How much do you know about 21 certifications for wire and cable export?

Date：2020/12/9　　Clicks：1396

Do you know which safety certifications your products need to pass in other countries? What do these certification marks mean? Let's take a look at the 21 internationally renowned certification marks and their meanings that are currently mainstream in the world, and see if your product has passed the following certifications.

1. CE: The mark is a safety certification mark and is regarded as a passport for manufacturers to open and enter the European market. CE stands for European Unity (CONFORMITEEUROPEENNE). All products affixed with the "CE" mark can be sold in the EU member states without meeting the requirements of each member state, thus realizing the free circulation of goods within the EU member states.

2. RoHS: RoHS is the English abbreviation of "Directive on Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment". RoHS lists six hazardous substances, including: lead Pb, cadmium Cd, mercury Hg, hexavalent chromium Cr6+, polybrominated diphenyl ether PBDE, and polybrominated biphenyl PBB. The European Union began to implement RoHS on July 1, 2006. Electrical and electronic products that use or contain heavy metals and flame retardants such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE and polybrominated biphenyls PBB are not allowed to enter the EU market. RoHS targets all electrical and electronic products that may contain the above six hazardous substances in the production process and raw materials, mainly including: white home appliances, such as refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, water heaters, etc., and black home appliances, such as audio and video products , DVD, CD, TV receiver, IT products, digital products, communication products, etc.; electric tools, electric electronic toys, medical electrical equipment.

Remark: When a customer asks if he has RoHS, he should ask him whether he wants finished RoHS or raw material RoHS. Some factories can't make finished RoHS. The price of RoHS is generally 10%-20% higher than that of ordinary products.

3. UL: UL is the abbreviation of Underwriter Laboratories Inc. in English. UL Safety Testing Institute is the most authoritative in the United States, and it is also a larger private organization engaged in safety testing and appraisal. It is an independent, non-profit, professional organization that conducts experiments for public safety. It uses scientific testing methods to study and determine whether various materials, devices, products, equipment, buildings, etc. are harmful to life and property and the degree of harm; to determine, compile and issue corresponding standards and help reduce and prevent life Data on property losses, while conducting fact-finding research business. In short, it is mainly engaged in product safety certification and business safety certification business, and its ultimate goal is to obtain products with a fairly safe standard for the market, and to contribute to the guarantee of personal health and property safety. In terms of product safety certification as an effective means to eliminate technical barriers to international trade, UL also plays an active role in promoting the development of international trade.

Remark: UL is not mandatory to enter the United States.

4. FDA: The US Food and Drug Administration (Food and Drug Administration) is referred to as FDA. FDA is one of the executive agencies established by the U.S. government in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Department of Public Health (PHS). The FDA's responsibility is to ensure the safety of food, cosmetics, drugs, biological agents, medical equipment, and radiological products produced or imported in the United States. After the "September 11" incident, people in the United States believed that it was necessary to effectively improve the safety of food supplies. After the US Congress passed the "Public Health and Safety and Bioterrorism Prevention and Countermeasures Act of 2002" in June last year, it allocated $500 million to authorize the FDA to formulate specific rules for the implementation of the Act. The regulation stipulates that the FDA will assign a special registration number to each registration applicant. Food exported to the United States by foreign institutions must be notified to the US Food and Drug Administration 24 hours before arriving at a US port, or they will be denied entry. , And be detained at the port of entry.

Remark: FDA only needs registration, not certification.

5. FCC: (United States Federal Communications Commission) COMMUNICATIONACT was established in 1934 as an independent agency of the United States government, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC coordinates domestic and international communications by controlling radio broadcasting, television, telecommunications, satellites and cables. Involving more than 50 states in the United States, Colombia, and regions in the United States, in order to ensure the safety of radio and wire communication products related to life and property, the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology is responsible for the technical support of the committee and is responsible for equipment approval Aspect of affairs. Many radio application products, communication products and digital products require FCC approval to enter the US market. The FCC committee investigates and studies the various stages of product safety to find the best way to solve the problem. At the same time, the FCC also includes the testing of radio devices and aircraft. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-regulates the import and use of radio frequency devices, including computers, fax machines, electronic devices, radio receiving and transmission equipment, radio remote control toys, telephones, personal computers, and other products that may harm personal safety. If these products are to be exported to the United States, they must be tested and approved by a laboratory authorized by the government in accordance with FCC technical standards. Importers and customs agents have to declare that each radio frequency device complies with FCC standards, the FCC license.

6. CCC: In accordance with China's WTO commitments and the principle of embodying national treatment, the state uses a uniform mark for compulsory product certification. The name of the new national compulsory certification mark is "China Compulsory Certification", the English name is "China Compulsory Certification", and the English abbreviation is "CCC". After the implementation of China's compulsory certification mark, it will gradually replace the original "Great Wall" mark and "CCIB" mark.

7. CSA: It is the abbreviation of Canadian Standards Association. It was established in 1919 and is Canada's first non-profit organization dedicated to the development of industrial standards. Products such as electronics and electrical appliances sold in the North American market need to obtain safety certification. At present, CSA is the largest safety certification body in Canada and one of the most famous safety certification bodies in the world. It can provide safety certifications for all types of products in machinery, building materials, electrical appliances, computer equipment, office equipment, environmental protection, medical fire safety, sports and entertainment. CSA has provided certification services for thousands of manufacturers all over the world, and hundreds of millions of products with the CSA mark are sold in the North American market every year.

