KC Safety Certification
In order to prevent safety accidents caused by fire or electric shock caused by electrical appliances, the manufacturer of the product subject to safety certification
(including those manufactured abroad and exported to the Republic of Korea) or importer shall obtain safety certification from the safety certification authority for
each model of the product subject to safety certification (domestic manufacture), and import product (import product) in accordance with Article 5 of the Electrical
Appliances Safety Management Act.
This procedure verifies the safety of products before market distribution by testing products that are subject to safety certification in accordance with
safety standards and by examining factories to see if the quality of products subject to certification can be maintained continuously.
Factory Assessment
The manufacturing, management, shipment, and maintenance capabilities of the plant that produces the products subject to safety certification are checked for
safety, and regular inspections are conducted during production or distribution of the products that have been certified for safety.
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Initial Factory Assessment
(1) Checking whether the manufacturer of electrical appliances and the manufacturing plant are true or not
(2) Checking compliance with testing, inspection equipment, and quality systems
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Regular Factory Assessment
(1) Checking whether the manufacturing plant in the safety certificate is producing the product
(2) Check whether the same parts are used as the safety management list attached to the safety certificate.
(3) Checking compliance with safety standards and safety certification details of products that have received safety certification
※ Regular inspection is a follow-up management system that checks whether a product with safety certification is maintained continuously.
The manufacturer shall conduct a self-inspection and prepare and keep the records. (Manufacturer pays for regular factory inspection)
The safety confirmation system was introduced to apply safety management procedures differently according to the level of hazards in consideration of environmental changes such as the
increase in the supply of new products and the need for deregulation of companies due to the development of the electric and electronic industries.
Product subject to safety verification, implemented from January 1, 2009, shall be exempted from factory review and regular inspection procedures applied to existing products
subject to safety certification.
The manufacturer or importer of the product subject to safety verification receives safety verification tests from the safety verification
testing agency for each model, and the product subject to safety verification meets the safety standards.
After checking it, report it to the relevant certification authority.
The manufacturer or importer of the electrical equipment subject to supplier compliance shall conduct a product test for each model of the electrical equipment or request a
third party to verify that the electrical equipment meets the safety standards.
Pursuant to Article 14-3 (3) of the Act, the manufacturer or importer of electrical appliances subject to supplier compliance shall keep the following documents for 5 years
from the date of final manufacture of the relevant electrical appliances
| Classification | Equipment |
|---|---|
| A. Wires and power cords | Wires, Cables, and Cordials |
| B. Switch for electrical equipment |
1) Switch 2) Electronic switching (referring to the rated current of 300A or less) NOTE) Except for special structures attached to machinery and equipment and explosion proof type. |
| C. Power Capacitor and Power Filter |
Capacitor and Power filter NOTE) Only 100 Hz or less is applicable. |
| D. Electrical installation accessories and connecting parts |
Connection airflow for electrical equipment (including power distributor) Interconnection coupler Plugs and outlets Keibeullil Remark) Exclude explosion proof type. |
| E. Electrical equipment protection. |
1) Fuse, temperature fuse 2) Breaker |
| F. Insulation transformer |
transformer and voltage regulator NOTE) Only those with a rated capacity of 5kVA or less, except those with special structures attached to machinery and equipment. |
| F. Insulation transformer |
