LCS and the Australian certification agency SAA have joined forces to help you enter the Australian market!

Certification introduction:

SAA, the abbreviation of Standards Association of Australia, is Australia's standards-setting organization. In 1999, it was changed from an association to a limited company, called Standards Australia International Limited, or SAI for short. SAI is an independent joint-stock company and has no direct relationship with the government. We often refer to Australian certification as SAA certification. In fact, SAA is just a standards-setting organization and does not issue product certification certificates.
SAA does not have a fixed logo and is represented by a certificate number. After a certificate is issued by a nationally recognized laboratory organization, it is marked with the abbreviation code of the certification company and the registration certificate number, which is the "safety mark". The certification number needs to be printed on the label.

Basic certification information:

• Technical information: AC240V/50Hz for AU; AC 230V/50Hz for New Zealand
• Whether it is mandatory: mandatory + voluntary
• Certificate validity period: valid for up to 5 years
• Factory inspection requirements: None
• Certificate holder requirements: It needs to be a locally registered company or a local agent holding the certificate

LCS and SAA, the authoritative Australian certification agency, have joined forces to help you enter the Australian market!

On March 12, 2019, Matt Toohey, President of SAA Approvals, the authoritative Australian certification body, visited our laboratory to have an in-depth exchange of views on the latest changes in Australian certification. BACL has been highly praised by SAA President Matt Toohey for its professional testing capabilities, perfect quality management and service levels. The two parties continue to strengthen their strategic cooperation alliance and jointly develop the Australian certification market. As one of the first cooperative laboratories recognized by SAA, BACL technical experts will rely on SAA's certification platform to help electrical product manufacturers quickly occupy the Australian market!
The relationship between SAA certification and RCM:

SAA certification is for control safety regulations. The RCM mark is a certification mark launched in 2013. After a product obtains safety certification and electromagnetic compatibility registration, it can obtain the RCM mark through the safety certification regulatory agency. Starting from March 1, 2016, all electronic and electrical products sold must uniformly use the RCM mark, and the A-tick and C-tick marks have been replaced. RCM can be understood as a registration system, including SAA and C-Tick.

Applicable product range:

Products controlled by SAA certification can be divided into two types: mandatory electronic products and non-mandatory electronic products:

1. Mandatory products (Declared Electrical Products) cover 56 major categories of products, such as external power supplies or chargers, wires, plugs, home appliances (60335-2-9, -14, 15, -23, -80), lamps (60598- 2-4) etc. Regulated electrical appliances must obtain a Certificate of Approval (Certificate of Approval) issued by the monitoring department, that is, SAA certification, and must be marked (certificate number must be stamped).

2. Non-Declared Electrical Products refer to products other than compulsory certification, such as commercial kitchen appliances, etc. Although non-regulated products are not required to obtain certification, the seller/manufacturer is responsible for their safety and can apply for certification voluntarily. The monitoring department will issue a Certificate of Suitability to products that meet the standard requirements. Electrical products that have obtained a certificate of compliance can be marked with a certificate number. The last letter on the certificate shows which state or region the certificate was issued by.