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RCM certification is a mark introduced by Australia and New Zealand to achieve unified identification of electrical products. The mark is a trademark owned by regulatory agencies in Australia and New Zealand, indicating that the product meets both safety and EMC requirements, and is mandatory.
RCM certification controls electrical products, which are mainly divided into non regulated and regulated products, because not all products marked with RCM need to be registered. Non regulated products do not need to be registered. Currently, only Level 3 electrical products are required to be registered, including 56 major categories with high risk factors such as power adapters and vacuum cleaners.
Generally, the identification of RCM should be indicated on the product label. The original agent number was required, but the new RCM does not need to indicate the agent number.
After the requirement was issued on March 1, 2013, there was a three-year transition period, and it was enforced on March 1, 2016. Therefore, manufacturers need to strictly follow the requirements for testing related to this standard. Due to the new RCM requirements, unlike before, importers will bear the high risk of product quality non-compliance, and importers will need to pay registration fees and annual login fees, so there will be very few companies that can provide this service.

RCM certification basic information
Certification nature: mandatory certification
Is factory inspection required? No
Do you need a local representative? Yes, I do
Certificate validity period: 2 years, 3 years, 5 years
Application period: One week after obtaining the security certification certificate and C-Tick/EMC report

zone of application
Australia, New Zealand, Nauru, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Tuvalu, Tonga, Marshall Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Samoa.

RCM certification content
RCM= Safety + EMC + Importer Declaration
1. Safety (Product Safety Certification)
Product safety certification includes two parts: electrical products are classified into regulated electrical products (Prescribed Products) and non regulated products (Non regulated Products).
1）. Controlled electrical products are classified according to AS/NZS4417.2, including electric heating equipment, refrigeration equipment, power tools, components, etc. Three of the issuing units, Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, are the most active in the certification process Controlled electrical appliances are required to obtain a Certificate of Approval issued by the monitoring department and must be labeled (with a certificate number). The first letter of the certificate number indicates which state or region issued the certificate. For example:
(1) Q04051 (Queensland) - Q Number
(2) W2015 (Western Australia) - W Number
(3) V03101 (Victoria) - ESV Certificate V Number
(4) NSW18099 (New South Wales) - DOF Certificate NSW Number

2) Unregulated electrical appliances can be sold directly without certification, but manufacturers must ensure that the electrical safety of the product complies with Australian standards AS/NZS3820:1998 (Essential Safety Requirements for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment); The monitoring department will issue a Certificate of Suitability to products that meet the standard requirements. Electrical products that have obtained a Certificate of Suitability can be labeled with a certificate number, and the last letter of the certificate will indicate which state or region issued the certificate, such as:
(1) CS/431/Q (Queensland)
(2) CS/108/NSW (New South Wales)

2. EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)
The electromagnetic compatibility compliance plan in Australia is based on the Radio Communications ACT 1992 and covers a wide range of products, including electric motor driven and heat generating electrical products, power tools and similar products, electric lights and similar equipment, television receivers and audio equipment, information technology products, industrial scientific and medical instruments and equipment, ignition engines and arc welding equipment. The plan classifies products into three categories based on the level of electromagnetic interference they pose, with the second and third categories requiring C-Tick markings. But regardless of which category the product belongs to, it must comply with relevant EMC standards.
One type of product: products that have only a slight impact on devices using wireless spectrum, such as manual switches, simple relays, brushless squirrel cage induction motors, AC power/power transformers, resistors, etc. This type of product can voluntarily apply to use the C-Tick logo during production and sales.
Category 2 products: products that have a significant impact on devices that use wireless spectrum, such as microprocessors or digital devices connected to clocks, rectifiers or slip ring motors, arc welding equipment, switched power supplies, photometric regulators and motor speed controllers, and telecommunications terminal equipment in the Information Technology (CISPR 22) category (changed from Category 3 to Category 2 since November 7, 2003).
Three types of products: products that have a serious impact on devices using wireless spectrum, such as industrial, scientific, and medical instruments and equipment Group 2 (CISPR11).

Application process
1. Third party laboratories evaluate products and determine the testing standards to be implemented;
2. If any non conformities are found during testing, the laboratory will rectify the product to comply with and meet the Australian standard requirements;
3. Test passed, issue test report;
4. Submit the test report to the Australian certification authority for document review;
5. Approved by Australia and issued RCM certificate;
6. Customers can complete the registration of the Australian website themselves or entrust it to the laboratory;
The relationship between SAA certification, C-Tick, A-Tick, and RCM
SAA certification controls safety regulations, C-Tick certification controls EMC and wireless products, and A-Tick certification controls telecommunications products. The RCM mark is a certification mark introduced in 2013. After obtaining safety certification and electromagnetic compatibility registration, products can obtain the RCM mark through safety certification regulatory agencies. Starting from March 1st, 2016, electronic and electrical products sold must uniformly start using the RCM logo; The A-tick and C-tick logos will be replaced. RCM can be understood as a registration system that includes SAA and C-TICK.

Related application matters
(1) If the product has CB and national differences, it can be directly transferred to the Safety Certificate. Adding the EMC part, we can ask the agent to help make the announcement. This product can be sold to Australia and marked with RCM Mark.
(2) Safety Certificate: When applying for the safety section, if the product is a direct plug in, it is necessary to perform a safety certificate for that product AU Plug Test（Test Standard: AS/NZS 3112: 2004）， If the product is Desktop, this test is not required.
(3) EMCReport - can be either a C-Tick Report (TestStandard: AS/NZS CISPR 22:2002) or a CEEMC Report.

other
1. The RCM logo needs to be uniformly added to the product, please note that this requirement was announced in Australia on April 19, 2013;
2. When conducting RCM certification for direct insertion adapters, random testing of the plug is required;
3. Products related to fluorescent tubes, such as T8 LED tubes, pose significant safety risks as they can be directly replaced by users. Therefore, samples need to be sent to Australia for evaluation;
4. The time for different issuing agencies may vary.