Australia's product safety certification has no a unified certification mark and one unique certification body, SAA certification mark has been allowed after the products have been certified to use, but has long been abolished for years. Since all products entering Australia must comply with the standards developed by Australian Standard International Limited (SAI) to sell, so Australia's product safety certification referred to as the SAI certification.
SAI most authoritative certification bodies is SAI Global. The agency’s "standard mark" in the world of industrial and consumer markets are to be recognized. Certification mark of the agency responsible for include: Standards Mark, gas safety certification, Water Mark safety certification, Code Mark safety certification and electrical appliance type certification. For chinese products into Australia, the most commonly operated certification mark are standard mark and electrical appliance type certification.
Product Scope for SAI Certification
a) Regulated Electrical Appliances: it is mandatory for regulated products to obtain the certificate of approval issued by monitoring department. It should be noted that the certification process is only for the safety other than the performance or quality, unless related to safety. The first letter of the certificate license number indicates the licensing state or region.
b) Non-Regulated Electrical Appliances: for non-regulated products, while not mandatory to obtain certification, but the retailer or manufacturer should be responsible for the safety, may voluntarily apply for certification. The monitoring department will issue the certificate of Suitability for products compliance with standards requirements. The products with COS can be printed with licensing number.
Energy Efficiency Requirement applicable for the products below
Air conditioner; commercial display cabinet; transformer; electric motor (three-phase); electric / gas water heater; external power supply; simple / complex set-top boxes; TV; lighting equipment; dryer; washing machine; dishwasher; household refrigerator. |