China Compulsory Certification CCC 3C CCEE CCIB EMC Compulsory product certification catalog Valid for five years

Any product listed in the 3C certified product catalog that has not been certified by a 3C certification agency and is sold privately in China is illegal and will bear corresponding administrative penalties and legal risks.

The necessity of CCC certification
1. 3C certification is a compulsory certification and is a passport to enter the Chinese market; CCC is a compulsory certification in China. If you sell in China, it mainly depends on whether your company's products are in the 3C compulsory catalog. If so, you must get 3C certification. With 3C certification, companies can enhance the recognition of their products. If the product is exported and has a 3C certification mark, certain items in export testing can be reduced.
2. Products and companies with 3C certification are easily recognized, enhance customer confidence, shape corporate image, and increase visibility. It is difficult to buy products without 3C certification.
3. Since CCC certification is a third-party testing agency independent of the first party (supplier) and the second party (purchaser), it issues authoritative certificates for product compliance through strict inspection and inspection. This fair and scientific quality system conforms to the laws of market economy and can bring direct economic benefits to both trading parties.
4. The enterprise's obtaining of CCC certification certificate and CCC certification mark is an important manifestation of corporate culture and quality culture. Striving to obtain the CCC certification mark and producing high-quality products are not only material achievements, but also spiritual products and the crystallization of corporate culture.

Application process

1. Application acceptance
2. Data review
3. Receipt of sent samples
4. Sample testing
5. Factory inspection
6. Conformity assessment
7. Certificate approval
8. Printing, receiving, sending and managing certificates

Frequency of post-certification supervision (annual review): Generally once a year, for toys category it is once every six months.

1. Application fee: 500 RMB;
2. Registration fee: 800 RMB;
3. Product testing fee: Different products and testing standards are different, and specific evaluation is required based on the product;
4. Factory inspection fee: It is charged at the standard of 2,500 yuan/person/day. Factories with less than 100 employees will dispatch 2 supervisory auditors, and factories with more than 100 employees will dispatch 3 or more supervisory auditors. This link also involves round-trip transportation expenses, food and accommodation expenses, etc.
5. Agency service fee: When an agency handles 3C certification, it will generally charge a certain agency service fee. Agency services include: certification application, data compilation and submission, progress follow-up, factory audit guidance, assistance with system document production, factory inspection follow-up cooperation, abnormal feedback and resolution, follow-up reports and other services.

Certification processing cycle
The 3C certification processing cycle generally takes about 2 months.

Certificate validity period
The 3C certification certificate is valid for five years. During the five-year certificate validity period, as long as the manufacturer accepts annual factory inspections (annual audits) every year.

3C derived
3C derivation is to meet the needs of manufacturers' dealers or partners for independent 3C certificates. The cost of deriving a secondary certificate is relatively low, and the processing time only takes 2-3 weeks. The cost is also greatly saved, and there is no need to re-test and factory inspection.
Note: The factory information on the certificate cannot be changed, the primary certificate is suspended or canceled, and the secondary certificate will also become invalid.

Apply for 3C certification for imported products
If the product goods are in the 3C certification catalog and are used for commercial purposes such as sales or profit-making activities, 3C certification is required. Those used for civil purposes, such as scientific research, exhibitions, teaching, samples, etc. can apply for exemption from 3C certification.
Since 3C certification requires factory inspection, the cost of applying for 3C certification for imported products from abroad will be much higher.

About Us

Shenzhen LCS Compliance Testing Laboratory Ltd., abbr. for LCS, was founded in 2004 in Shenzhen, LCS is now growing into an independent comprehensive third-party institution which focuses on test & certification. Profound technical background and diligent working attitude decided LCS with an outstanding high starting point from the outset，pioneering spirit and consciousness of keeping pace with the times which predestined the thoroughly tempered course of LCS.

Our Labs

LCS Founding Members have engineering background and had gradually built up Safety Lab, EMC Lab, RF Lab, SAR & HAC Lab, Reliability Lab, Lighting Electrical Lab, LED Lighting Performance Lab, Energy Efficiency Lab, Electronic Cigarette Testing Lab, Chemistry Lab, BQTF, Environmental and Occupational Evaluation Lab, Battery Lab, Toy Lab, Textile Lab, Food and Food Grade Material Lab. The establishment of our comprehensive labs ensure our test and certification scope covers almost all fields, such as Reliability and Safety test, EMC test, Chemical Hazardous Substances test, Material Analysis, Food Contact Material test, Bluetooth Test & Certification, Environment and Occupational Health, Performance test of spare parts of Automobile and so on.

Authorization

Moreover, LCS won many authorized qualifications both domestic and overseas. LCS is recognized as IEC/ISO17025 laboratories accepted by CNAS and NVLAP, accredited by CPSC, CMA, accredited for CQC, ISTA, CBTL, SASO, SABS. Meanwhile LCS become laboratory authorized by TUV, BQTF issued by the SIG. LCS had also signed cooperation agreements with FCC, ISED, ETL, CEC, UL, E-Mark, CETECOM, KTC, SAA Approval and many other authoritative institutions, hence we can provide our clients with efficient and professional service for product test and certification.

Experience

Our RF experience ranges from WLAN (802.11b/g/n/a/ac), Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth (802.15.1), ZigBee (802.15.4), Z-Wave, UWB (802.15.3), WiMAX (802.16), SRD, DECT, RFID, NFC, GSM, WCDMA (+HSDPA/HSUPA), LTE, 5G (NR/VoNR/eMTC/eMBB/URLLC),UHF/VHF, WHDI, AM, FM, DAB, DVB, GPS, GNSS, COMPASS, GLONASS and more. The products we are mostly working with are basestations, client adapters, laptops, cordless phones, baby monitors, cellulars, radars, sensors, scanners, receivers, immobilizers, remote controls, etc. Modern products incorporate not often one, but a variety of co-existing technologies.

Welcome

LCS is a reliable party. With more than 20 years hands-on experience in the field of Radio, Telecom, EMC and Safety certification, including country approvals worldwide, we will guide you with our knowledge. You are very welcome!

We will be pleased to assist you with your questions or inquiries, please contact us.