CCC Certification Service

General Information:

CCC (China Compulsory Certification) for electrical products is based mainly on safety and EMC requirements, and is mandatory for many types of electrical products. For more information on certification requirement see What is CCC.

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Challenges Obtaining and Maintaining CCC Certification

Getting certification in a fast, expedient manner should be the goal for any certification plan regardless of whether it is required to get products released from China customs, or it has just been determined that the China market is a good fit for a new product line. There may be several roadblocks to a smooth certification process depending on the chosen path. The following obstacles have been known to slow product entry into the China market:

Test samples are delayed in shipping, or get stuck in China customs
Details get lost in translation from representative to Chinese certification agency
Products malfunction or fail during testing
Model number interpretations require multiple certifications
Delays in scheduling or failures during initial factory inspection
Certificates or certification standards expire, invalidating certification

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:

Assist in shipping samples, and maintain good relationships with customs clearance agencies to expedite the clearance process
Rely on China team’s experience to communicate directly with customers and minimize communication gaps.
Troubleshoot sample issues on-site, even during testing, to keep the process moving forward
Keep up-to-date with changing model number requirements, and help devise model naming conventions to maximize certification coverage.
Arranges for a timely factory inspection upon completion of testing, and provide a certified inspector to assist during factory inspections
Track and alert customers of upcoming annual renewals of CCC certificates, label/mark certificates and annual factory inspections with G&M’s Certificate Alert and Tracking System (CATS)

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Other China Certifications

For electrical products, depending on the type of equipment, certifications other than CCC may be required for China. Among these are SRRC for wireless products, CEL for products that have energy requirements, CCIS for products requiring information security certification, and NAL for equipment connecting to the public network. More detailed information can be found by clicking on the links to these specific services. For more information about what certifications are required for your product please contact us.

CCC Exemptions

Sometimes it is difficult for China customs officials to determine whether certain product types require CCC or not. In cases where CCC does not apply to a certain product type, but China customs officials believe that it does, a CCC exemption notice will serve as the final determining factor. We have found that the most effective exemption notices come straight from Chinese certification bodies, and not from U.S. or European based testing agencies. Contact us for more information on CCC exemptions.

Certification Details

Mark – A CCC certification mark is required to be placed on the product. A mark approval letter is issued by CNCA 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 – Follow-up inspections are required, and generally occur once a year. Market surveillance is possible, generally for products sold retail.

Outsource Homologation Management

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.

Certificate Alert and Tracking System (CATS)

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.

China CCC Certification Service