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CCC: Announcement of CCAP regarding update of Chinese GB Standard for seat belts
As of January 2014, the Chinese certification authority CCAP (China Certification Centre for Automotive Products) published an official announcement regarding an update of the Chinese GB Standard for seat belts. The new GB Standard 14166:2013 (“Safety-belts, restraint systems, child restraint systems and ISOFIX child restraint systems for occupants of power-driven vehicles”) replaces the previous GB Standard 14166:2003. Going forward, applications for CCC certifications of seat belts that are filed at CCAP have to be compliant with the new GB standard. According to the official announcement, certificate holders whose seat belts are certified in accordance with the old Standard GB 14166:2003, should implement the necessary changes, to be in compliance with the new standard by January 1, 2015. All product testing also must be in accordance with the new standard. Existing CCC certificates issued by CCAP that have not been adjusted by January 1, 2015 will become invalid as of April 1, 2015.
Until now, the CQC (China Quality Certification Centre, chin. „中国质量认证中心“) has not published its own announcement regarding the updated GB Standard yet but, they are expected to after Chinese spring festival 2014. Once the publication of CQC is available, we will inform you about it here.
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Publication: Article about CCC certification of machines and technical devices published in German journal “MM MaschinenMarkt”
In order to be compliant with Chinese laws, certain machines and technical devices require CCC (China Compulsory Certification) to be imported and sold. The CCC certification is based on the published regulations of the China National Standard (also known as GB Standard) and the corresponding Implementation Rules. The GB Standards call out the criteria and parameters that must be met, where the Implementation Rules define the required CCC certification process, the character of the CCC certificate itself and required marking of the product with the “CCC” logo. The GB Standards are frequently updated making it a real challenge for manufacturers to keep up with the ever changing GB Standards and Implementation Rules.
In January 2014, Julian Busch CEO of China Certification Corporation, published an article about the CCC certification of machines and technical equipment. It can be found on the web pages of the German journal “MM MaschinenMarkt”, a professional journal for engineering, production, automation and related topics. The article “China Compulsory Certificate – Zertifizierung von Produkten für den chinesischen Markt” (“China Compulsory Certificate – Certification of products for Chinese market”) describes the CCC certification process as well as its challenges and opportunities.
China’s economy is still strongly driven by its Industrial sector. The People’s Republic has been a huge market for machines in the past and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. To cover the market and its demands and to exploit all its potentials, manufacturers must comply with CCC certification of their equipment and observe all of the Chinese import regulations. In spite of its complexity, with professional help a CCC certification can be completed within a few months. Strategic planning, diligent preparation of application documents, close communication with the relevant Chinese certification authority (the CQC, also known as China Quality Certification Center) and meticulous organization will ensure a successful CCC certification process. Due to the complex nature of the process it is recommended that a manufacturer has professional assistance to complete the CCC certification in a cost effective, timely manner with the best probability of success.
The article about CCC certification of machines and technical equipment will be published in the February 08, 2014 issue of the journal “MM MaschinenMarkt”, you can find it online here (only in German language).
General information regarding CCC certification, the certification process and the costs associated with certification can be found on our website. In the references section of our website you will find a list of our clientele and what some of them think of our services. Details regarding our certification package including a general anticipated time frame can also be found on our website. For more detailed information please download our free booklet “CCC Made Easy” here. You may also consider our book “A Brief Guide to CCC: China Compulsory Certification”, which can be ordered directly on Amazon.
We can also offer smooth export and customs clearance in China. We can handle your customs clearance resolving any issues that would normally arise from certification requirements. By doing so we minimize the risk of your goods being detained or delayed by customs, which could cost you not only time, but additional money as well. For more information about general customs clearance in China, frequent import complications, possible exemptions and our customs service package please download our free booklet “Customs Clearance China” here.
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CCC: New GB Standard 13837:2012 for sound, television and radio equipment
As of July 1, 2013 the GB 13837:2012 standard for sound and television broadcast receivers and associated equipment, devices with radio disturbance and related product categories such as audio and video equipment for China Compulsory Certification (CCC) came into force and replaced the previous GB 13837:2003. From this date all new certificates have to be compliant with the new GB standard. Certificate holder whose products are certified according to GB 13837:2003 should implement the changes on the new GB standard and test the products in accordance with the new standard. Existing certificates have until July 1, 2014 to conform to the new standards, otherwise the certificates will expose and will finally from 1 October 2014 are invalid.