1) Electric vacuum cleaner 2) Electric irons and electric presses 3) Kitchen heater 4) Electric washing machine and dehydrator 5) Hair management machine 6) Kitchen electric equipment (<unk>) using AC power 7) Electric liquid heater 8) Electric blankets, mats, and electric beds 9) Electric steamer using AC power, foot warmer using AC power 10) Electric water heater 11) Electric Refrigeration and Refrigeration Equipment 12) Microwave (referring to using frequencies from 300 MHz to 30 GHz) 13) Electric charger 14) Electric dryer (referring to drying hands, feet, clothing, agricultural products, marine products, etc.) 15) Electric heater 16) Electric Massager 17) Air-conditioner 18) Blast insecticide using AC power 19) Fan, Range Hood 20) Electric devices for toilets 21) Humidifier 22) Other devices similar to devices from 1) to 21). NOTE) Only those with a rated input of 10 kW or less, except those with explosion proof type. |
| H. Electric tool. | Power tools that use AC power |
| I. Audio and Video applications | No Target |
| J. Information, communication, and office equipment |
1) DC power devices (including those used for direct current power units and cell phone battery chargers in each category, and rated capacity is less than 1 kVA) 2) Short-cell [limited to a short-term battery (lithium meter) with a maximum charging voltage of 4.4V or higher, with an energy density of 700Wh/L or more applied to smartphones and laptop computers (including tablet PCs)] 3) Other devices similar to those of 1) and 2) NOTE) Except for special structures attached to machinery and apparatus. |
| K. Lighting Device |
1) Lamp holder 2) General lighting apparatus 3) Stabilizer and lamp control system 4) Stabilizer built-in lamp |
| L. Electrical storage (Electric Charger) components | Direct current power device connection/use (electric charger), lithium secondary circuit battery |
| Classification | Equipment |
|---|---|
| A. Switch for electrical equipment |
1) Thermostat 2) Over-temperature control system 3) Automatic pressure switch 4) Timer and time position 5) Electric drive motor 6) Maneuver relay 7) Energy Regulator |
| B. Electrical equipment |
1) Fruit peeler 2)Electric melting machine 3) Cutting-out devices 4) Electric chair and electric bed 5) Compressor 6) Electric hot water mat 7) Oral cleaner 8) Eliminate pests 9) Electrostatic collector 10) Service equipment 11) Electric Air Curtain 12) Fan Coil Unit 13) Game equipment 14) dishwasher and dish dryer 15) Electric Fumigation Steam 16) Water Freeze Protector 17) Oxygen ion generator 18) Electric water purifier 19) Electric Washing Machine 20) Electric fitness equipment 21) Electric Vehicle 22) Charger 23) Energy Storage Unit 24) Domestic electric sewing machine 25) Sauna machine 26) Coronary and pet electrical appliances 27) Blast generator 28) Air purifier with AC power 29) Electrical sprayer 30) Washing and packing apparatus 31) Kitchen power unit using direct current power 32) Electric steamer/heater using direct current power 33) Blank sprayer using direct current power 34) vending machine 35) Electrostatic sterilizer 36) Dehumidifier 37) Food processor 38) Electric warmer and electric warmer 39) Fluid pump 40) Electric heater 41) Electric bath |
| C. Audio and Video applications |
1) Television receiver 2) Disk Player 3) Audio System 4) Audio processor 5) Imaging processor |
| D. Information, communication, and office equipment |
1) Monitor 2) Printer 3) Projector 4) Document shredder 5) Piercing machine 6) Copy machine 7) Uninterruptible power 8) Power supply unit 9) For computers 10) Power supply system 11) Digital TV (referring to smart TV, IPTV, etc.) 12) Coating machine 13) Laptop computer 14) Battery (charge only) |
| E. Lighting Device |
1) incandescent light bulb 2) Discharge lamp 3) Chain lighting fixture 4) Chargeable portable electric lamp 5) Flood light fixture (limited to 150W or less per lamp due to a structure without a driving device) 6) Halogen light fixture (limited to less than 150W per lamp in a structure without a driving device) 7) LED lamp (module) 8) Halogen bulb (limited to 250W or less) (<unk> including a collar lamp) |
Detailed items for electrical appliances subject to supplier suitability check shall be as specified in the attached Table below. Electrical appliances used in power sources of less than 30V AC and 42V DC are excluded from electrical appliances subject to safety management. However, even if it is used in 30V or less of AC power and 42V or less of DC power, the electrical appliances designated separately from the comments in the attached Table shall be included in the electrical appliances subject to safety management.
