This Technical Specification establishes minimum screening criteria for SHG that are traded, sold, offered for sale, donated, or exchanged between countries. The intention of this Technical Specification is to protect consumers' health, safety and the environment in which they interact, when using second-hand goods. The Technical Specification is applicable to second-hand goods that are shipped across at least one international border, and where the intended end user is a consumer. This Technical Specification does not apply to goods that are remanufactured, rebuilt or refurbished.