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Is it better for the Korean KC certificate to be the factory or the Korean importer as the applicant?
Date：2022/9/8 Clicks：946
In the recent KC certification service practice of Korean electronic appliances, the author encountered the following questions about applicants/certificates from business friends. After consulting a number of certification and testing institutions in Korea, the reply is as follows, for business friends who need to know refer to:
KC basic system description:
1. Korean electronic and electrical products KC certification generally involves two types (safety SDoC and energy efficiency do not involve certificates):
· Safety certificate: There are two types of safety certification and safety confirmation. The certification type needs to be audited, and the confirmation type does not need to be audited;
· KCC/EMC certificate: There are three types of conformity certification, compatibility registration, and temporary certification.
Some products within the scope of the KC catalog involve both, and some products (such as some DC products) do not involve the safety KC certificate, but only involve the KCC/EMC certificate; some products only involve the safety KC certificate and do not involve the KCC/EMC certificate.
The certification agencies of the two are different. The KC certification agencies for electronic and electrical product safety are generally KTL, KTC, KTR, and the KCC/EMC certification agencies are the Korea Radio Research Institute (RRA).
2. Regarding the applicant/licensee requirements: the applicant/licensee of the KC safety certificate can only be a factory (the place where the final assembly and inspection are completed) or a Korean importer, but the KCC/EMC certificate allows factories, manufacturers ( brand) or importer as applicant/licensee.
Question 1
For the same product (same model), when applying for the KC safety certificate, can the factory and the Korean importer each hold a certificate as the certificate holder?
The Korean agency replied: In principle, it is possible. For the safety KC of the same product, both the factory and the Korean importer can be the applicant/certificate, each applying for a certificate, but they need to obtain evidence according to the new application process, there is no " Derived" method.
However, there are also individual institutions that reply: factories and Korean importers cannot hold certificates as applicants for the same product and model.
The author added: There are differences of opinion among Korean institutions on this issue. In practice, there are almost no factories and importers holding certificates for the same product at the same time in Safety KC. I personally do not recommend factories and Korean importers to apply for certificates at the same time. Operation is meaningless.
Question 2
For the same product (same model), when applying for the KCC/EMC certificate, can the factory and the Korean importer be the certification applicant separately?
Reply from the Korean agency: Yes, for KCC/EMC certificates, factories, brands or Korean importers can be the applicants/license holders. For the same product, the factories and Korean importers can be the applicants/license holders respectively A KCC/EMC certificate.
Question 3
For the same product (same model), can the KC safety and KCC/EMC certificates be applied for separately by the factory and the importer? Do applicants for KC safety and KCC/EMC certificates have to be consistent? What is the impact on the later customs clearance of products?
Reply from the Korean agency: For the same product, the KC safety certificate and KCC/EMC certificate can be held by the factory and the importer respectively, and the holders of the two certificates can be different, for example: the safety KC certificate is held by the factory as the applicant, and the KCC certificate /EMC certificate is held by the Korean importer, or the safety KC certificate is held by the importer, and the KCC/EMC certificate is held by the factory, but in this case, the certificate can only be used by the importer, If the factory needs to add a new importer in the future, it needs to add the KC safety or KCC/EMC certificate held by the new importer.
However, it should be noted that the applicants for the two certificates must be the same when they are both Korean importers. If the applicant of the safety KC certificate is the importer A, if the applicant of the KCC/EMC certificate also reflects the importer, it can only be the importer A, not the importer B.
The author recommends: For export factories, when a product involves both KC safety and KCC/EMC certification, the safety KC and KCC/EMC certificates are unified by the factory, and the KC certificate can also be used by multiple Korean importers in the later stage. Relatively simple, the enterprise management is also more convenient. If required by the importer, it will be discussed separately.
If the product does not involve KC safety, but only involves the KCC/EMC certificate, it does not matter who the certificate holder is.
KC basic system description:
1. Korean electronic and electrical products KC certification generally involves two types (safety SDoC and energy efficiency do not involve certificates):
· Safety certificate: There are two types of safety certification and safety confirmation. The certification type needs to be audited, and the confirmation type does not need to be audited;
· KCC/EMC certificate: There are three types of conformity certification, compatibility registration, and temporary certification.
Some products within the scope of the KC catalog involve both, and some products (such as some DC products) do not involve the safety KC certificate, but only involve the KCC/EMC certificate; some products only involve the safety KC certificate and do not involve the KCC/EMC certificate.
The certification agencies of the two are different. The KC certification agencies for electronic and electrical product safety are generally KTL, KTC, KTR, and the KCC/EMC certification agencies are the Korea Radio Research Institute (RRA).
2. Regarding the applicant/licensee requirements: the applicant/licensee of the KC safety certificate can only be a factory (the place where the final assembly and inspection are completed) or a Korean importer, but the KCC/EMC certificate allows factories, manufacturers ( brand) or importer as applicant/licensee.
Question 1
For the same product (same model), when applying for the KC safety certificate, can the factory and the Korean importer each hold a certificate as the certificate holder?
The Korean agency replied: In principle, it is possible. For the safety KC of the same product, both the factory and the Korean importer can be the applicant/certificate, each applying for a certificate, but they need to obtain evidence according to the new application process, there is no " Derived" method.
However, there are also individual institutions that reply: factories and Korean importers cannot hold certificates as applicants for the same product and model.
The author added: There are differences of opinion among Korean institutions on this issue. In practice, there are almost no factories and importers holding certificates for the same product at the same time in Safety KC. I personally do not recommend factories and Korean importers to apply for certificates at the same time. Operation is meaningless.
Question 2
For the same product (same model), when applying for the KCC/EMC certificate, can the factory and the Korean importer be the certification applicant separately?
Reply from the Korean agency: Yes, for KCC/EMC certificates, factories, brands or Korean importers can be the applicants/license holders. For the same product, the factories and Korean importers can be the applicants/license holders respectively A KCC/EMC certificate.
Question 3
For the same product (same model), can the KC safety and KCC/EMC certificates be applied for separately by the factory and the importer? Do applicants for KC safety and KCC/EMC certificates have to be consistent? What is the impact on the later customs clearance of products?
Reply from the Korean agency: For the same product, the KC safety certificate and KCC/EMC certificate can be held by the factory and the importer respectively, and the holders of the two certificates can be different, for example: the safety KC certificate is held by the factory as the applicant, and the KCC certificate /EMC certificate is held by the Korean importer, or the safety KC certificate is held by the importer, and the KCC/EMC certificate is held by the factory, but in this case, the certificate can only be used by the importer, If the factory needs to add a new importer in the future, it needs to add the KC safety or KCC/EMC certificate held by the new importer.
However, it should be noted that the applicants for the two certificates must be the same when they are both Korean importers. If the applicant of the safety KC certificate is the importer A, if the applicant of the KCC/EMC certificate also reflects the importer, it can only be the importer A, not the importer B.
The author recommends: For export factories, when a product involves both KC safety and KCC/EMC certification, the safety KC and KCC/EMC certificates are unified by the factory, and the KC certificate can also be used by multiple Korean importers in the later stage. Relatively simple, the enterprise management is also more convenient. If required by the importer, it will be discussed separately.
If the product does not involve KC safety, but only involves the KCC/EMC certificate, it does not matter who the certificate holder is.
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