1. Introduction to Certification

Australia's standards body is the Standards Association of Australian, so many friends refer to Australian certification as SAA certification. In fact, SAA is only a standard setting organization, and does not issue product certification certificates. SAA later changed its name to: Standards Australia Limited. SAA is an independent company with no direct relationship with the government, but the federal and state governments are members of it. SAA and the Australian federal government have signed a memorandum, recognizing SAA as the highest organization of non-governmental standards organizations in Australia. The memorandum also pointed out that the development of standards should be consistent with the requirements of WTO. Therefore, there is agreement that new Australian Standards need not be developed when suitable International Standards already exist.

SAA certification is that electrical products entering the Australian market must comply with local safety regulations, which is a certification that the industry often faces. Due to the mutual recognition agreement between Australia and New Zealand, all products certified by Australia can enter the New Zealand market smoothly. Australian standards start with "AS" and joint Australian and New Zealand standards start with "AS/NZS". Australia's standards and New Zealand's standards are basically consistent with IEC, while there are some national differences. Australia and New Zealand promote unification of standards and mutual recognition of certification, and products can be sold in another country as long as they are certified by one country.

2. Certification mark

3. Applicable area

Australia and New Zealand

4. Product Range

Australia-New Zealand compulsory certification of electrical products includes:

5. Certification Standards

6. Required information

1. Application form

2. Label

3. Schematic

4. Layout diagram

5. Specification drawing

6. Product Manual

7. CDF list

8. BOM list

9. Product Difference Table

7. Authentication mode

At present, there are two ways to apply for SAA certification in China. One is to transfer through the CB test report. If there is no CB test report, you can also apply directly. There are two main types of SAA certification marks: one is form approval, and the other is standard mark. Formal certification is only responsible for samples, while standard marks need to be inspected by each factory.

8. Certification process

1. Fill out the application form

2. Product sample test

3. Product rectification (when the test fails)

4. Issue a report

5. Report Evaluation

6. Issue a certificate

9. Certification cycle and validity period

The Australian SAA certification cycle is 3-4 weeks. If the product quality is not up to standard, the date may be extended.

SAA certificate is valid for 5 years

10. Factory inspection

Formal certification is only responsible for samples and does not require factory inspection, while standard marks require factory inspection