1. Let's prepare documents for the application
Okay now I know I need a KCs certificate to get my product to S.Korea market. Now what? What documents do I need to prepare? In this post, we are going to talk about all the documents you would have to submit for the application.
Most manufacturers seeking a KCs certification would be highly likely IECEx certificate holders for their products. For this reason, this blog post is geared towards getting a KCs certificate by submitting a IECEx certification package.
2. Type Certificate vs Unit Certificate
KCs certification is quite similar with IECEx or ATEX in a way that it has 'type certificate' and 'unit certificate'. 'Type certificate' is a type of certificate which allows manufacturers to have KCs marks on their products if they maintain the certification (meaning quality assessment required). This is basically same as IECEx or ATEX type certificates. 'Unit certificate' is a type of certificate which allows one-time imports, therefore, this is same as 'unit vertification' in IECEx/ATEX terms which does not require any quality assessments. Most manufacturers would be interested in 'type certificate' while importers would be most likely interested in 'unit certificate' if they import, for example, only 10 units or 15 units as a one-time project.
The documents required for the application are as below (note - all documents are written in Korea).
| Type Certificate | Unit Certificate |
| KCs Application Form Application for Exemption (for IECEx certificate holders) Business License Letter of Attorney List of models and description Photos showing all sides and marking label IECEx QAR IECEx Signed Certificate IECEx Test Report (all editions) Scheduled Drawings associated with the IECEx Test Reports (all editions) Marking Label with KCs mark incorporated Instruction English and Korean |
KCs Application Form Application for Exemption (for IECEx certificate holders) Business License Import Declaration Certificate Photos showing all sides and marking label IECEx Signed Certificate IECEx Test Report (all editions) Scheduled Drawings associated with the IECEx Test Reports (all editions) KCs Mark Label Instruction English and Korean |
3. Challenge with application templates
The biggest challenge for manufacturers is the language barrier. There are no English templates when applying for KCs certification and the applications shall be made in Korean. Therefore, most foreign manufacturers use Korean agents to obtain KCs certificates or if manufacturers have their branch offices in Korea, then they ask their Korean colleagues to help them with the applications.
To help you understand what each document is, in the next post, we are going to see what each document looks like and what information each of them requires.
Any questions are welcome. If you have any, please send me an email (Koreamarketaccess@gmail.com), or leave your questions on the bottom of this post.
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