The Barbados National Standards Institution falls under the Ministry of Energy and Business Development. The work programme of the BNSI supports the goals and objectives of the Ministry.

The government ministries and departments who work closely with the BNSI can be accessed at www.gov.bb

BNSI maintains membership with the following organisations:

• International Organization for Standardization (ISO);
• International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML);
• Pan-American Standards Commission (COPANT);
• Inter-American Metrology System (SIM);
• ASTM International (ASTM);
• CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ); and
• Affiliate Country Programme of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

BNSI is the National Contact Point for Alimentarius and the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Enquiry Point for Barbados.