SAA certification

Australia's standards agency is the Standards Association of Australian, so many friends call Australian certification as SAA certification. Electrical products entering the Australian market must meet SAA certification. There are two main types of SAA logos, one is formal approval and the other is standard logo. Formal certification is only responsible for samples, while standard marks are required for each factory inspection. The scope of SAA certification is mainly divided into quality management system; environmental management system; occupational health and safety management; information security management; common product application cycle for Australia SAA certification is 3-4 weeks, if the product quality is not up to standard, the date may be different extend. If the product being shipped is not certified, the product will be detained or confiscated or fined.

SAA certification-overview

Australia's standards agency is the Standards Association of Australian, so many friends call Australian certification as SAA certification. In fact, SAA is only a standard-setting body, and does not issue product certification certificates. SAA was later renamed: Standards Australia Limited. SAA is an independent company and has no direct relationship with the government, but the federal government and state governments are its members. SAA and the Australian Federal Government signed a memorandum, recognizing SAA as the supreme organization of non-governmental standards organizations in Australia. The memorandum also pointed out that standard setting must be consistent with WTO requirements. Therefore, there are agreements stating that when appropriate international standards already exist, there is no need to develop new Australian standards. The Australian standard starts with "AS", and the Australian and New Zealand joint standard starts with "AS/NZS". Australian standards and New Zealand standards are basically the same as IEC, and there are some national differences. Australia and New Zealand promote the unification of standards and mutual recognition of certification, and products can be sold in another country after obtaining certification from one country.

About SAA certification

SAA is a certification that electrical products entering the Australian market must comply with local safety regulations, that is, the industry often faces. Due to the mutual recognition agreement between Australia and New Zealand, all products certified by Australia can enter the New Zealand market smoothly. All electrical products have to do safety certification (SAA). There are two main types of SAA logos, one is formal approval and the other is standard logo. Formal certification is only responsible for samples, while standard marks are required for each factory inspection. There are currently two ways to apply for SAA certification in China. One is to transfer the CB test report. If there is no CB test report, you can also apply directly.

SAA certification market

Australia and New Zealand are two sparsely populated countries, with a population of only 23 million at present, but their spending power is very strong.

The generally recognized SAA (Standards Association of Australia) is actually a standards institute, in charge of the formulation and revision of standards. Electronic appliances and other products entering Australia (including Australia and New Zealand) must pass this certification and have the certification number on the product before they can legally enter Australia for sale.

Introduce SAA certification-certification/supervision agency

Australia is a federal country. The certification, control and management of electrical safety and energy consumption requirements are carried out by the Regulatory Authority of each state or region in accordance with the certification procedures of the state/region. The certificate issued by any state is also valid in other states/regions without any additional procedures. In addition, QAS (Quality Assurance Services Pty Ltd.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAA's standard-setting agency, is Australia's NCB (National Certification Body), and the certificates issued by it have also been recognized by various states or regions and have the same effect.

Monitoring departments of various states or regions in Australia:

1. Queensland Electrical Safety Office (DOIR) (Department of Industrial Relations)

2. Western Australia Technical and Safety Division (Office of Energy)

3. New South Wales Safety and Standards Branch (OFT) (Office of Fair Trading)---original name (DOFT)

4. Energy Safe Victoria (ESV)---formerly known as (OCEI)

5. Office of the Tasmanian Energy Regulator

6. South Australia Energy Division

(Department of Mines and Energy)

7. Australian Capital Territory Regulation

(Department of Urban Services)

8. Northern Territory Power and Water Authority

9. SAI Global

In addition to the monitoring departments of the above states that can issue certificates, other private organizations such as SGS TCA can also be recognized by the government.

SAA certification-product safety certification

Australia does not have a unified safety certification mark, and each state or region has successively stipulated the management methods for electrical products in the form of legislation. Although the name and the date of promulgation are not the same, the content of the electrical safety legislation in each state or region is basically the same. Electrical products are divided into regulated products and non-prescribed products. Controlled electrical products are classified according to AS/NZS4417.2, including electric heating equipment, refrigeration equipment, power tools, parts, etc. The catalogue is published in the government bulletin and is added according to the actual situation. Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria are the most active in the certification process. Take Queensland as an example, the Electricity Act 1994 (the Electricity Act 1994) announced detailed regulations for the certification, sale and use of electrical appliances.

1. Controlled electrical appliances: Controlled electrical appliances must obtain a certificate of approval issued by the monitoring department and require identification (must be marked with a certificate number). It should be noted that the certification process is only for safety and not performance or quality, unless it is related to safety. The first letter of the certificate number indicates which state or region the certificate was issued by.

2. Non-regulated electrical appliances: Although it is not mandatory to obtain certification for non-regulated products, the seller/manufacturer is responsible for its safety and can apply for certification voluntarily. The monitoring department will issue a certificate of suitability for products that meet the requirements of the standard. Electrical products that have obtained a certificate of conformity can be marked with a certificate number, and the last letter of the certificate shows which state or region the certificate is issued by, such as:

CS/431/Q (Queensland)

CS/108/N (New South Wales)

RCM mark: Australia and New Zealand are currently introducing the RCM mark (Regulatory Compliance Mark) to achieve a unified identification of electrical products. This mark is a trademark owned by the regulatory agencies in Australia and New Zealand, indicating that the product meets both safety regulations and EMC requirements. It is not mandatory Sexual. After the product has obtained safety certification and electromagnetic compatibility registration, it can apply for the use of the RCM mark through the regulatory agency that issued the safety certification or "RCM Registrar" (Standards Australia).

