How Much Do You Know about 21 Qualification Certifications for Wire And Cable Exports?

Do you know what quality certification 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 that are currently mainstream in the world and their meanings, and see how many certifications your products have passed.

1. CE: The mark is a safety certification mark, which is regarded as the passport for the manufacturer to open and enter the European market. CE stands for European Unification (CONFORMITEEUROPEENNE). All products with the "CE" mark can be sold in 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 "Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment". RoHS lists a total of six harmful substances, including: lead Pb, cadmium Cd, mercury Hg, hexavalent chromium Cr6+, polybrominated diphenyl ether PBDE, polybrominated biphenyl PBB. The European Union began to implement RoHS on July 1, 2006, and electrical and electronic products that use or contain heavy metals, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and other flame retardants are not allowed to enter the EU market. RoHS is aimed at all electrical and electronic products that may contain the above six hazardous substances in the production process and raw materials, mainly including: white goods, such as refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, water heaters, etc., black goods, such as audio and video products , DVD, CD, TV receivers, IT products, digital products, communication products, etc.; power tools, electric electronic toys, medical electrical equipment. Some people think that if there is RoHS, they should ask whether they want RoHS for finished products or RoHS for raw materials. Some factories cannot do RoHS for finished products, and the price of RoHS-containing products is generally about 10%-20% more expensive than 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 the largest non-governmental organization engaged in safety testing and appraisal in the world. It is an independent, not-for-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; determine, write, and issue corresponding standards and help reduce and prevent damage to life. Property damage data, while carrying out fact-finding 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 certain level of safety for the market, and contribute to the guarantee of personal health and property safety. As far as product safety certification is an effective means to eliminate technical barriers to international trade, UL also plays an active role in promoting the development of international trade.

Don't think that you can enter the United States without mandatory UL.

4. FDA: Food and Drug Administration (Food and Drug Administration) referred to as FDA, FDA is one of the executive agencies established by the US government in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Department of Public Health (PHS). FDA's responsibility is to ensure the safety of food, cosmetics, drugs, biological agents, medical equipment and radiation products produced or imported in the United States. After the "9-11" incident, people in the United States believe that it is necessary to effectively improve the safety of food supply. After the U.S. Congress passed the 2002 Public Health Safety and Bioterrorism Prevention and Countermeasures Act in June last year, it allocated $500 million to authorize the FDA to formulate specific rules for the implementation of the Act. According to the regulations, FDA will assign a special registration number to each registration applicant. Food exported by foreign institutions to the United States must be notified to the US Food and Drug Administration 24 hours before arriving at the US port, otherwise it will be refused entry. , and be detained at the port of entry. You must think that the FDA only needs registration, not certification.

5. FCC: (Federal Communications Commission of the United States) Established in 1934 by COMMUNICATIONACT, it is an independent agency of the US government and is directly responsible to Congress. The FCC coordinates domestic and international communications by controlling radio, television, telecommunications, satellite, and cable. Involving more than 50 states in the United States, Columbia and the territories of the United States, in order to ensure the safety of radio and wire communication products related to life and property, the FCC's Engineering and Technology Department (Office of Engineering and Technology) is responsible for the technical support of the committee and is also responsible for equipment approval. affairs. FCC approval is required for many radio application products, communication products and digital products to enter the US market. The FCC committee investigates and studies each stage of product safety to find out the best way to solve the problem. At the same time, the FCC also includes radio devices, aircraft testing and so on. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-manages the import and use of radio frequency devices, including computers, fax machines, electronic devices, radio receiving and transmitting equipment, radio-controlled toys, telephones, personal computers and other products that may harm personal safety. If these products want to be exported to the United States, they must be tested and approved by a government-authorized laboratory according to FCC technical standards. Importers and customs agents must declare that each radio frequency device complies with the FCC standard, that is, the FCC license.

6. CCC: According to China's WTO commitments and the principle of national treatment, the country uses a unified 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 the China 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 (Canadian Standards Association). It was founded in 1919 and is Canada's first non-profit organization dedicated to formulating industrial standards. Electronics, electrical appliances and other products sold in the North American market need to obtain safety certification. CSA is currently the largest safety certification body in Canada and one of the most famous safety certification bodies in the world. It can provide safety certification 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 CSA logo are sold in the North American market every year.

