SAA certification is an Australian standard body certified by the Standards Association of Australian, so many friends call it Australian certification. Electrical products entering the Australian market must comply with SAA certification. There are two main types of SAA marks, one is formal approval and the other is standard mark. Formal certification is only responsible for samples, and standard marks are subject to factory inspection. The scope of SAA certification is mainly divided into quality management system; environmental management system; occupational health and safety management; extend. If the product shipped is not certified, the product will be detained or confiscated or fined.
1. Requirements for SAA certification
1. SAA certification and C-Tick certification will be phased out and replaced by RCM certification, which covers safety regulations and EMC (C-TIck may still be applicable to some low-power wireless products).
2. All electronic products will be divided into three categories: High, medium, and low Risk. We do not have detailed information on the division of the scope. Generally speaking, battery-driven products with voltages 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 the relevant Australian associations, but the government has not yet confirmed the specific laws).
3. RCM certification can only be applied by a local company in Australia, and the company must apply for an RCM number from the Australian government. Chinese manufacturers and exporters can apply for IEC or AS/NZS reports in their own name, but the report must be handed over to Australian importers to apply for RCM. The application fee for registration is 75 Australian dollars per product per trademark per year (for example, a company in Australia has two trademarks: A and B, and he imported the exact same batch of products from China, half of which are marked with the trademark of A, and the other with the trademark of A. B‘s trademark, that means you have to pay an annual registration fee of 150 Australian dollars).
4. According to the expert‘s opinion, since the importer will bear the risk of substandard product quality (responsible party), and non-Australian companies cannot directly apply for RCM certification. It is estimated that more and more small-scale Australian companies, in order to reduce costs, will be borne by Chinese manufacturers to produce reports and apply for SAA. 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.
5. In theory, an Australian laboratory 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 this risk on their own initiative, and even if they do, the related costs may be relatively high.
SAA Certification Notes
Mobile product, must have power cord and plug
The certifications accepted by the components of Australian certified products are generally UL and VDE. The products are equipped with power cords and plugs. Only "SAA" certified plugs and cables are accepted and a valid certificate needs to be provided. Lighting products with For screw sockets or bayonet sockets, the sockets must also have "SAA" certification
The number of models should not be too many. The more models, the easier it is to take photos of the difference. It is difficult to provide the difference between the types and models, and it is easy to ask for photos of all models, so it is difficult to apply for it.
The product is equipped with a power supply. If the power supply is an independent power supply, the power supply must have a separate "SAA" certification and provide a valid certificate. If the power supply is built-in, it can either accept "SAA" certification or CB certification, or it can be randomly tested with the entire product
Before accepting the "SAA" case, different products have different requirements. For the relevant introduction and information of the product given by the customer, it is best to confirm the product‘s standard and CNAS scope and ask the relevant engineer whether the product can be used, and then for the specific product. Specific analysis of the product and specific quotation, otherwise it is easy to cause the case to be difficult to continue due to restricted items or standards.
Brief description of the application process for SAA certification:
1. Fill in the application form
2. Product sample delivery test
3. Product rectification (when the test fails)
4. Issue a report
5. Report evaluation
6. Issue a certificate
There are two ways to apply for SAA certification: one is to apply directly, the other is to transfer through the CB report. At present, most customers use the CB report to transfer to SAA, and the time is generally 2-3 weeks.
There are two main types of SAA marks, one is formal approval and the other is standard mark. Formal certification is only responsible for samples, while standard marks are subject to factory inspection. At present, there are two ways to apply for SAA certification in China. One is to transfer through the CB test report. If there is no CB test report, you can also apply directly.
Materials to be prepared for SAA certification: instruction manual, circuit diagram, front and back views of PCP board, list of all parts, certificate of key parts, specifications of key parts
SAA certification time: 4 weeks (preparing materials for testing, exiting the qualified test report. 1-2 weeks) (submitting the test report, reviewing and issuing the certificate for 1-2 weeks)
How to inquire about SAA certification: You can directly inquire about SAA, or email us, and we will deal with it as soon as possible, which is fast and convenient.
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