KC certification

Introduction to Certification

The KC (Korea Certification) certification, formerly known as EK certification, is a safety certification system for electronic and electrical appliances in Korea, namely the KC mark certification. It is a mandatory safety certification system implemented by KATS in accordance with the Electronic Appliances Safety Control ACT on January 1, 2009.

In order to avoid repeated certification, EMC and Safety will be managed separately from July 1, 2012. For electronic and electrical products applying for Korean certification, KC certificates and KCC certificates (new MSIP) must be obtained for their safety and EMC requirements. There are two qualification certification institutions certified by KC: KTC, Korea Testing Certification, and KTL, Korea Electrical Testing Institute. These two are not only KC's license issuing institutions, but also qualification testing laboratories.

In terms of safety standards, all products entering the Korean market need to comply with the Korean safety standard K (similar to IEC standards). The use of IEC standards must meet the requirements of South Korea. National differences can be found in the announcement in IECEE's CB system. In terms of EMC, Korean EMI standards are similar to CISPR standards and EMS standards are similar to EN standards.

According to the requirements of the latest Electrical Appliance Safety Management Law, KC certification is divided into mandatory safety certification, self-discipline safety certification and supplier self confirmation according to the different hazard levels of products. Among them, the products controlled by mandatory safety certification are more dangerous, while the products controlled by supplier self confirmation are less dangerous.

Product scope

The product range of KC certification generally includes electrical products with AC50V above to 1000V below:

1. Cords, Cables and Cord set

2. Switches for Electrical Appliances

3. Capacitors or filters as components for power supply unit

4. Installation Accessories and Connection Devices

5. Installation Protective Equipment

6. Safety Transformer and Similar Equipment

7. Household and Similar Equipment Appliances

8. Motor Tools

9. Audio, Video and Analog Electronic Appliances

10. IT and Office Appliances

11. Lighting

12. Appliance with Power Supply or Charger

Application process

1. The customer prepares samples and submits them to Sincere Testing

2. Sincere Testing submits samples and data to KTL/KTC for testing

3. KTL/KTC shall conduct safety test, and issue KC test report after the test

4. (If any) For safety certification, KTL/KTC needs to arrange factory inspection and conduct annual factory inspection every year thereafter

5. KTL/KTC audit report and other application documents, issue KC certificate if there is no problem

Certification mark

KC nameplate must include the following contents:

① KC mark (including certificate No. SUxxxxxxxx)

② Product name (must be expressed in Korean)

③ Model Name

④ Voltage frequency

⑤ Factory name

⑥ Country of manufacture

⑦ Double insulation sign "return" (if necessary)

⑧ Production date

⑨ A/S after-sales service telephone (must be in Korea)

Other information

Technical information: voltage frequency 110V/220V/380V, 60Hz or 50Hz/60Hz, plug KSC8305

Mandatory: mandatory

Certificate validity:

1. Compulsory safety certification ------ None, and the annual audit maintains the validity (template below)

2. Self regulatory safety confirmation - 5 years

3. Self confirmation by the supplier ---- without certificate, the confirmation is permanently valid

Factory inspection requirements: the mandatory safety certification requires the first factory inspection and annual audit

Requirements for the certificate holder: the mandatory safety certification must be the certificate of the factory, and the other two types of certification can be the certificate of the factory/manufacturer/importer.

MSIP certification

Introduction to Certification

Different from many countries, according to different requirements of EMC, wireless RF and communication TELEC, there are different certification controls. In order to facilitate management, South Korea has integrated EMC/RF/TELECOM certification into MSIP certification. The authentication name of Korean wireless communication authentication has gone through the development process from MIC to KCC, and then to MSIP.

First, introduce the predecessor KCC of MSIP. KCC certification is a compulsory certification for wireless telecommunications equipment and products implemented in accordance with the Basic Telecommunications Law and the Radio Wave Law of South Korea. Later, because KC separated Safety from EMC, EMC was also included in the certification scope of KCC. KCC, the Korean Communication Commission, is responsible for the management of telecommunications products, and authorizes RRA, Radio Research Agency, as its certification authority, to carry out specific certification work for products. KCC certification is conducted by the Korean laboratory recognized by its predecessor MIC certification, and RRA issues the type approval certificate.

Since July 1, 2013, the responsible unit for EMC/RF/TELECOM certification in South Korea has been transformed from the Korea Communications Commission to the Ministry of Science, ICT&Future Planning of South Korea. According to this, the opening meeting of ID code in KC LOGO has been changed from KCC to MSIP, and the rest has not changed.

According to the product category, MSIP is mainly divided into the following three types of certification:

1. Conformity Certification: Wireless communication equipment, such as telephone, regulator, fax machine, etc.

2. Conformity registration: electrical appliances.

3. Interim Certification: for equipment without standards

Product scope

Basically including all wireless communication products, as well as most electronic and electrical products covered by KC certification. Here are just a few of them:

1. Automatic alarm receiver installed on the ship

2. Automatic alarm telephone device

3. Wireless beacon for emergency position indication

4. Wireless marine radar and automatic radar tracking equipment for ships

5. Wireless equipment for offshore mobile phones

6. Wireless equipment for satellite mobile communication radio office

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Application process

1. The customer prepares samples and materials and applies to submit them to ITA

2. ITA submits samples and data to KTL/KTC for testing

3. KTL/KTC shall carry out the test, issue the test report after the test, and submit the report to the Korean licensing agency RRA