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

9. BSI: British Standards Institution British Standards Institution (BSI) is the world's first national standardization body, which is not controlled by the government but has strong support from the government. BSI develops and revises British Standards and promotes their implementation.

10. CB: In June 1991, the China Electrotechnical Product Certification Committee was accepted by the Management Committee (Mc) of the International Electrotechnical Commission Electrical Product Safety Certification Organization (iEcEE) as a national certification body that recognized and issued CB certificates. The 9 subordinate testing stations are accepted as CB laboratories (certification agency laboratories). All related electrical products, as long as the company has obtained the CB certificate and test report issued by the committee, 30 member countries in the IECEE-ccB system will recognize it. Basically, it is unnecessary to send samples to the importing country for testing, which saves cost and time to obtain the country's certification certificate, which is extremely beneficial to export products.

11. EMC: Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of electronic and electrical products is a very important quality index. It is not only related to the working reliability and safety of the product itself, but also may affect the normal operation of other equipment and systems. The work is related to the protection of the electromagnetic environment. The European Community government stipulates 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 in the European Community market. This move has caused widespread influence in the world, and governments of various countries have taken measures to implement mandatory management of RMC performance of electrical and electronic products. More influential internationally, such as EU 89/336/EEC and so on.

12. PSE: It is the certification mark given by Japan JET for electronic and electrical products that meet Japanese safety regulations. According to Japan's DENTORL Law (Electrical Devices and Materials Control Law), 498 kinds of products entering the Japanese market must pass safety certification.

13. GS: The GS mark is a safety certification mark issued by TUV, VDE and other institutions authorized by the German Ministry of Labor. The GS mark is a safety mark accepted by European customers. Usually GS certified products have a higher unit price and are more popular.

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

15. C/A-tick certification: It is a certification mark issued by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) for communication equipment, and the C-tick certification cycle: 1-2 weeks. The product performs the ACAQ technical standard test, registers with ACA to use A/C-Tick, fills in the "Declaration of Conformity Form", and keeps the product compliance record together, and affixes A/C on the communication product or equipment -Tick mark logo (label), sold to consumers A-Tick is only applicable to communication products, most electronic products apply for C-Tick, but if electronic products apply for A-Tick, there is no need to apply for C-Tick separately, Since November 2001, the EMI application of Australasia/New Zealand has been merged; if the product is to be sold in these two countries, the following documents must be prepared before marketing for ACA (Australian Communications Authority) or New Zealand (Ministry of Economic Development) authorities Spot check at any time. Australia's EMC system divides products into three levels. Suppliers must register with ACA and apply for the use of the C-Tick mark before selling level two and level three products.

16. SAA certification: SAA certification is Australia's standard body for Standards Association of Australian certification, so many friends call Australian certification SAA, SAA means that electrical products entering the Australian market must comply with local safety regulations, that is, the industry often faces certification. Due to the mutual recognition agreement between Australia and New Zealand, all products certified by Australia can enter the New Zealand market smoothly.

17. Taiwan BSMI certification: BSMI is the abbreviation of the English "Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection" of the Bureau of Standards, Inspection, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan. According to the announcement of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan, starting from July 1, 2005, products entering Taiwan must be supervised in terms of electromagnetic compatibility and safety regulations. BSMI certification in Taiwan, China is mandatory. He has requirements for EMC and SAFETY. However, BSMI currently has no factory inspection, but must follow the regulations of the Bureau of Standards.

All electrical products must be certified for safety

There are two main signs of SAASAA, one is formal approval and the other is standard sign. Formal certification is only responsible for samples, while standard marks need to be inspected by each factory. At present, there are two ways to apply for SAA certification in China. One is to pass the CB test report. If there is no CB test report, you can also apply directly. Under normal circumstances, the application period for common ITAV lamps and small household appliances to apply for Australian SAA certification 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 products with plugs), otherwise it will not be processed. For important components in the product, such as lamps, you need to provide the SAA certificate of the transformer in the lamp, otherwise The Australian review materials did not pass.