1. South Korea's KC certification introduces the need for KC certification for electronic and electrical products exported to South Korea. According to the provisions of the Korean Electrical Appliances Safety Management Act, since January 1, 2009, the safety certification of electrical products is divided into compulsory certification and self-discipline (voluntary) certification: compulsory certification means: all electronic products that belong to the compulsory product must obtain KCMARK certification before they can be sold in the Korean market, and need to be subject to factory audit and product sampling test every year. Self-discipline (voluntary) certification means: all electronic products that belong to voluntary products only need to be tested to obtain a certificate, do not need to be audited by the factory, and the certificate is valid for 5 years.
2. The scope of KC certification of lighting products exported to South Korea for lighting equipment needs to be certified according to the product classification:
Safety certification (category 19).
Security Confirmation (Class 21).
3. Information required for KC certification
1. Application for Safety Certification (Mandatory) for Electrical Appliances
2. Application for self-discipline safety confirmation of electrical appliances and self-discipline safety confirmation application for electrical appliances (self-discipline) 3. Catalog of parts and components that have a direct impact on safety
4. Electrical circuit diagram 5. Detailed specifications of transformers (for related products).
6. Catalogue of insulating materials (temperature, pressure resistance characteristics or flame resistance grade, etc.).
7. Product manuals (including Korean product manuals) 8. Labels (marking labels).
9. Certificate of authorization of ** person
10. Questionnaire (questionaire) (only for compulsory certification).
11. Other fourth, KC certification process Scheme 1: Safety certification (Safetycertification) - based on CB transfer, for the first application for KCSAFETY certificate needs to be audited by the factory, after the factory audit is passed, the KC safety certificate is issued, and a factory audit needs to be done every 2 years Scheme 2: Confirmation letter of declaration - based on CB Transfer of certification, no factory audit requirements Scheme 3 :* Supplier Sconformity of Confirmation - A letter of self-declaration from the actual importer in Korea.
Note: South Korea's KCShew certification is usually based on CB transfer, or you can not do CB samples to South Korea for local testing to apply, generally it is not recommended that customers send samples to South Korea for local testing to apply for KCSAFETY certificate (long cycle, high cost).
5. KC certification cycle.
Based on CB, there are 2 modes of transfer: common.
CB mode transfer, generally need to send 1 pcs sample to South Korea for structural examination, cycle: 4-6 weeks
MOU mode transfer, no sample required, cycle: 3-5 weeks
6. Precautions
1. Pay special attention to consistency when using CB certification and report application: the applicant is consistent, the product name and model are consistent, and the test standard corresponds to the version that meets the KC standard, etc., and it needs to be valid for 3 years
2. Korean voltage and frequency: single-phase 110V, 220V, 3-phase 220V, 380V, 60Hz or 50 60Hz(Not applicable: 230v50hz or 220v50hz);
3. The plug and power cord used in the product need to meet the requirements of Korean regulations. KC Certified