8. DIN: Deutsches Institut fur Normung. DIN is the standardization authority in Germany and participates in international and regional non-governmental standardization organizations as a national standardization organization. DIN joined the International Organization for Standardization in 1951. The German Electrotechnical Commission (DKE), jointly formed by DIN and the German Institute of Electrical Engineers (VDE), represents Germany in the International Electrotechnical Commission. DIN is also the European Committee for Standardization and European Electrotechnical Standard.

9. BSI: British Standards Institution British Standards Institution (BSI) is the world's earliest national standardization organization. It is not controlled by the government but has strong support from the government. BSI formulates and revises British Standards and promotes their implementation.

10. CB: In June 1991, the China Electrotechnical Product Certification Committee was accepted by the International Electrotechnical Commission's Electrotechnical Product Safety Certification Organization (iEcEE) Management Committee (Mc) as the national certification body that recognizes and issues CB certificates. The 9 subordinate testing stations are accepted as CB laboratories (certification agency laboratories). As long as the company obtains the cB certificate and test report issued by the committee, the 30 member states in the IECEE-ccB system will recognize all related electrical products. Basically, there is no need to send samples to the importing country for testing. This saves cost and time to obtain the country's certification certificate, which is extremely beneficial to export products.

11. EMC: The electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of electronic and electrical products is a very important quality index, which not only relates to the reliability and safety of the product itself, but also may affect the normality of other equipment and systems. Work is related to the protection of the electromagnetic environment. The European Community government stipulated that from January 1, 1996, all electrical and electronic products must pass EMC certification and be affixed with the CE mark before they can be sold on the European Community market. This has caused widespread influence in the world, and governments of various countries have taken measures to implement mandatory management of the RMC performance of electrical and electronic products. Internationally influential ones, such as EU 89/336/EEC, etc.

12. PSE: It is a certification mark given by Japan JET for electronic and electrical products that comply with Japanese safety regulations. According to Japan's DENTORL Law (Electrical Device and Material Control Law), 498 products must pass safety certification to enter the Japanese market.

13. GS: GS mark is a safety certification mark issued by TUV and VDE authorized by the German Ministry of Labor. The GS mark is a safety mark accepted by European customers. Generally, GS certified products are sold at higher unit prices and are more popular.

14. ISO: International Organization for Standardization International

Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization is the world's largest non-governmental standardization organization, and it occupies a leading position in international standardization. ISO develops international standards. The main activities of ISO are to formulate international standards, coordinate standardization work worldwide, organize information exchanges among member states and technical committees, and cooperate with other international organizations to jointly study related standardization issues.

19. C/A-tick certification: It is a certification mark issued by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) for communication equipment. The C-tick certification cycle: 1-2 weeks. The product performs ACAQ technical standard testing, registers with ACA to use A/C-Tick, fills in the "Declaration of Conformity Form", and saves it together with the product conformity record. A/C is affixed to the communication product or equipment -Tick mark label (label), sold to consumers A-Tick is only applicable to communication products, electronic products mostly apply for C-Tick, but if electronic products apply for A-Tick, you do not need to apply for C-Tick separately. Since November 2001, Australia/New Zealand’s EMI has applied for a merger; if the product is to be sold in these two countries, the following documents must be prepared before marketing to prepare for the ACA (Australian Communications Authority) or New Zealand (Ministry of Economic Development) ) The authorities conduct random checks at any time. Australia's EMC system divides products into three levels. Suppliers must register with ACA and apply for the C-Tick mark before selling level two and level three products.

20. SAA certification: SAA certification is Australia's standard organization as Standards

Association of Australian certification, so many friends call the Australian certification SAA. SAA is a certification that electrical products entering the Australian market must comply with local safety regulations, that is, the industry often faces. Due to the mutual recognition agreement between Australia and New Zealand, all products certified by Australia can be smoothly sold in the New Zealand market. All electrical products have to do safety certification (SAA). There are two main types of SAA logos, one is formal approval and the other is standard logo. Formal certification is only responsible for samples, while standard marks are subject to factory inspection. There are currently two ways to apply for SAA certification in China. One is to transfer the CB test report. If there is no CB test report, you can also apply directly. Under normal circumstances, the period for common products of ITAV lamps and small household appliances to apply for SAA certification in Australia is 3-4 weeks. If the product quality is not up to standard, the date may be extended. When submitting the report to Australia for review, you need to provide the SAA certificate of the product plug (mainly for the product with the plug), otherwise it will not be processed, the important components in the product SAA certificate, such as lamps need to provide the SAA certificate of the transformer in the lamp, otherwise The Australian state audit data failed.

21. Taiwan BSMI certification: BSMI is the abbreviation of "Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection" in English from the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan. According to the announcement of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan, from July 1, 2005, products entering the Taiwan area will be subject to electromagnetic compatibility and safety regulations. China Taiwan BSMI certification is compulsory. It has requirements for EMC and SAFETY. However, BSMI currently does not have factory inspections, but it must act in accordance with the regulations of the Bureau of Standards.