Certification Introduction

The Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) announced on August 25, 2008 that the Korean National Standards Committee will implement a new national unified logo, the "KC" logo, from July 2009 to December 2010. The "KC" logo means "Korea Certification". KC certification is the safety certification system for electrical and electronic appliances in South Korea. The mandatory safety certification system implemented on January 1, 2009, all products involved in the mandatory certification program must obtain KC Mark before they can enter the Korean market. The long-term good cooperative relationship between BACL and South Korea KETI can help customers directly obtain KC certification and export to South Korea smoothly.

In order to avoid duplication of certification, from July 1, 2012, EMC and Safety have been separated and managed. All electrical and electronic products that apply for Korean certification must obtain KC certificate and KCC respectively for their safety (Safety) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements. Certificate (new MSIP).

In terms of safety standards, all products entering the Korean market need to comply with the Korean safety standard K standard (similar to the IEC standard). When using the IEC standard, it must meet the requirements of South Korea. The national differences can be found in the announcement in the CB system of IECEE. In terms of EMC, the Korean EMI standard is similar to the CISPR standard, and the EMS standard is similar to the EN standard.

Certification System Classification:

Korea KC certification is divided into "KC Safety", "KC EMC and RF" and "MEPS"

(1) KC Safety

In order to prevent consumer safety accidents such as electric shock and fire, a safety management system for electrical appliances has been implemented, and only confirmed products are allowed to leave the factory and sell. According to the requirements of the latest "Electrical Appliances Safety Management Law", KC Safety certification is divided into three categories according to the different hazard levels of products:

• Mandatory Safety Certification

• Self-regulatory Safety Confirmation

• Supplier Self-Confirmation (SDoC)

(2) Electromagnetic Compatibility & RF RF Certification (KC EMC and RF)

Ensure that the equipment should be able to work normally in a certain electromagnetic environment, that is, the equipment should have a certain electromagnetic immunity (EMS); secondly, the electromagnetic disturbance generated by the equipment itself cannot have an excessive impact on other electronic products, that is, electromagnetic interference disturbance (EMI).

KC EMC and KC RF certification includes electromagnetic compatibility testing, radio frequency and telecommunication testing. According to the requirements of the latest "Radio Wave Law", the certification system is divided into three categories according to the different levels of products harmful to the radio environment:

• Certification of Conformity

• Registration of Compatibility

• Interim of Conformity

(3) Energy Efficiency Rating (MEPS)

The energy efficiency grade label is an information label that expresses the performance indicators such as the energy efficiency of the product.

Applicable Product Range:

The product range of KC certification generally includes electrical products above AC50 volts and below 1000 volts. In addition to products that must obtain safety certification, self-discipline safety confirmation must be applied.

(1) Safety certified electrical appliances (item 57)

• Cables and Cords: 1 item (wires, cables)

• Switches for Electrical Appliances: 1 Item (Electrical Switches, Electrical Switches)

• Capacitors & Filters Capacitors & Filters: 1 item (Capacitors, Power Filters)

• Electrical equipment parts and connection parts Installation Accessories and Connection Devices: 1 item

• Electrical protection components Installation Protective Equipment: 2 items (miniature fuses and fuse clips, circuit breakers)

• Household insulating transformers Safety Transformer and Similar Equipment: 2 items (small household transformers, voltage stabilizers)

• Electrical Appliances for Household and Similar Equipment: Item 36 (vacuum cleaners, electric irons, etc.) with rated output power below 10kW, excluding explosion-proof and medical machinery use

• Motor Tools: (1 item)

• Audio and video application equipment Audio, Video and Similar Electronic Appliance: 4 items (power supply, copier, UPS, plasticizer)

• IT and Office Appliances: 18 headings (Monitors, Printers, Projectors, Scanners, etc.)

• Lighting equipment Lighting: 4 items

(2) Products subject to self-discipline safety confirmation (95 items)

• Electrical Switches Switches for Electrical Appliances : Electrical control terminals

• Household Insulation Transformer Safety Transformer and Similar Equipment : 2 items

• Electrical Appliances for Household and Similar Equipment: 35 items (rated output power below 10kW, excluding explosion-proof and medical machinery)

• Audio and video application equipment: 34 items (TV, video player, tuner, etc.)

• Information technology and office equipment: 18 headings (monitors, printers, projectors, scanners, etc.)

• Lighting equipment Lighting: 5 items

Other:

The difference between Korea KC certification and KCC certification

KCC is a mandatory certification for IT information, telecommunications and RF radio frequency products in the Korean market, including electromagnetic compatibility testing, telecommunication testing and radio frequency testing. The Korea Broadcasting and Communications Commission authorized the Korea Radio Research Institute (RRA) as the KCC issuing agency. Since January 1, 2011, the original Korean KCC logo will be uniformly converted to KC, so KCC certification and KC certification use the same certification logo, the difference is that the KCC certification logo will have a KCC ID number below it.