| Classification | Equipment |
|---|---|
| Electrical equipment |
1) Potato deodorizer 2) Electric condenser 3) Electric bread cutter 4) Pet Bath 5) Electric liquor aging machine 6) Electric clock 7) Infrared Ultraviolet Radiation Skin Care Unit 8) Electric Fountain 9) Projector 10) milking machine 11) Lint remover 12) Sprout and bean sprout cultivator 13) Electric operating door lock 14) Direct current power air purifier 15) Electric roll screen |
| Electrically-drive tool | 1) Power tools for charging using direct current power |
| Audio Video Application Device |
1) Video camera 2) Tuner 3) Radio receiver 4) Receiver 5) Voice recorder 6) Voice player 7) Satellite Receiver 8) Video Phone 9) Sound quality regulator 10) Signal converter 11) Compressor 12) Gate 13) Electronic clock 14) CCTV camera 15) Imaging Receiver and Transducer 16) Video Recording System 17) A/V signal receiver 18) CATV receiver 19) Turntable 20) Modulator 21) Audio and Video Learner 22) Amplifier 23) Editor 24) Voice and Image Distributor 25) Video Transmitter 26) Electronic instruments, etc. |
| Information Office Equipment |
1) Scanner 2) Bill counting machine 3) Money register 4) Language trainer 5) Electronic blackboard and board 6) Copper counter 7) Electric typewriter 8) Electromagnetic 9) Transportation Card Charger 10) Number ticket issuing machine 11) Radio transmission for radio stations (including mobile, fixed and amateur radio national equipment) 12) Voice, sound, and other signal-transmission radio devices 13) Internet Multimedia Broadcasting Subscriber Terminal Equipment 14) Terminal equipment for subscribers of comprehensive wired broadcasting service 15) Digital remodulation frequency converter 16) A/D and D/A Signal Converter 17) Set-top box 18) Cutting machine 19) Physical burners 20) stereoscopic imaging equipment, etc. 21) Monitor 22) Printer 23) Projectors: 30V or less and 42V or less. 24) Blast sterilizer: use only direct current of 42V or less, batteries and secondary batteries (chargeers) as power sources. 25) DC Power Kitchen Power Unit: DC 42V or less 26) Ozone water generating device: 30V or less alternating current, 42V or less. |
※ Testing and evaluation using safety standards suitable for the relevant electrical equipment
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Applicant
Manufacturer or importer of electrical appliances of items subject to supplier suitability verification
※ If a test report from a foreign testing agency replaces the supplier suitability test report, it shall be verified that the test institution or domestic testing agency complies with the safety standards. - Product Test (Enterprise-Source)
- Completing the Supplier Suitability Check Report
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Product Test (Enterprise-Source)
- Reviewing the report and supplier suitability certificate
- Issuing a certificate of confirmation
※ If you want to change the confirmation certificate, you must submit an application for change of report to the management officer.
| Classification | Safety Certification | Voluntary safety system | Supplier Suitability Check System | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Test | Safety test | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Factory Check | Manufacturing or test equipment | ○ | No need to Check | No need to Check |
| Raw material & Process Inspection | ○ | No need to Check | No need to Check | |
| Product Test | ○ | No need to Check | No need to Check | |
| Certificate & Register | Issue Certification | Issue Declaration | Report confirmation | |
| Regular post-management (product testing and process review) | ○ | No Regular Audit | No Regular Audit | |
- Application for safety certification
- Product documentation (including user manuals)
- It includes the names of parts that have a direct impact on electrical safety, the names of manufacturers, models, ratings and derivative names.
- Documents containing electrical characteristics, etc.
- Statement of insulating materials (temperature properties, flame retardant properties)
- Electrical circuit drawing
- Documents proving that they are agents (where agents apply)
- Regulations for testing and inspection (import, intermediate, shipment, self-inspection) and related records
- Retained inspection facility management register and calibration report
- Regulations for Nonconforming Product Management and Related Records
- Regulations for handling customer complaints and related records
- Regulations for Internal Audit and Related Records
- Copy of business license
- Product Manual (including photos)
- Documents proving that the safety confirmation test result is an agent (if the agent reports)
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Indications including product manuals, cautions, or warning statements, etc.
