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The full name of KC certification is Korea. The product testing certification in Korea
KC certification is applicable to products
common products that need to be certified by KC include: household appliances, audio and video products, communication products, lighting products, power supplies, batteries, capacitors, cables, electric switches, etc
self regulatory safety confirmation - ---- 5 years
Supplier self confirmation - ---- no certificate, Confirmation is permanently valid
KC certification application process
Application (under safety certification conditions): the application process includes submitting an application form and product description. In addition, the manufacturer must obtain a registration certificate
factory inspection: inspect and review the production equipment and process to meet relevant applicable safety standards
Product Test: test the product according to the requirements of the current applicable safety standards
EMC test: Test of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and immunity of products
post certification Supervision: regular factory inspection and market supervision are required to verify the continuous compliance with the obtained certification
KC nameplate content
KC mark (including certificate number)
Product Name (must be expressed in Korean)
model name
voltage frequency
factory name
country of manufacture
double insulation mark "return" (if necessary)
production date
A / s after sales service telephone (must be in Korea)
KC certification: 1. The Ministry of knowledge economy of Korea (mke) announced on August 25, 2008 that the National Standards Commission will implement a new national unified certification mark, called "KC mark", from July 2009 to December 2010 2. The new logo KC mark stands for Korea. The current 13 mandatory signs will be finally unified under this new sign 3. One result of this initiative is to reduce the supplier's expenditure on certification fees, so that Korean KC mark will gradually become a world brand certification. However, there is a disadvantage. The KCC logo recently promulgated will only be implemented for a few years and will eventually be unified under the new KCC logo
requirements for the first factory review of KC certified factory: the Korean Safety Law stipulates that after accepting the application, the authorized person needs to conduct the first factory review of the factory. According to the requirements of the safety law, the project carries out a preliminary evaluation of the factory's quality control system, involving the following aspects: 1 Product change control procedure (for example, after the application for change of certified products is approved by the certification authority, the relevant department shall formulate corresponding technical documents in strict accordance with the approved changes and distribute them to the relevant departments to correctly implement the change of certified products. For the change that is not approved, the certification mark cannot be applied to the changed products.) 2. Document and data control procedure 3. The quality record control procedure {should include a record retention period of at least 3 years (only purchase, routine and operation inspection records are required)} 4. Routine inspection and confirmation inspection procedures 5. Nonconforming product control procedure 6. Inspection or verification procedures for key components and materials 7. Internal quality audit procedures.
The full name of KC certification is Korea. The product testing certification in Korea
KC certification is applicable to products
common products that need to be certified by KC include: household appliances, audio and video products, communication products, lighting products, power supplies, batteries, capacitors, cables, electric switches, etc
KC certificate template
certificate validity
mandatory safety certification - ---- none, annual review maintains validity
self regulatory safety confirmation - ---- 5 years
Supplier self confirmation - ---- no certificate, Confirmation is permanently valid
KC certification application process
Application (under safety certification conditions): the application process includes submitting an application form and product description. In addition, the manufacturer must obtain a registration certificate
factory inspection: inspect and review the production equipment and process to meet relevant applicable safety standards
Product Test: test the product according to the requirements of the current applicable safety standards
EMC test: Test of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and immunity of products
post certification Supervision: regular factory inspection and market supervision are required to verify the continuous compliance with the obtained certification
KC nameplate content
KC mark (including certificate number)
Product Name (must be expressed in Korean)
model name
voltage frequency
factory name
country of manufacture
double insulation mark "return" (if necessary)
production date
A / s after sales service telephone (must be in Korea)
KC certification:
1. The Ministry of knowledge economy of Korea (mke) announced on August 25, 2008 that the National Standards Commission will implement a new national unified certification mark, called "KC mark", from July 2009 to December 2010
2. The new logo KC mark stands for Korea. The current 13 mandatory signs will be finally unified under this new sign
3. One result of this initiative is to reduce the supplier's expenditure on certification fees, so that Korean KC mark will gradually become a world brand certification. However, there is a disadvantage. The KCC logo recently promulgated will only be implemented for a few years and will eventually be unified under the new KCC logo
requirements for the first factory review of KC certified factory:
the Korean Safety Law stipulates that after accepting the application, the authorized person needs to conduct the first factory review of the factory. According to the requirements of the safety law, the project carries out a preliminary evaluation of the factory's quality control system, involving the following aspects:
1 Product change control procedure (for example, after the application for change of certified products is approved by the certification authority, the relevant department shall formulate corresponding technical documents in strict accordance with the approved changes and distribute them to the relevant departments to correctly implement the change of certified products. For the change that is not approved, the certification mark cannot be applied to the changed products.)
2. Document and data control procedure
3. The quality record control procedure {should include a record retention period of at least 3 years (only purchase, routine and operation inspection records are required)}
4. Routine inspection and confirmation inspection procedures
5. Nonconforming product control procedure
6. Inspection or verification procedures for key components and materials
7. Internal quality audit procedures.