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SABS certification in South Africa
发布日期：2021-11-06阅读量：980发布者：超级管理员
Introduction to certification
The South African Bureau of standards (SABS) was established under the national standards act of 1945 and is subordinate to the Ministry of trade and industry of South Africa. SABS is a neutral third-party certification authority in South Africa, responsible for system certification and product certification in South Africa. In addition to the responsibility of formulating standards, SABS also represents the national management standards and grants the right to use the logo for products that meet the specifications. SABS mark has been widely used in various fields and has become the symbol of product quality assurance.
Certificate description
1. There are two kinds of certification in South Africa: the first application is loa and COC, which is compulsory for the import of South Africa. However, this certification procedure does not allow the SASB trademark to be labeled on the label of the product. This application does not need factory inspection; The second application is based on the first application, which can be applied for SABS mark again. The use of this logo requires a series of factory inspection procedures, which costs a lot. A certain amount of annual fee and factory inspection fee must be paid every year as the right to use the mark. 2. COC is EMI test, loa is the approval of letter of authority agent, go to South Africa to apply directly.
Scope of certification
SABS certification is divided into two categories: product certification and system certification. SABS product certification mainly includes the following eight categories: chemical products, biological products, fiber products and clothing, mechanical products, safety equipment, electrical products, civil and construction and automobile products. Among them, the building materials and products involved are: stone products, concrete products, roof materials, cement, lime, cement mixture, natural building stone, safety glass, steel structure, wood and wood products, brick, tile, paint, paint, sealant, etc.
Application process
1. Manufacturer to complete application form 2. If the factory has more than one plant, a separate application form is required. Each product within the scope of certification is required to be reflected in the application form. In addition, the factory also needs to fill in the application form for the credibility of the person in charge, who should guarantee the first examination fee and other certification fees; 3. After receiving the application form, the South African Bureau of standards will issue an approved quotation; 4. On the premise that the quotation is accepted, the South African Bureau of standards will conduct a factory review; 5. If the above review is passed, the South African Bureau of standards will prepare an annual monitoring contract; 6. Each year, two auditors will conduct random review, and the annual Supervision Review and test fee will be specified in the contract; 7. The two auditors will take the samples back to the laboratory; 8. For the samples to be tested in the future, the South African Bureau of standards will take samples from the seller's goods in South Africa. If the batch of goods is less than 4 times a year, the insufficient samples will be sent from the factory, and the cost will be borne by the factory; 9. If the test result is unqualified, the cost of sample and retest will be borne by the factory; ten The certificate will be valid for three years, unless cancelled for other reasons.
South African certification body description
1. NRCS: the certification authority of Loa certificate. 2. SABS: it is the certification authority of COC certificate and SABS mark certification. SABS (South African Bureau of standards) Responsible for brake South Africa standard, also engaged in certification and testing work. 3. Loa authentication: letter of authority, for security. 4. COC certification: Certificate of compliance, for EMC. 5. SABS certification: this certification is voluntary. The requirements are quite strict, and SABS is required to arrange factory inspection and testing, and there are two annual reviews after certification.
matters needing attention
1. First of all, the enterprise must appoint an agent, and the agent will declare that it is responsible for all data information and after-sales matters. The South African road traffic Act (act 93:1996) requires importers to register with the local Ministry of transport; 2. South Africa is a British country, belonging to the right-wing member country. At the same time, it can continue to test and submit documents to SABS only after it is successfully registered; 3. All test items shall be completed in strict accordance with relevant South African standards, and technical documents such as NRCS reports shall be submitted; 4. The whole certification process includes two parts: test report review and sample consistency check; (Note: the sample inspection can be arranged in China or South Africa according to the needs of the enterprise) 5. Once all data and samples have passed the NRCS audit and evaluation, NRCS will issue a certificate. Generally, the whole audit process does not exceed 15 working days. 6. Validity date of certificate: the certificate will remain valid as long as the applicable standards and regulations are not changed and the samples are not modified; 7. NRCS will be responsible for the conformity control of production, and it has the right to take back the certificate if the sample model does not match. 8. To ensure conformity of production, NRCS may conduct a factory review after a period of time after the certificate application.
