CPA Certification for Measuring Devices
CPA Certification for Measuring Devices
Starting from November 1, 2020 a number of measuring devices will need a CPA certification to be imported to China. The manufacturing and sale of these products will only be possible with a valid CPA certificate. CPA stands for China Pattern Approval.
The responsible certification authority is the Chinese market regulation authority SAMR (State Administration for Market Regulation).
There are two monitoring modes for CPA certification:
P (type approval) or P+V (type approval + mandatory verification)
Type approval “P” must be carried out by the manufacturer of the product before importing it into China. The mandatory verification “V” must be performed annually by the user of the product in China.
Rules for the China Pattern Approval
The implementation of the CPA certification is prescribed by the following legal texts:
- Rules for the Implementation of the Metrology Law of the People’s Republic of China
- Measures of the People’s Republic of China for the Supervision and Administration of Imported Instruments of Measurement
- Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Measures of the People’s Republic of China for the Supervision and Administration of the Imported Measuring Instruments
China Pattern Approval – Procedure
Products that need a CPA Certification:
Catalogue Level 1 | Catalogue Level 2 | Monitoring Mode | Use Scope | ||
Thermometer | Thermometer | P+V | Medical and Health | ||
Non-Automatic Weighing Instrument | Non-Automatic Weighing Instrument (maximum capacity<60kg, scale interval>1mg) |
P+V |
Trade Settlement | ||
Automatic Weighing Instrument | Automatic Instruments for Weighing Road Vehicles in Motion |
P+V |
Security、Trade Settlement | ||
Rail-Weighbridges | Rail-Weighbridges | P+V | Trade Settlement | ||
Metering Tank | Railway Metering tank | V | Trade Settlement | ||
Ship’s Liquid Cargo Measurement
(Tank for bunkering tanker、slop tank、bilge water tank、Deadweight for Transport ship <5000 t) |
V |
Trade Settlement | |||
Vertical Metal Tank | V | Trade Settlement | |||
Load Cells | Load Cells | P | |||
Weighting Indication Controller | Weighting Indication Controller | P | |||
Dispenser | Fuel Oil Dispensers | P+V | Trade Settlement | ||
Dispenser | Gasoline Dispenser | P+V | Trade Settlement | ||
Compressed Natural Gas Dispenser | P+V | Trade Settlement | |||
Liquefied Natural Gas Dispenser | P+V | >Trade Settlement | |||
Water Metering | Water Metering
DN15~DN50 |
P+V | Trade Settlement | ||
Gasmeter |
Gasmeter G1.6~G16 |
P+V | Trade Settlement | ||
Heat Meter |
Heat Meter Dn15~Dn50 |
P+V |
Trade Settlement | ||
Flowmeter |
Flowmeter With Diameter≤DN300 |
P+V |
Trade Settlement | ||
Sphygmomanometer |
Non-Invasive Automated Sphygmomanometer | P+V | Medical and Health | ||
Non-Invasive Non-Automated Sphygmomanometer | P+V | Medical and Health | |||
Tonometer | Tonometer | P+V | Medical and Health
|
||
Pressure Gauge | General Pressure Gauge、Accurate Pressure Gauge | P+V | Security | ||
Pressure Transmitter、Pressure Sensor | P+V | Security | |||
Motor Vehicle Speed Detector | Motor Vehicle Speed Detector | P+V | Security | ||
Taximeter | Taximeter |
P+V |
Trade Settlement | ||
Electricity Meter | Electricity Meter |
P+V |
Trade Settlement | ||
Sound Level Meter | Sound Level Meter | P+V | Environmental monitoring | ||
Audiometer | Pure-Tone Audiometer | P+V | Medical and Health | ||
Aural Impedance Audiometers | P+V | Medical and Health | |||
Focimeters | Focimeters | P+V | Medical and Health | ||
Autorefractor | Autorefractor、Phoropter | P+V | Medical and Health | ||
Trial Case Lenses | P+V | Medical and Health | |||
Ophthalmometer | P+V | Medical and Health | |||
Saccharimeter | Saccharimeter | P+V | Trade Settlement | ||
Samplers for Smoke and Stack Dust | Samplers for Smoke | P | |||
Samplers for Stack Dust | P | ||||
Samplers for Concentration of Dust | P | ||||
Samplers for Particulates | Samplers for Particulates |
P |
|||
Air Sampler | Air Sampler |
P |
|||
Opacimeters | Opacimeters |
P+V |
Environmental monitoring | ||
Moisture Meters | Thermogravimetric Moisture Meters | P+V | Trade Settlement | ||
Capacitive and Resistive Grain Moisture Testers |
P+V |
Trade Settlement | |||
Raw Cotton Moisture Tester |
P+V |
Trade Settlement | |||
Breath Alcohol Analyzer | Breath Alcohol Analyzer |
P+V |
Security | ||
Grain Test Weight Apparatus | Grain Test Weight Apparatus |
V |
Trade Settlement | ||
Glassy Milk Meter |
Glassy Milk Meter |
V |
Trade Settlement | ||
Electric Vehicle Charging Station | Electric Vehicle AC Charging Station/Off-Board Dc Charger |
V |
Trade Settlement | ||
Dosimeters With Ionization Chambers As Used In Radiotherapy | Dosimeters With Ionization Chambers As Used In Radiotherapy |
V |
Medical and Health | ||
Medical X-Ray Diagnostic Equipment | Medical X-Ray Diagnostic Equipment |
V |
Medical and Health | ||
Medical Radioactivtiy Meter | Medical Radioactivtiy Meter |
V |
Medical and Health | ||
Electrocardiographs/ |
Electrocardiographs | V | Medical and Health | ||
Electroencephalographs | V | Medical and Health | |||
Multi-Parameter Monitor | V | Medical and Health | |||
Current Transformers | Current Transformers | P+V(≤500kv) P(>500kv) | Trade Settlement | ||
Survey Instrument | Hand-Held Laser Distance Meters | P | |||
Total Station | P | ||||
(GNSS)Geodetic Receivers | P | ||||
Toxic and Flammable Gas Detectors (Alarms)
|
Sulfur Dioxide Gas Detectors |
P |
|||
Sulfur Hydrogen Gas Instruments |
P |
||||
CO GAS Alarms |
P |
||||
Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide Infrared Gas Analyzers |
P |
||||
Flue Gas Analyzer |
P |
||||
Chemiluminescent NO/Nox Analyzers |
P |
||||
Methane Detector |
P |
Our service package for your CPA Certification:
If you are interested in obtaining a CPA Certification for the Chinese market, please do not hesitate to contact us:
- We will check whether your products require a CPA Certification
- We offer a non-binding quote for your CPA Certification, in order to provide an idea of the costs involved
- We accompany you through the entire certification process
- We take over all communications with the Chinese authorities
- We provide advice on the best way to complete the application documents
- We handle the product testing in China
- We pay all application and test fees to the Chinese authorities
- We ensure that the certification process runs as smoothly and quickly as possible, and that effort on your part is minimized
If you need assistance with your China Pattern Approval for measuring devices or have any questions, you can contact us any time. Call us directly: EU: +49-69-2713769150, UK: +44-2071931135, US: +1-773-654-2673 or send us an email.
For immediate questions regarding certifications please do not hesitate to contact us via chat. You will find the chat window at the bottom right of each page (if this is not visible, please check your browser settings).