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KC Certificate

Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act

Purpose
The 『Consumer Products Safety System』is implemented by the 『Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act』. Its purpose is 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 「Consumer Products Safety System」shall prove the safety corresponding to each piece of equipment by classifying consumer products that may cause harm due to the structure or usage method of products or parts, harmful substances, etc. into 「Safety Certification and Safety Confirmation, Supplier Compliance, Safety Standard Compliance」.
Target Products
Products subject to「Safety Certification」
※ Refer to「Attached table 4 Guidelines for Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control」
Chemical
  • Regenerative tires for automobiles (with tread rubber)
Consumer products
  • Lighters with gas/ water rides/ BB guns
Machine metal
  • Home pressure pots and pressure cookers
Products subject to「Safety Confirmation」
※ Refer to「Attached table 5 Guidelines for Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control」
Chemical
  • Batteries / Brake fluid for automobiles / Tires for automobiles
Consumer products
  • Pedestrian walkers for the elderly / Auxiliary vehicles for the elderly / Digital door locks / Roller sports protective gear / Snowboards / Skateboards / Electric boards / Ski equipment / Bicycles / Fitness equipment / Portable laser equipment / Safety helmets for riding / Safety helmets for exercise / Heat packs / Nursing pads / Oil stoves
Machine metal
  • Ice-shaving machines/ Portable mower blades and protective covers
Textile
  • Climbing ropes / Sports life jackets (buoyancy aid clothing)
Architecture
  • Anti-slip tiles / Flooring for Indoors
Products subject to「Supplier Compliance」
※ Refer to「Attached table 6 Guidelines for Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control」
Chemical
  • Polyvinyl chloride tubes (Including soft vinyl chloride hoses)
Consumer products
  • Furniture (Limited to household chests of drawers and office filing cabinets over 762 mm in height) / Roller skates / Wheeled sneakers / Motorized boards / Window blind / Double eyelid tapes / Eyelash thermoforming machines / False eyelashes (artificial eyelashes) / Shopping carts / Portable ladders / Inline roller skates / Kickboards
Machine metal
  • Portable jacks for automobiles
Architecture
  • Water tanks
Products subject to「Safety Standard Compliance」
※ Refer to「 Attached table 7 Guidelines for Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control」
Chemical
  • Leather goods / Synthetic resin products
Consumer products
  • Furniture (Excluding household chests of drawers and office filing cabinets over 762 mm in height) / Portable clothes hangers / Sunglasses / Glasses frames / Tents (including tents related to heating) / Shoes for the elderly/ Canes for the elderly / Wheelchair tables for the elderly / Bath chairs for the elderly / Location trackers for the elderly / Goggles / Reflective safety vests / Stainless steel scrubbers / Canes for the visually impaired / Bed Mattress / Umbrellas and parasols / Portable alarms / Metal accessories in contact with human bodies / Wallpaper and paperboards
Textile
  • Household textile goods / Carpets
Required Documentation
  • Application form
  • Business registration certificate
  • 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.
Others
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 auditmay be omitted.
Validity period
After acquiring 「Safety Certification」, conduct an On-site audit every two years to maintain the certification.