CCC certification helps foreign trade companies develop domestic markets

Date：2021/1/15　　Clicks：1235

At present, many foreign trade companies seize the opportunity to explore the domestic market and realize the "walking on two legs" in the domestic and international markets. Entering the domestic market must meet the domestic market access requirements, and CCC certification is one of them. Since 2020, facing the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, deepening the reform of the CCC certification system and simplifying product certification procedures have special significance.

 It is understood that the CCC certification system is a conformity assessment system with market access characteristics established in accordance with relevant laws and regulations of our country. The purpose is to protect national security, prevent fraud, protect human health or safety, protect animal and plant life or health, and protect the environment. According to the "Management Regulations on Compulsory Product Certification", products listed in the CCC certified product catalog must be evaluated to meet the requirements of relevant safety standards and marked with the CCC logo before they can be shipped, sold, imported or used in other business activities. 

In recent years, my country has continuously compressed the CCC certification catalog based on the principle of necessity and minimization. Since 2018, the CCC certification catalog has been compressed by 40%; the CCC certification of 27 products has been converted from third-party certification to corporate self-declaration, and a total of about 300,000 CCC certification certificates have been reduced.

 Under a series of reform measures, nowadays foreign trade companies want to apply for CCC certification, which links and how long do they need to go through? Take the export of household electrical appliances as an example. If the exporting company can provide a valid test report or certification from an accredited body of the International Electrotechnical Commission, only the difference part needs to be tested and certified. "The inspection time generally does not exceed 10 working days. If the product has passed the inspection, the CCC certification certificate can be obtained within a week." The person in charge of the relevant work of the State Administration of Market Supervision said.

 The data shows that from July 2020 until now, 35 mandatory product certification agencies across the country have served nearly 60 foreign trade companies exploring the domestic market, and issued more than 70 CCC certification certificates. The average certification period does not exceed 20 working days. The certification fee is reduced by about 30%, involving multiple product areas such as home appliances, electronics and toys. 

Next, in order to help foreign trade companies to better explore the domestic market, relevant government departments need to further provide facilitation measures in terms of market access.