RCM certification is a uniform identification of electrical products.

Australia and New Zealand are introducing the RCM logo to achieve a uniform identification of electrical products, a trademark owned by Australian and New Zealand regulators, indicating that the product meets both safety and EMC requirements and is not mandatory.

Applicable country

Australia Nauru Fiji Solomon Islands Kiribati

Federated States of Micronesia Tuvalu New Zealand Tonga Marshall Islands Vanu Papua New Guinea Samoa

Precautions

1. The product needs to be added to the RCM logo on time. Please note that this request was announced on April 19, 2013 in Australia.

2. When the in-line adapter is used for RCM safety certification, a random test of the plug is required.

3. Lamp type products: such as T8 LED tube, fluorescent tube can be directly replaced by users, the safety risk is large, and it is necessary to send samples to Australia for evaluation.

4. Different issuing agencies will have different time

Certification requirements

1. The new law will be officially implemented on March 1.

2. SAA certification and C-Tick certification are phased out and replaced with RCM certification, which covers safety and EMC (C-TIck may still be applicable to some low-power wireless products).

3. All electronic products will be divided into three categories: High, medium, low Risk. We do not have detailed data on the scope. Generally speaking, products with battery drive and voltage below 12V are low risk, 240V standard voltage products are medium risk, and high voltage products are high risk. The buffer period for low-risk products is 6 months, and the buffer period for medium- and high-risk products is 3 years (this period is recommended by Australian associations, but the government has not finalized the specific laws).

4. RCM certification can only be applied for by an Australian local company. The company must apply for an RCM number from the Australian government. Chinese producers and exporters can apply for IEC or AS/NZS reports in their own name, but the report must be submitted to an Australian importer for RCM. The application registration fee is 75 Australian dollars per trademark per product per year (for example, a company in Australia has two trademarks: A and B. He imports the same batch of products from China, half of which is labeled with A, and one is labeled. B's trademark, which means that you must pay an annual registration fee of $150).

5. According to the expert's opinion, the importer will bear the risk of unqualified product quality (responsible party), and non-Australian companies cannot directly apply for RCM certification. It is estimated that more and more Australian companies of a certain size will change the practice of producing reports and applying for SAA at a cost incurred by Chinese manufacturers in order to reduce costs. They will tend to designate laboratories with certain capabilities and prestige to provide insurance reports and test data, and then they will apply for Australian RCM certification.

6. In theory, Australian laboratories can also act as an applicant to help a company obtain RCM certification. However, according to the expert's opinion, due to the greater legal responsibility, it is estimated that most Australian laboratories will not take the risk, even if they do, the related costs may be higher.