4. The South Korean organization RRA audit report and other application documents will issue the MSIP certificate if there is no problem

Marking requirements

The MSIP nameplate must include the following:

LKC mark (including certificate number MSIPxxxxxxxx)

L Product name (must be expressed in Korean)

L Model name

L Factory name

L Country of manufacture

Production date

Other information

Technical information: voltage frequency 110V/220V/380V, 60Hz or 50Hz/60Hz, plug KSC8305

Mandatory: mandatory

Certificate validity: no validity

Factory inspection requirements: None

Requirements of the holder: None

MEPS/E-standby/HECP

Introduction to Certification

In order to popularize and expand energy saving products, reduce global energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions (environmental protection), and enable consumers to buy energy-efficient products first, South Korea has introduced the energy efficiency certification system since the 1990s. The energy efficiency control organization is KEMCO (Korea Energy Management Corporation), and the testing organizations mainly include KTL and KTC. According to the products and standards, there are three main categories:

1. Energy efficiency rating system MEPS

The energy efficiency grade marking system is an obligation system that divides products into 1-5 grades according to energy efficiency and energy use. The lower limit of energy efficiency is the minimum energy performance standard (MEPS).

Since 1992, the Korean government has introduced a mandatory system of energy efficiency registration and marking, which uses the minimum efficiency standards (MEPS) 1-5 level labels to mark products. In order to expand the popularization of energy-saving products, the energy consumption rate rating system has the following three obligations for domestic manufacturers (domestic) and domestic importers (imported): ① It is obligated to stick the energy consumption rate rating label; ② Have the obligation to declare products; ③ The minimum consumption rate standard shall be met.

2. Standby low power consumption system E-standby

At the same time, the Korean government has introduced the E-Standby certification system, which has been gradually enforced since 1999.

Standby energy saving warning sign (yellow) is implemented for products that fail to meet standby energy saving standards. Products that fail to meet the standard requirements need to be affixed with this sign. On the contrary, energy-saving signs (smile signs) will be affixed if they are satisfied.

3. High efficiency energy equipment system HECP

The Korean government introduced a voluntary High efficiency Appliance Certification program in 1996, which is a certification system that evaluates the inspection results of energy efficiency and quality tests and requires that certain standards be met.

Product scope

1. Energy efficiency rating system MEPS covers 35 products:

Refrigerator

dehumidifier

Multifunctional electric water pump system

Commercial refrigerator

Fluorescent lamp

Electric refrigeration equipment

Cold and warm water machine

Ballasts for fluorescent lamps

Water heater (gas)

dehumidifier

Pickle refrigerator

rice cooker

Ballast internal fluorescent lamp

transformer

Electric blanket

Air conditioner

Vacuum cleaner

Three phase induction motor

Window set

Bed heater

Washing machine

electric fan

Domestic boiler (gas)

Television

Heat transfer plate

Drum washing machine

air cleaner

Adapter/Charger

Air heater

Electric bed

Dishwasher

Incandescent lamp

Air conditioner

Electric heater

Electric radiator

2. Standby low power consumption system E-standby covers 22 types of products:

computer

Copier

Television

Microwave Oven

Automatic washing and drying toilet

monitor

a scanner

hi-fi equipment

Set top box

Modem

printer

Composite machine

DVD player

Visual doorbell

With radio telephone

Fax

Hand dryer

recorder

home gateway

Automatic power saving control equipment

video recorder

The server

3. High efficiency energy equipment system HECP covers 41 products:

High illuminance reflector for fluorescent lamps

LED pilot lamp

Ballast for sodium lamp

Illumination automatic control lighting equipment

External LED lamp of converter

Converter

Waste heat recovery type air exchanger

Converter internal LED lamp

LED traffic light

Gas water heaters for industrial buildings

vending machine

Direct fired absorption water cooler

Centrifugal spiral freezer

Ballasts for metal halide lamps

Single-phase induction motor

Water fan

Oil fired warm water heater

Oil fired water heaters for industrial buildings

Incomplete enumeration

Application process

1. Documents and samples submitted to KTC/KTL

2. KTC/KTL shall conduct the test and issue the test report

3. KTC/KTL contact the local agent/importer and register with KEMCO

4. Successful registration, KEMCO issues MEPS certificate and label design drawing

5. Energy efficiency label affixed by the importer

Note: The registration must be completed within 60 days after the report issue, otherwise the test report will expire!

Label requirements

1. Energy efficiency rating system MEPS label:

MEPS labels of different products are different. The following is an example of energy efficiency labels of common products:

2. Standby low power consumption system E-standby tag:

E-standby warning sign (left figure) is a mandatory sign for products that fail to meet the standby energy saving standard, in order to raise consumers' vigilance. On the contrary, the energy-saving sign (right figure) is a sign that can be added voluntarily for products that meet the standby energy consumption standard.

3. High efficiency energy equipment system HECP label:

Other information

Technical information: voltage frequency 110V/220V/380V, 60Hz or 50Hz/60Hz, plug KSC8305

Mandatory: mandatory

Certificate validity:

1. Energy efficiency rating system MEPS: no expiry date

2. Standby low power consumption system E-standby: no expiry date:

3. High efficiency energy equipment system HECP: 3 years

Factory inspection requirements: None

Requirements of the holder: it must be declared by the local Korean importer