Challenges Obtaining and Maintaining CCC Certification
Getting certification in a fast, expedient manner should be the goal for any certification program. There may be several roadblocks to a smooth certification process depending on the chosen path. The following challenges have been known to slow CCC certification programs:
- Understanding changes in Mandatory/Voluntary/Self-Declared certification schemes
- Communication with the certification body is cumbersome and time-consuming
- Test samples are delayed in shipping, or get stuck in China customs
- Model or part number limitations require continual certification revisions
- Delays in scheduling or failures during initial factory inspection
- Certificates or implementation standards expire, requiring updates to processes and documentation
How Can We Help?
G&M Compliance’s Beijing office was established in 2005. Our experienced personnel in both the U.S. and China utilize the following practices to achieve a fast and efficient certification experience:
- Keep up-to-date with changing certification scheme requirements and analyze how new requirements can benefit customers.
- G&M’s team understands the testing and approval process, any discrepancies can be resolved quickly by our China team, located near both automotive certification bodies.
- Rely on China team’s experience to communicate directly with customers and minimize communication gaps.
- Assist in shipping samples, and maintain good relationships with customs clearance agencies to expedite the clearance process
- Keep up-to-date with changing model number requirements and help devise model naming conventions to maximize certification coverage.
- Arrange for timely factory inspections upon completion of testing, and provide a certified inspector to assist during factory inspections
Track and alert customers of upcoming certificate renewals with G&M’s Certificate Alert and Tracking System (CATS)
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Mark – A CCC certification mark is required to be placed on the product. A mark approval letter is issued by CCC Mark Center indicating authorization to place the mark on a particular product.
In-Country Representative: Not required
In-Country Testing: Required. Local testing is also possible, pending laboratory accreditation and periodic witness testing
Expiration Details – CCC Certificates are valid for 5 years after which time they need to be renewed. Renewal is generally a paperwork transaction with no need to send samples. For more information on tracking certifications please see our CATS page.
Product Surveillance – Factory inspections are required, and generally occur once a year. Random sample testing for components is common, and generally occurs around the time of the factory inspection
We have found that often times certification bottlenecks can occur within a manufacturer’s organization. As a result, we offer a service to provide internal help managing regulatory certification tasks. Because G&M is not a certification body, we are in a unique position to offer valuable regulatory expertise without any conflict of interest issues. In such cases we place G&M certification experts into our customers’ organizations to manage the certification process for them. Once on the inside, our managers can leverage G&Ms collective experience to guide certification processes in an efficient and cost-effective manner. To learn more about this service see our Homologation Management Service Page.
Untimely expirations of certificates can cause delays in product deliveries. Re-certification of products will generally be treated as new submittals instead of certificate renewals. This can be time-consuming and costly. G&M provides a web-based certification tracking system that alerts users when expirations are coming, provides on-line storage of important certification documentation, and is searchable by certification specific criteria. For more information on this system see our CATS page.