SAIGLOBAL logo: It is a product safety logo issued by SAI (formerly SAI). This logo is not mandatory and requires factory inspection and so on.

The EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) requirement of electrical products means that the measurement of electromagnetic disturbances generated by electrical equipment must be lower than a certain standard in a fixed situation, so as not to hinder the normal operation of other electrical appliances; and the equipment itself has a certain degree of anti-electromagnetic disturbance ability.

SAA Certification-Energy Consumption Label

Although most states and regions have similar mandatory requirements for the energy consumption of white goods and household air conditioners, the catalogs of mandatory certification products vary from state to state. At present, Queensland and Victoria have the most complete product catalogs. Any state registration is also valid in other states and regions. Energy consumption requirements apply to the following household electrical appliances:

Refrigerators and freezers (test standards: AS/NZS 44741.1, AS/NZS 4474.2)

Washing machine (test standard: AS/NZS 2040.1, AS/NZS 2040.2)

Clothes dryer (test standard: AS/NZS2442.1, AS/NZS2442.2)

Dishwasher (test standard: AS/NZS 2007.1, AS/NZS2007.2)

One-way domestic air conditioners (test standards: AS/NZS3823.1.1, AS/NZS3823.1.2, AS/NZS3823.2, AS/NZS3823.3) applicants must submit an application form to the monitoring agency and attach a complete and correct test report and Sample of energy consumption label. The test report must be issued by an accredited laboratory and is valid for three years from the date of issuance.

Fourth, electromagnetic safety requirements

When electronic and electrical products enter Australia, in addition to safety signs, they should also have the EMC mark, that is, the c-tick mark. The purpose is to protect the resources of the radio communication frequency band. Its implementation system is somewhat similar to the European EMC Directive. Therefore, the manufacturer/importer can make a self-declaration. However, before applying for the C-tick mark, it must be tested in accordance with the relevant CISPR standards. And it must be endorsed & submitted by the Australian importer. Australia ACA (Australian Commication Authority) accepts uniformly and issues registration numbers.

In Australia, electromagnetic compatibility is monitored by the ACA (Australian Communications Authority). Under the Australian EMC system, products are divided into three categories. Suppliers must register and apply for the C-TICK mark with the ACA before selling products of the second and third categories.

A class of products: products with low interference radiation to devices using wireless spectrum, such as manual switches, simple relays, one-way squirrel-cage induction motors, resistors, etc. Such products can voluntarily apply for the use of the c-tick mark when they are produced and sold.

The second category of products: products that have high interference radiation to devices that use the wireless spectrum, such as switching power supplies, welding machines, dimmers, and most household appliances.

Three types of products: products that have extremely high interference to devices that use the wireless spectrum, that is, products covered by CISPR11 and CISPR22. Since the applicants applying for the C-TICK logo in ACA registration are limited to companies registered in Australia or New Zealand, they can be applied by buyers in Australia or New Zealand or by certification bodies of branches/partners in Australia or New Zealand.

SAA certification-certification method

In the scope of SAA certification, the current application of SAA certification by Chinese manufacturers is mainly limited to product certification. According to different product types, product certification mainly adopts two methods: "formal approval" and "standard mark". Among them, "Formal Approval" only requires manufacturers to provide product samples and conduct laboratory testing in accordance with SAA's product standards. In addition to testing samples, the "standard mark" also requires factory inspections. In general, factories are required to have an effective quality management system in the production process of the products applying for certification.

SAA Issuing Agency-Australian Issuing Agency

There are 8 certification agencies in Australia (including New Zealand)

Department of Fair Trading, New South Wales

Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland

The Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector, Victoria

Office of Energy Policy, South Australia

Office of Energy, Western Australia

Office of Electricity, Standards and Safety, Tasmania

TCA Testing & Certification Australia, Sydney

Ministry of Commerce, New Zealand

SAA certification-certification scope

SAA has a wide range of certifications, and different types of certification marks are slightly different. The main scopes include:

Quality management system;

Environmental management system;

Occupational health and safety management;

Information security management;

HACCP food safety management; and product certification

SAA certification-certification cycle

Under normal circumstances, the period for common products of IT AV lamps and small household appliances to apply for SAA certification in Australia is 3-4 weeks. If the product quality does not meet the standard, the date may be extended.

When submitting the report to Australia for review, you need to provide the SAA certificate of the product plug (mainly for products with plugs), otherwise it will not be processed, the important components in the product SAA certificate, such as lamps need to provide the SAA certificate of the transformer in the lamp, otherwise Australia audit data failed

SAA certification-certification process

1. Fill in the application form

2. Product sample test

3. Product rectification (when the test fails) 　

4. Issue a report

5. Report evaluation

6. Issuing a certificate

SAA certification-penalties

Electrical products exported to Australia must meet electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility standards. If they fail to meet the requirements, they will receive the following treatment:

◆ Detain or confiscate products

◆ Or fine, generally an individual is fined about US$10,000, and a company is fined about US$200,