In the development of the global economy, China has gradually established a prominent position as a "world trading power" and a "global manufacturing center." As an important field of foreign trade services, the international tide market is sweeping across China. She has not only spawned domestic big-name certification agencies, but also attracted international certification giants. From the perspective of international service providers, this magazine shows readers the huge space and development trend of the certification market, allowing China's mechanical and electrical products to flow unimpeded in the world market.

    In the development of the global economy, China has gradually established a prominent position as a "world trading power" and a "global manufacturing center." As an important field of foreign trade services, the international tide market is sweeping across China. She has not only spawned domestic big-name certification agencies, but also attracted international certification giants. From the perspective of international service providers, this magazine shows readers the huge space and development trend of the certification market, allowing China's mechanical and electrical products to flow unimpeded in the world market.

    Supporting the longevity of certification, crossing trade barriers

    TUV said: Because product certification is mainly a product conformity assessment based on the laws and regulations of the country where the product is sold, it is closely related to international trade. According to statistics, nearly 75% of China's export goods are sold to the United States, Japan, the European Union and other countries or regions, and these three economic entities are also active advocates and implementers of technical barriers to trade. According to the latest Ministry of Commerce survey results released by the International Business Daily on June 10, 2003, in 2002, 71% of China's export companies encountered foreign technical barriers to varying degrees, and 39% of their exports were affected to varying degrees The impact caused by the loss was more than 17 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to 5.2% of total exports in 2002. The corresponding figures in 2000 were 66%, 25%, and US $ 11 billion.

    CSA analysis pointed out: Recently, China's mechanical and electrical products have been subject to EU directives. It is reported that developed countries such as North America and Japan also intend to promulgate similar laws. If the laws and regulations of these countries are promulgated and implemented, it will have a greater impact on the export of mechanical and electrical products in China. Therefore, the root cause must be to improve product safety and quality and adapt it to international standards in order to effectively respond to non-tariff barriers in developed importing countries. International certification agencies can assist mechanical and electrical manufacturers in product safety and quality.

    Largest certification market, open competition

    UL predicts that after China's entry into the WTO, China will become the world's largest R & D and production base, which will undoubtedly drive the growing demand for certification and related services. With the growth of global trade, many local Chinese electronic product manufacturers have already experienced international certification, and more and more companies have recognized that product certification is a passport to enter the international market. Chinese manufacturers have gradually moved from passively applying for certification in accordance with customer requirements to actively applying for certification after developing products. They have gradually realized that "certification" is also a reflection of the technical level and management level of enterprises, which is beneficial to corporate brand Shape and increase the intangible assets of the enterprise. Therefore, more and more enterprises will shift the cost of certification from direct costs to social responsibility costs.

    The current market scale is difficult to count because it is a new industry. The industry's most conservative estimate is 300 to 500 million yuan. There are about 12,000 electronics manufacturers of a certain size in China. Assuming that product safety certification is generally carried out, there is 300 million yuan for a single product in Europe alone, while there are about 50 major certifications worldwide. Implementation, the scale will continue to increase. China has become the world's manufacturing base, and more and more internationally renowned manufacturers have moved their product R & D and production bases to China. These companies have high requirements for product quality and have a strong awareness of the need for certification. Therefore, in the next few years, China will definitely surpass European and American countries and become the world's largest certification market.

    Intertek believes that a few years ago, the certification market was not well known and not widely formed, but was monopolized by some institutions and proprietary to the state. In recent years, the certification market has begun to open up. This phenomenon is particularly obvious in Europe and the United States. In Asia, the certification market has also broken the exclusive situation of a single national agency. In the future, several large, global certification agencies will have more room for development. By integrating their own advantageous resources, they will be more in line with the trend of global trade liberalization. Smaller certification bodies will disappear because they cannot adapt to market changes.

     CSA asserts: In this good environment, we CSA and other international certification agencies are facing a new era, and a huge opportunity lies ahead of us.

     Big Four Leading Global Certification Business

    UL is a well-known certification brand. Each year, more than 19 billion UL logos are affixed to various products. UL has a leading position in the North American and global certification markets, and has strong technical strength. It has strong product testing and inspections worldwide. And service network, there are 55 laboratories and 127 test centers in the world; UL itself is also the maker of safety standards. By 2003, UL had formulated 886 product safety standards, and about 70% of the standards were adopted. For the US national standard.

    TUV SÜD is the world's largest TV agency. Its history can be traced back to a technical safety agency monitoring steam boilers established in Mannheim in 1866. At present, the group has 110 branches worldwide, more than 11,000 employees, and has issued more than 200,000 product certificates and more than 20,000 quality management system certificates. The Group's global strategy is to "assistance companies to meet the requirements of global technology regulations." Its global service areas include the North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA), the European Union (EU), Eastern Europe, Japan, South Korea, and East Asian countries including China.

    Intertek is a London listed company. The certification covers the global market, such as North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and Southeast Asia, etc .; has and is authorized to issue global certification marks, such as ETL, GS, S, Warnock Hersey, CE, PSE, IRAM, SASO, etc .; Laboratory accreditation and testing capabilities, such as: CNAL, Spring, CBTL, Non-NRTL, etc .; Signed contracts with governments of multiple countries to provide certification cooperation for their imported products, and even have exclusive certification rights in multiple countries; with multiple countries Technical cooperation with authoritative institutions, such as technical cooperation with JET in Japan and KETI in South Korea; certification resources in emerging markets such as NOM in Mexico and IRAM in Argentina.

