CNCA Announcement No. 9 – Revision of 1,077 Standards in Progress

The CNCA (Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China) stated in its ninth announcement of April 12, 2017 that additional 1,077 mandatory standards will be updated in cooperation with the AQSIQ (General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) and SAC (Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China). The purpose of the revisions is to improve the intelligibility and content-related adaptations of test standards, in order to avoid interpretation differences between accredited test laboratories and auditors.

Since the Chinese standards are constantly subject to change and the short-term implementation of new standards is connected to transition periods (e.g. for CCC certification), certified manufacturers should check regularly for regulatory changes. If the existing certifications do not correspond to the current Chinese standards, manufacturers are risking import problems at the Chinese customs as well as non-compliance during annual factory inspections.

In our news section, we will inform you about new certification regulations, announcements about changes to existing regulations and all other related topics, especially in regards to CCC certification. A large portion of the certifications process is based on the product tests that are defined for each product individually in the respective CNCA and GB standards.

The Implementation Rules determine the framework of each certification procedure as well as which product tests are required for the respective certification. However, they do not define the tests (procedure) in detail. The product tests, test method, and acceptable results are defined by the GB standard (GB stands for Guobiao, Chinese for “National Standard”).

If you are looking for further information on a specific product certification for the Chinese market, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. Please send us an e-mail or give us a call at +49-69-2713769150 (EU) or +1-773-654-2673 (US).

You can find further information about the CCC certification in general, the process and the associated costs on our website, or in our News Section.

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 here.