Products and services

• Standards Development and Harmonisation
• Metrology Services
• Accreditation Support
• Conformity Assessment
• Inspection and Certification
• Testing Services
• Quality Promotions
• Regional Standards Catalogue
• CROSQ QI Courses (eLearning)
• QI Database
• CROSQ Energy
• 11th EDF EPA TBT Programme
• CARICOM Digital Trade Readiness (DTR) Project
• EU-Funded Project Implementation

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported 20+ conformity assessment bodies towards accreditation across 12 member states
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman National Metrology Institute co-implements the 11th EDF EPA TBT Programme with CROSQ and INDOCAL. PTB provides technical expertise in metrology and quality infrastructure development.
• British Standards Institution (BSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSI partnered with CROSQ in January 2025 to introduce the National Quality Policy Implementation Matrix. Under the UK Government Standards Partnership programme, BSI and CROSQ support member states in developing National Quality Policies. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in April 2023.
• United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNIDO partners with CROSQ to facilitate accreditation of testing labs through the Caribbean Component of the African Caribbean and Pacific Quality Infrastructure Programme (ACP QIP), funded by OACPS and EU.
• Institute for Dominican Quality (INDOCAL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDominican Republic's Institute for Quality jointly implements the 11th EDF EPA TBT Programme alongside PTB and CROSQ.
• ISO (International Organization for Standardization)majorTechnology or IntegrationISO is listed as an affiliate. CROSQ and member national standards bodies align Jamaican and other CARICOM standards with international ISO standards to facilitate market access.
• ASTM InternationalmajorTechnology or IntegrationListed as an affiliate, ASTM standards are referenced in CROSQ's standards development work.
• Codex AlimentariusmajorTechnology or IntegrationFAO/WHO joint food standards programme listed as affiliate. Member state bureaus serve as national enquiry points for CODEX.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AFRIMET (Intra-Africa Metrology System): African regional metrology coordination programme supported under the same donor/partnership model used by CROSQ (PTB-style technical cooperation) — represents a sister programme addressing metrology harmonization at regional scale across a developing-country bloc.
• COPANT (Pan American Standards Commission): Regional standards organization for the Americas with a mandate to promote standards harmonization across national member bodies — overlaps with CROSQ in scope, member-driven governance, and alignment with ISO/IEC international standards.
• APMP (Asia Pacific Metrology Programme): Regional metrology coordination body across Asia-Pacific economies — analogous to the metrology harmonization layer of CROSQ's work and operates on similar technical-cooperation and donor-supported programme models.
• African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO): Continental standards body coordinating African national standards bureaus across ARSO member states — the closest structural analogue to CROSQ at a larger, continental scale, sharing the inter-governmental coordination mandate and donor-funded programme model.

Regional players

• Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC): Pacific-region standards coordination body comparable in scope to CROSQ across a different geography — shares the model of small secretariats coordinating national bureaus to harmonize standards and engage with ISO.
• EURAMET (European Association of National Metrology Institutes): Regional metrology coordination body for European NMIs with substantially larger technical resources and funding base — provides a reference point for what a mature regional metrology organization can achieve at scale, though operating in a far more resourced environment than CROSQ.

Broad incumbents

• IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission): Global standards body for electrotechnical domains that CROSQ-aligning national bureaus reference and adopt — provides comparable international-level coordination of standards activities analogous to CROSQ's regional remit.
• ISO (International Organization for Standardization): Global standards-setting body of which CROSQ and CARICOM national bureaus operate as affiliate correspondents — establishes the international standards framework that CROSQ aligns with and harmonizes to, and is the upstream reference for CROSQ's standards catalogue.
• ASTM International: International standards-developing organization whose standards are referenced in CROSQ's work and listed as an affiliate — represents the broader voluntary-standards landscape that CROSQ's CARICOM-aligned technical committees draw from.
• OIML (International Organisation of Legal Metrology): Inter-governmental organization for legal metrology whose recommendations underpin CROSQ's legal metrology e-learning ('Introduction to Legal Metrology Course' delivered on OIML's lms.oiml.org platform) — closely intertwined technically and mandates-overlapping for metrology work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/crosqcaricom
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UClMskWOwPsIRkcZ-xHF3sJQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/crosq.caricom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caricom-regional-organisation-for-standards-and-quality

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

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