What is RCM certification? How to do RCM certification? How long does the RCM certification cycle take? Australian certification: C-tick SAA RCM certification! How to apply for SAA certification? How to apply for C-TICK certification? How to register RCM?

RCM (Regulatory Compliance Mark) is a registered mark that indicates that the supplier declares that the product complies with the safety and other requirements stipulated in the electrical safety laws/regulations of various states in Australia and New Zealand, and also complies with the electromagnetic compatibility requirements stipulated in the Australian Radio Communications Act and the New Zealand Radio Communications Act. Only when the product complies with the requirements of both electrical safety regulations and EMC regulations can the RCM mark be used.

The main applicable areas of RCM certification include Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania, all of which use the RECS/EESS certification system. New South Wales, which adopts the REAS certification system, does not need to register RCM, and only needs to provide safety SAA certification.

Australia divides the risk level of electrical products into three levels: Level 1 low risk; Level 2 medium risk; Level 3 is high risk, with a list of 56 products. Level 1 and Level 2 do not require EESS registration to use the RCM mark.

Level 1 certification requirements: refers to DC power supply products (no registration is required, you can use the RCM mark yourself) (only C-TIKC report is required).

Level 2 certification requirements: refers to AC power supply products (provide EMC report + safety report to apply for RCM certification) (i.e. C-TICK + safety test report).

Level 3 certification requirements: apply for RCM certification/EESS registration based on specific product judgment (provide EMC report + safety report + SAA certificate).

As long as it is an electrical product, the voltage range is between AC 50V~~1000V; DC 120V~1500V, and it must comply with the requirements of the Australian Electrical Safety Act. Many products in this range are Level 3 products and require SAA certification.

RCM certification can only be applied for by local Australian companies, and the company must apply for an RCM number from the Australian government. Chinese manufacturers and exporters can apply for IEC or AS/NZS reports in their own name, but the report must be submitted to the Australian importer to apply for RCM. The application registration fee is 75 Australian dollars per product per trademark per year (for example, an Australian company has two trademarks: A and B. It imports exactly the same batch of products from China, half of which are marked with the A trademark and the other with the B trademark. That means it must pay an annual registration fee of 150 Australian dollars).

SAA is a certification that electrical products entering the Australian market must comply with local safety regulations, which is often faced by the industry.

For many people, if it is a problem to judge whether their products need SAA certification, you can refer to the three types of products in the above Australian electrical risks. Electrical products in the first two levels do not need to apply for SAA certification. Level 1 electrical products do not need to be tested for safety. Level 2 electrical products only need to have safety test reports that meet Australian standards. Only electrical products in Level 3 need SAA certification.