International Marks and Schemes
In addition to UL's traditional Marks for North America, UL can, through its global footprint, provide services to component suppliers who sell their components beyond the United States and Canada.
When looking to market beyond their own countries, manufacturers must understand and satisfy a new set of testing, evaluation, certification and regulatory compliance requirements applicable to their products to sell them in new markets.
Manufacturers can tap into local UL knowledge and expertise for a full spectrum of services ranging from developing compliance strategies, identifying critical standards and requirements, conducting all necessary testing/evaluations, preparing and submitting certification-ready documentation to applicable certification organizations, and facilitating sample management and invoice payments. Learn more.
Europe
D Mark
The D Mark is a voluntary safety Mark registered and provided by UL Demko. It has been in use for more than 70 years and is a familiar symbol to consumers, retailers and manufacturers in Europe.
ENEC Mark
ENEC (European Norms Electrical Certification) is a voluntary Mark for luminaires, luminaire components, electrical and electronic office and IT equipment, safety isolating and separating transformers, power supply units and switches for household appliances. It certifies the compliance of a product with the harmonized European standards. ENEC is widely recognized throughout Europe. Under the ENEC program applicants can be accepted worldwide, with the exception of luminaires that are open to manufacturers in Europe only.
New approach directive support service
Since the advent of the Single Market and the New Approach Directives, nearly all products sold in the 28 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) have been required to bear the CE Marking. Combined, this market is about 60 percent larger than that of the United States
The CE Marking is a European marking of conformity that indicates that a product complies with the essential requirements of the applicable European laws, or Directives. The manufacturer, or his authorized representative established in the EEA, is responsible for affixing the CE Marking to his product.
Although the manufacturer is responsible for the actual application of the CE Marking to the product, UL offers several services to assist manufacturers with the CE Marking process.
International Schemes
IECEE CB Scheme
The CB Scheme is established by the International Electrotechnical Committee for Conformity Testing to Standards for Electrical Equipment (IECEE). It is an international system for mutual acceptance of test results among product testing and certification organizations of more than 52 participating countries of the CB Scheme.
- Under the CB Scheme, UL as an NCB (National Certification Body) can conduct testing and evaluation in accordance with the applicable IEC standard and the national and group differences of the targeted export markets.
- UL issues a CB Scheme's Test Certificate and a Test Report that can use to obtain national certifications and safety marks for exporting of components or products to other participating countries.
- The CB Test Certificate and associated CB Test Report you receive from UL will minimize the need for additional testing when obtaining additional safety marks.
- UL can also facilitate the work between bodies making the submittal process even more transparent and efficient.
Asia
CCC Mark for China
The CCC (China Compulsory Certification) Mark is a mandatory safety and quality mark for products sold in the Chinese market. It is required for products in 19 groups, divided into 132 product categories in total.
Through UL-CCIC, UL's joint venture in China with CCIC (China National Import and Export Commodities Inspection Corporation), UL can domestic and overseas customer with CCC certification applications.
PS<E> Mark
The PSE Mark is a mandatory mark for Japan according to the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law (DENAN). It is administered by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Products regulated under the DENAN law are categorized as specified products (SPs) and non-specified products (NSPs). SPs require certificates by a conformity assessment body and the application of the PS<E> Mark, while NSPs require mandatory compliance declared via application of the self affixed PS<E> Mark, but not necessarily via certificates from a METI conformity assessment body. UL serves as a conformity assessment body to provide the mandatory Japanese PS<E> Mark as accredited by METI in Europe via UL International Demko, in Japan via UL Apex and in the United States via UL Inc.
Latin America
AR-UL Mark
Used in conjunction with the mandatory S Mark of Argentina's National Office of Internal Commerce (Direccion Nacional de Comercio Interior, or DNCI), the AR-UL Mark indicates a product's compliance with Phase III of Argentina's Resolution 92/98. Most electrical and electronic products entering Argentina will have to display the S Mark adjacent to the Mark of an accredited and recognized third-party certification organization such as UL de Argentina, S.R.L. UL provides an overview of Argentina's compliance system.
BR-UL Mark
Used in conjunction with the INMETRO Mark of the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality in Brazil, the BR-UL Mark indicates that the product complies with the Brazilian standards that are primarily modeled after IEC/ISO standards with some local deviations. Certification is mandatory for specific product categories including: switches, plugs, socket -outlets, flexible cords, circuit breakers, wire & cables, magnetic & electronic ballast, voltage regulators, medical devices and electrical equipment for hazardous locations. Our affiliate UL do Brasil is accredited to provide this certification. Voluntary certification can be obtained for all other product categories (including audio, video and information technology equipment) to differentiate your product in the competitive Brazilian market. UL provides an overview of Brazil's compliance system.
UL-MX Mark
The UL-MX Mark is a safety mark registered and provided by UL de Mexico, S.A de C.V. It shall be used in products that have been evaluated and certified under voluntary Mexican Standards (NMX). Used in conjunction with the official NOM countersign it is considered an official mark. UL-MX NOM Marks are only granted when a product complies with applicable and mandatory requirements of the Official Mexican Standards (Normas Oficiales Mexicanas, or NOM), the scheme /modality under which it has been evaluated and current Mexican legislation related to conformity assessment. In any case, the validity of the associated certificate of compliance will depend on the certification scheme applicable at the product's category (new, used, rebuilt, out of specifications, etc). UL provides an overview of the Mexican compliance system.
