EMIs are recognised by the unique and distinctive blue, green and brown logo. This logo appears on most of the uniform items that are worn by EMIs and is designed to identify them as government officials authorised to carry out their compliance and enforcement duties.

EMI Uniform Items may be procured by individual institutions, however, the following guidelines must be adhered to in order to facilitate a consistent approach to the manufacture, design and use of uniform items:

• EMI Corporate Identity Manual (version 2. December 2010)
• SABS specifications
• EMI code of conduct
  
  

It is crucial that these guidelines are adhered to by all institutions, so that the Inspectorate's branding is not diluted by large variations in the "look and feel" of various uniform items and logos.