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What is CB certification

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The CB Scheme (CB Scheme) is a certification system established by the Electrotechnical Commission’s Electrotechnical Product Qualification Testing and Certification Organization (IECEE). It aims to assist participating certification bodies in establishing multilateral agreements and mutual recognition of their respective issued test reports. The current CB system member states are 54. The certification body (National Certification Body, NCB) under the CB system will test your product in a laboratory that has passed the IEC audit. As long as the product meets the standard, the product’s CB certificate and CB report documents will be issued; customers can submit these documents to Any certification body (NCB) affiliated to a member country under the CB system to further apply for the certification license of that country.

1. How the CB plan works

The international acceptance of electrical and electronic equipment product safety test results is the basis of the CB system. After successful completion of the test, a CB test certificate and corresponding CB test report will be issued for the product. Together, these two documents will become the manufacturer's ability to be in any participating country. Any national certification agency applying for a nationally certified passport usually does not require additional testing; however, in most countries, factory inspection is a prerequisite for obtaining national certification/approval.

2. Scope of CB certification system

The products covered by the CB system are products within the scope of the IEC standard recognized by the IECEE system. When more than three member states announce that they hope and support a certain standard to join the CB system, the new IEC standard will be adopted by the CB system. The IEC standards currently in use are published on the CB Bulletin and the IECEE website.

At present, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is not included in the CB system, unless the IEC standard used specifically requires it. However, the CB system has begun to investigate its members' willingness to conduct EMC measurements together with safety testing. The results of this survey will be published in the CB Bulletin on this subject.

3. Information required for CB certification

1. Product manual

2. Safety design documents (including key structural drawings, that is, design drawings that can reflect the climbing distance, gap, number of insulating layers and thickness)

3. Product technical conditions (or corporate standards)

4. Product electrical schematic diagram

5. Product circuit diagram

6. List of key components or raw materials (please choose products with European certification marks)

7. Copy of the whole machine or component certification

8. Other required information

4. The process of applying for CB certification

submit application

Send product information for quotation

Reach an agreement and sign a contract

Sign the order and mail the sample

Arrange for money to open

test

Certificate issued after passing the test