(including picture. In principle, instructions for use should be written in Korean.) - Rated label
- Electrical schematic
- List of safety management components and materials
- Specification for coil flow such as Transformers
Electrical appliances subject to safety certification, electrical appliances subject to safety check register, or electrical supplies subject to supplier compliance, etc. shall be as follows by receiving inspection or verification from safety certification agencies under Articles 13, 32 and 45 of the Enforcement Rules.
| Classification | Requirements | Application for Exemption Confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| Research & Development | Cases of use in schools, research institutes, research institutes, etc. |
Korea Institute of Product Safety Management (1833-4010) |
| Exhibition Entries | Not for sale | |
| Product Test for Safety Certification | In case of testing by a safety certification authority or a testing agency | |
| Market research | Not intended for sale | |
| Parts for Repair | In the case of importing parts within 2.5% of the imports of products subject to safety management for repair | |
| Special construction equipment | In the event of a product manufactured by special design | |
| Industrial | In the case of manufacturing and all enterprises as defined in the Korea Standard Industrial Classification, Notice of Statistics Korea | |
| Import for Export purposes | In case of exporting imported products. | A Municipal Governor |
| Manufactured for export purposes | If you export the product | No separate exemption. |
Individuals can be exempted from certification if they purchase one product by model directly from abroad for personal use (no separate exemption application is required).
Safety certification, safety confirmation report, and indication of supplier suitability Electrical appliances subject to safety certification or safety verification shall be marked with a safety certification mark or a safety verification report on electrical appliances subject to safety certification or their packaging, as prescribed by the Regulations on marking.
- Domestic Manufactured Electrical Appliances: Before Forwarding
- Imported Electrical Appliances: Customs War
Guidelines for the operation of the Safety Management Act on Electrical and Household Goods [Attachment 23] Other required marks (related to Article 57)
1. A mark for verification of suitability of suppliers of safety certification reports (indications shall be affixed so that they do not fall where they can be easily identified on
the product or package, or marked by printing or imprinting, but shall be marked on the product in principle).
2. Safety verification report number
3. Product name and model name
4. Manufacturer's or importer's name (add manufacturer's country of manufacture only for foreign material manufacturers)
5. A mark to indicate the date of manufacture of the product (e.g., a date of manufacture, a lot number, or a mark to prove the
manufacturer's date of manufacture, etc.)
6. Contact A/S (domestic contact with real A/S availability)
7. Indications stipulated in the individual electrical equipment safety standards
8. Warning statements or precautions
9. Rated voltage, rated frequency, and rated consumption power (simultaneously with the marking method in accordance with
international standards)
10. Testing institution (in the case of a third party's requested test)
※ If the electrical equipment is smaller than 900 mm2 and it is difficult to mark the entire display, mark KC and mark the
remaining marks not marked on the product.
(1) The size of the shape shown can be adjusted flexibly according to the size of the product.
(2) Attach, print, or imprint the product or package so that it does not fall where it can be easily identified.
(3) In the case of wires
- For non-fluorinated wires, mark the surface of the wire in a way that does not easily erase every 1m or less. However, for other than iodine, safety certification
numbers and rated voltages (excluding neon wires) may be considered when marking the safety certification and rated voltage on the label for each volume.
- Every volume should be labeled in a way that is not easily erased on the fluorine insulation front.
(4) In the case of bulbs, they shall be marked on each product in a way that does not easily erase where the surface is easy to see and where the surface of the
package is easy to see. However, it is difficult to mark on the product among small-sized, decorative, and incandescent bulbs, and safety certification for packaging each product.
Indications other than marks and safety certification numbers may be displayed in a place that is easy to see on the packaging surface, and product classification and
regional classification may be excluded from the safety certification number if packaging is not done for each product.