Details
FCC, NRTL
Purpose of Certification
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
FCC certification is mandatory for most electrical and electronic equipment that uses intentional or unintentional radio frequency energy, regulating products under CFR Title 47 to prevent harmful interference between devices.
NRTL (Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory)
NRTL certification is operated and evaluated by OSHA under the U.S. Department of Labor. It aims to ensure product safety through testing and factory audits for electrical and electronic products, fire detection and suppression equipment, gas appliances, explosion-proof equipment, and related products.
Certification Overview
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
Conformity must be demonstrated with standards required under the Communications Act and federal regulations for effective use of frequency bands from 10 kHz to 3,000 GHz.
NRTL (Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory)
For specified industrial products (37 categories), products and components must be shown to meet applicable safety standards for each product type.
Target Products
FCC scope
- 47 CFR Part 15 (Radio Frequency Devices) — PCs, peripherals, TVs, wireless devices, and most EEE
- subpart B (Unintentional Radiators)
- subpart C (Intentional Radiators)
- subpart E (Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure Devices)
- Other applicable subparts
- 47 CFR Part 18 (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Equipment)
- Other applicable CFR parts
NRTL scope
- Electrical and electronic products, fire detection and suppression equipment, gas appliances, explosion-proof products, etc.
Required Documents
- Application form
- Business registration certificate (English)
- Product specification or user manual and other product description documents
- (If required) Technical Construction File (TCF)
- Label and marking information
- (If required) Schematics, BOM, antenna specifications, and other technical documents
- (If required) Factory audit documents (instrument lists, production equipment lists, records by area, etc.)
- (If required) Other documents as requested
Remarks
FCC certification paths (DoC and CoC)
DoC (Declaration of Conformity)
The manufacturer or agent declares conformity based on the Technical Construction File (TCF) and affixes the FCC mark without TCB review.
FCC certification paths (DoC and CoC)
CoC (Certificate of Conformity)
The manufacturer or agent submits a declaration and TCF to a Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) for review and certificate issuance, then affixes the FCC mark and Grantee Code.
Approval bodies
Certification scope varies by approval body; confirm in advance before proceeding.
- UL
- SGS
- Intertek
- Nemko
- CSA
- BV
- TUV SUD
- TUV Rheinland, etc.