    CSA is one of the largest security certification agencies in North America. The main business direction is product testing, improvement and certification services for manufacturers exporting to North America. As a result, a series of specific businesses were introduced: certification knowledge consulting, product design and development advice, factory inspection guidance, factory inspection, technical guidance, CSA documents and information updates, standard purchases, label distribution, website login customer information, annual fees , Service agreement consultation and assistance, etc.

  Relationship with China, localization of business services

    UL: UL certification has been in China for more than 20 years. Since 1980, UL has worked closely with CCIC, and established representative offices in Guangzhou and Shanghai in 1994 and 1997, respectively, to help Chinese manufacturers meet UL's product safety requirements. After years of efforts, as of the end of 2003, there were more than 9,000 UL authorized factories in mainland China, accounting for about 11.5% of UL's authorized factories worldwide, and the number is expected to continue to increase. Mainland China has become UL's largest overseas market outside the United States!

    In early 2003, UL established a joint venture company, UL Meihua Certification Co., Ltd. in China to provide Chinese enterprises with comprehensive localization certification services for UL certification. With the development of joint ventures, it is estimated that by the end of 2005, domestic enterprises' demand for UL testing and certification services is expected to be met in the country more than 80%. Chinese manufacturers can pay directly in RMB without sending application materials abroad, which greatly saves their time and costs. UL Meihua will also provide "one-stop" certification services, allowing customers to enter the European, Japanese, South American and American markets.

    TUV: In order to strengthen the testing capabilities of mechanical and electrical products, bridge the gap between testing capabilities and the actual needs of exports, and provide strong technical services to exporting enterprises, so as to better promote the healthy development of mechanical and electrical products exports in Jiangsu and surrounding areas, and Participated in the competition of the international testing and certification market. In June 1998, Jiangsu Nanjing Import and Export Commodity Inspection Company and German TUV Product Service Co., Ltd. jointly established Jiangsu Tianfu Product Service Co., Ltd. At present, the company has branches in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The main business scope includes CE, EMC, GS, CB and other product certification services and management system certification services, EMC testing and safety testing, and inspections commissioned by relevant parties.

As one of the most powerful comprehensive testing laboratories for mechanical and electrical products in China, the company is equipped with electromagnetic compatibility and safety laboratories, which can be tested in accordance with IEC standards, EU EN standards, Chinese GB standards, US UL standards, and Canadian CSA standards. The products include household appliances, power tools, lamps, information equipment, audiovisual products, communications products, engineering medical equipment and large machinery. The company was approved by the CB test laboratory in June 2003; it was accepted as a registered EMC test site by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in September 2003; it passed the Japanese VCCI recognition in January 2004, and it can also conduct US UL, Witness testing by Canadian CSA and other agencies.

    CSA: At present, CSA has established offices in three important economic development cities in China: Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. These three offices have provided CSA international certification services for many domestic export manufacturers, and customers have fully felt the convenience brought by local certification. In order to adapt to the fast-growing export trade market, we plan to expand our branches in economically developed cities along the east coast of China, such as Ningbo and Nanjing. By then, our outlets will be more and the coverage will be broader. Customers who need international certification will be more convenient and easier to get quality services.

    The goal of CSA is always to make customers satisfied, to win customers' good reputation, and then to win more customers, so as to become a certification company occupying an important share of the North American certification market.

    Intertek warns companies to pay attention to the following issues when choosing and applying for certification: first, the authority, credibility of the certification body, its influence in the global certification industry, and the acceptance of its certification; second, whether it can meet the time requirements , Whether the certification service time provided meets the export needs of the company; third, whether the certification cost is reasonable, and excessive certification costs are abnormal; fourth, certification is a two-way matter, and the company itself must spend enough effort on Understand the certification process, project progress, etc., and cooperate and communicate with the certification body in a timely manner. Professionals need to be arranged to prepare materials, follow up procedures, understand standards, prepare and rectify models, etc.

    TUV said: Because product certification is mainly a product conformity assessment based on the laws and regulations of the country where the product is sold, it is closely related to international trade. According to statistics, nearly 75% of China's export goods are sold to the United States, Japan, the European Union and other countries or regions, and these three economic entities are also active advocates and implementers of technical barriers to trade. According to the latest Ministry of Commerce survey results released by the International Business Daily on June 10, 2003, in 2002, 71% of China's export companies encountered foreign technical barriers to varying degrees, and 39% of their exports were affected to varying degrees. The impact caused by the loss was more than 17 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to 5.2% of total exports in 2002. The corresponding figures in 2000 were 66%, 25%, and US $ 11 billion.

    CSA analysis pointed out: Recently, China's mechanical and electrical products have been subject to EU directives. It is reported that developed countries such as North America and Japan also intend to promulgate similar laws. If the laws and regulations of these countries are promulgated and implemented, it will have a greater impact on the export of mechanical and electrical products in China. Therefore, the root cause must be to improve product safety and quality and adapt it to international standards in order to effectively respond to non-tariff barriers in developed importing countries. International certification agencies can assist mechanical and electrical manufacturers in product safety and quality.