Australia & New Zealand
RCMEESS
RCM marking, EESS registration and ACMA compliance
Compliance reviewInternational compliance review
Compliance review and market access for the USA, Canada, EU, UK and Indonesia
One product, several regulators, and no two asking for the same evidence. We review what you already hold, identify exactly what each market adds, and manage the gap — including the local representative that most of these markets require.
Markets
Choose a market
United States
FCC
FCC equipment authorisation, NRTL listing, US Agent
Compliance reviewCanada
ISED
ISED certification, CSA safety marks, Canadian representative
Compliance reviewEuropean Union
CE
CE marking, RED cybersecurity, EU Authorised Representative
Compliance reviewUnited Kingdom
UKCACE
UKCA and CE for Great Britain, PSTI, GB responsible person
Compliance reviewIndonesia
SNIDJID
SNI certification and DJID (SDPPI) type approval
Compliance reviewChina
CCC
CCC certification for listed product categories
Hong Kong
OFCA
OFCA type approval for telecommunications equipment
India
BISTECWPC
BIS registration, TEC certification and WPC approval
Japan
VCCI
VCCI conformity for electromagnetic interference
Malaysia
SIRIMMCMC
SIRIM certification and MCMC equipment approval
Singapore
IMDA
IMDA equipment registration and labelling
Saudi Arabia
SASO
SASO conformity and product registration
South Africa
ICASANRCS LOA
ICASA type approval and NRCS Letter of Authority
South America
ANATELENACOMMTCCRC
ANATEL, ENACOM, MTC and CRC approvals
The comparison that matters
What each market requires beyond a test report
Testing is rarely the hard part. The parts that delay launches are the local party each regime insists on, and the evidence that does not transfer.
| Market | Safety | EMC / radio | Local party required |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | No federal mark; NRTL listing under the OSHA scheme is required in workplaces and expected commercially and by local inspection authorities | FCC Part 15 — supplier's declaration of conformity or certification through a Telecommunication Certification Body | Yes — a US-located responsible party for SDoC, or a US Agent for Service of Process for certification |
| Canada | Provincial; certification mark from an SCC-accredited body, shown by the "c" prefix (cULus, cETLus, cCSAus) | ISED — RSS series for radio, ICES for interference-causing equipment, RSS-102 for RF exposure | Yes — a Canadian representative where the applicant is not established in Canada |
| European Union | Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, self-declared against harmonised standards | EMC Directive 2014/30/EU; Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, including the cybersecurity requirements mandatory since 1 August 2025 | Yes — an economic operator established in the EU under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, plus a responsible person under the GPSR for consumer products |
| United Kingdom (GB) | Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 — UKCA or CE route | EMC Regulations 2016 and Radio Equipment Regulations 2017; PSTI security requirements for consumer connectable products | Yes — a GB-established importer or authorised representative, named on the product |
| Indonesia | Mandatory SNI certification for listed products, via an LSPro certification body, generally with a factory audit | DJID (formerly SDPPI) type approval for telecommunications and radio equipment | Yes, and strictly — an Indonesian legal entity must hold the certificate |
How a review runs
From existing evidence to market access
Evidence intake
We collect what exists — CB certificates, EU or FCC test reports, declarations, schematics, critical component lists, labels and manuals — and establish which standard editions they were issued against.
Gap analysis
Each target market is assessed against that evidence. You receive a written statement of what transfers, what needs top-up testing, and what has to be generated from nothing.
Programme design
We sequence the work so shared testing happens once, decide which market leads, and set out the local representative arrangements each regime requires — with costs, before anything is booked.
Execution and maintenance
Laboratory and certification body coordination, submissions, marking and declarations — then surveillance of standards changes so approvals do not quietly lapse.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Does a CB certificate cover all of these markets?
No, but it is a strong foundation. A CB certificate with the relevant national differences supports safety certification in many IEC-aligned markets and can shorten the Australian, European and Canadian routes considerably. It does not by itself satisfy US NRTL listing, it does not address EMC or radio requirements anywhere, and it has no standing in Indonesia's SNI scheme.
Do I need a local company in each market?
You need a local party in most of them, which is not the same as a local company. The European Union requires an economic operator established in the Union under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, Great Britain requires a GB-established economic operator, Canada requires a Canadian representative for ISED certification, and the United States requires either a US-located responsible party or a US Agent for Service of Process depending on the authorisation route. Indonesia is the strict case: an Indonesian legal entity must hold the certificate itself.
Which market should we do first?
Usually the one with the most demanding safety construction requirements, because the others can then reuse that evidence. Doing the easiest market first often means re-engineering later. We sequence the programme around your commercial priorities and the evidence dependencies, and set that out before any testing is booked.
How current is your regulatory information?
These regimes move constantly — the EU's Radio Equipment Directive cybersecurity requirements became mandatory in August 2025, the Cyber Resilience Act's reporting obligations began in September 2026, Indonesia replaced its electronics import regulations in 2025, and the UK's position on CE marking changed in October 2024. We confirm the instrument and the standard edition in force at the time of your project rather than relying on general summaries, and we will tell you where a position is genuinely unsettled.
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Taking one product into several markets?
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