ISO 17025 approved Amazon UL test report
(1) UL the distinction between evidentiary and test reports:
The United States is a very strict security requirements of the country, all local electronics manufacturers as early as many years ago required the relevant safety testing. As Amazon's strategic position in global business continues to improve, overseas electronic equipment continues to pour into the United States market through Amazon, the United States does not have mandatory safety testing for overseas electronic products manufacturers. As a result of a series of electronic product fires, on September 24,2017, relevant U.S. departments issued a law specifically targeting e-commerce. Amazon is obliged to notify overseas e-commerce businesses sold on Amazon to provide relevant safety reports, and Amazon must order businesses to stop selling before submitting UL standard test reports. And the test report must be a qualified report issued by the laboratory approved by the ISO17025/ILAC ISO 17025 standard.
UL certification needs to test products and audit factories, quarterly audit, high cost for a long time.
UL test report is a qualified test report issued according to the product selection of the corresponding UL standard.
(2) UL standards and test content required by the Amazon e-commerce platform?
Test report UL62368 power adapter
UL62368 is a North American safety standard for IT kinds of power supply, which is mainly aimed at the requirements of temperature rise, voltage resistance, insulation and so on. Different products, different regions have different safety standards.
Lithium battery UL2054 test report (required ISO17025 agency)
UL2054 test items mainly include electrical test (short circuit test, overcharge test, abuse overcharge test, over discharge test, limited power source test), mechanical test (extrusion test, impact test, acceleration test, vibration test) battery pack shell test, drop impact test ,250 N static test, mold pressure release test, fire baking test, ejection test, environmental test, high temperature test, temperature cycle test, etc.
Test report on core UL1642(required from ISO17025 organization)
UL1642 main test items include room temperature short circuit test 55 degree short circuit test, overcharge test, extrusion test, heavy object impact test, mechanical impact test, vibration test, hot box test, temperature impact test, high altitude simulation test, ejection test, etc.
(3) Types of Products Applicable
Car UL2089, Mobile UL2056, Audio and video UL62368, Data UL9990, Coffee kettle UL1082, Hang UL1005, of ironing machine UL60335, of household appliances UL48, LED Display Cushion heater UL130, Steam cleaner UL499, Electric UL507, UL859 of personal care
(4)What are the implications and consequences of not obtaining UL test reports authorized by ISO17025 agencies?
Electronic devices do not do North American safety report the most serious consequence is not blocked by Amazon list, but in the premise that the merchant sells well, is targeted by the competitor, the competitor buys the merchant product, if the product does not have the related standard safety regulation report,
Competitors will entrust American lawyers to send a letter to Amazon asking to stop selling the company's products and apply for court proceedings to destroy all the company's products on Amazon. At this point, the merchant not only lost all the inventory, but also had to pay for the lawyer's letter and the cost of destroying the product, which may mean that the company was basically driven out of the North American market.
(5)What is the process of handling UL test reports issued by ISO17025 agencies?
1. the applicant to apply to Bomei test.
Fill out the application form, instructions and technical documents 2. the applicant and provide them to Bomei for testing.
3. Bomei test to determine test standards and test items and quote.
Confirm the quotation 4. the applicant and send the samples and related technical documents to Bomei for testing.
5. Bomei test to issue a fee notice to the applicant, the applicant according to the fee notice to pay the certification fee.
Arrange product testing 6. Bomei testing.
7. if the test is not qualified, Bomei test will notify the applicant in time to allow the applicant to improve the product.
So, until the test is qualified. The applicant shall change the technical information in the original application to reflect the actual situation after the change.
8. test qualified Bomei test to provide the applicant with UL test report.