China – 18 products no longer subject to CCC certification, 17 product groups added to the system of CCC manufacturer declaration

18 product groups no longer relevant for CCC certification

On 17. Oct. 2019 the authorities CNCA (Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China) announced in their announcement 44/2019 that 18 product groups are removed from the mandatory certification according to CCC (China Compulsory Certification). This applies with effect from the date of publication.

Affected companies can switch to voluntary certification by a Chinese certification organization. According to current information, this is free of charge until further notice. In some cases, the certification organization will even convert the affected certificates automatically.

Labelling with the CCC logo is no longer permitted for affected product groups.

According to already published specifications for products previously exempted from the certification obligation, the former certificate holder is allowed to remove the marking at his discretion and under consideration of his processes as soon as possible.

For already labelled products, no problems with Chinese customs are to be expected.

This can be due to demands from Chinese consumers, or to certification organizations for product approvals of products requiring certification in which these components are assembled (such as in motor vehicles).

17 further product groups added to the manufacturer declaration system

In Furthermore, 17 additional products subject to CCC were included in the system for manufacturer declaration (self-declaration / declaration of conformity).

Until 31. December 2019, affected certificate holders can choose whether they want to remain with the previous certification system (type test, factory inspection) or switch to the manufacturer declaration system (usually no factory inspection necessary).  For this purpose, a specific application must be submitted to the responsible certification organization.

As of 01. January 2020, CCC certificates will no longer be issued for first-time certifications (there is no valid CCC certificate yet) for the products concerned. Instead, applications for manufacturer declarations must be submitted.

By 31 October 2020, existing CCC certificates must be converted to the manufacturer declaration system.  Please note that the application must be made to the authority CNCA and not to the Chinese certification organizations.

As of 01. November 2020, existing CCC certificates will be cancelled. The CNCA authority will withdraw the product groups from the approval of the individual certification organization for CCC certification. The previous CCC certificate holder is free to switch to a voluntary certification of the certification organization. In such a case, the manufacturer’s declaration would still have to be applied for.

Note:

Type A: Test reports can be used from any accredited test laboratory and possibly even from a companies’ own laboratory.

Type B: Test laboratories that have been accredited for CCC must be used.

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