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KC Certificate

Electrical Appliances Safety System

Purpose
Based on the『Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act』, the『Electrical Appliances Safety System』aims to protect people's lives, bodies, and property, and to promote the interests and safety of consumers by managing the manufacture, import, and sale of products to prevent harm to the life and body of consumers, property damage or damage to the natural environment caused by the handling and use of the product.
Overview
The「Electrical Appliances Safety System」shall divide electrical and electronic products that may cause harm such as fire or electric shock due to the structure or usage method of the product or part into「Safety Certification, Self-regulatory Safety Confirmation, Supplier Conformity Confirmation」depending on the product and prove the safety of each equipment.
Target Products
Products subject to「Safety Certification」
  • Wires and power cords
  • Switches for electrical equipment
  • Power capacitors and power filters
  • Accessories and connecting parts for electrical installations
  • Parts for protecting electrical appliances
  • Isolation transformers
  • Electrical equipment
  • Audio/video/application equipment
  • Information/communication/office equipment
  • Lighting equipment
  • Components of electrical energy storage devices
※ Refer to「Attached table 1Guidelines for Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control」
Products subject to「Self-regulatory Safety Confirmation」
  • Switches for electrical equipment
  • Isolation transformers
  • Electrical equipment
  • Power tools (※ AC power)
  • Audio/video/application equipment
  • Information/communication/office equipment
  • Lighting equipment
  • Components of electrical energy storage devices
※ Refer to「Attached table 2 Guidelines for Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control」
Products subject to「Supplier Conformity Confirmation」
  • Electrical equipment
  • Power tools (※ DC power)
  • Audio/video/application equipment
  • Information/communication/office equipment
  • Lighting equipment
※ Refer to「Attached table 3 Guidelines for Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control」
※ Electrical appliances used in AC power 30 V or less and DC power 42 V or less are excluded from electrical appliances subject to safety management. Electrical appliances designated separately in remarks among products of「Attached tables 1,2, 3 of the Guidelines for Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control」are included in electrical appliances subject to safety management.
RequiredDocumentation
  • Application form
  • Business registration certificate
  • Circuit diagram
  • Critical component List
  • Approval and specifications of critical components
  • User’s manual (※in Korean)
  • (If applicable) On-site audit related documents
    (※ List of measuring instruments and production facilities, regulations and records for each field, etc.)
  • (If applicable) other requested documents, etc.
Process
※ In case of nonconformity, the nonconformity (document or sample) needs to be supplemented.
Remarks
Penalty
A person who violates Article 49 (Penalty) of the「Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act」shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won.
Other
If you submit a CB certificate (including test reports) issued by a certification body accredited according to the IEC System for Conformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE) through testing in accordance with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the product test for the relevant part may be exempted.
In case of「Safety Certification」of products under the same category manufactured at the manufacturing factory of products that have received 「Safety Certification」(with On-Site Audit), the On-Site Audit may be omitted.
Validity period
After acquiring 「Safety Certification」, conduct an On-Site Auditevery two years to maintain the certification.