CE certification is a passport for products to enter the markets of EU and European Free Trade Area countries.
什么是CE认证？
The CE mark is a mandatory safety mark for products under EU law. It is the abbreviation of the French "Conformite Europeenne" (European conformity assessment). All products that meet the basic requirements of the EU directives and have gone through appropriate conformity assessment procedures can Add CE mark
knowledge. The CE mark is a passport for products to enter the European market. It is a conformity assessment for specific products, focusing on the safety features of the product. It reflects the product's compliance assessment with public safety, health, environment and personal safety requirements.
CE is a legally mandatory mark in the EU market. All products covered by directives must comply with the requirements of the relevant directives, otherwise they cannot be sold in the EU. If products that do not meet the requirements of the EU directive are found on the market, the manufacturer or distributor must be ordered to withdraw them from the market. Those who continue to violate the requirements of relevant directives will be restricted or banned from entering the EU market or forced to delist.
为什么CE标识如此重要？
The mandatory CE mark provides guarantee for products to enter the EU, allowing products to circulate freely within the 33 member states that make up the European Economic Area and directly enter the market of more than 500 million consumers. If a product should have a CE mark but does not, the manufacturer or distributor will be fined and face expensive product recalls, so compliance is crucial.
CE mark applicable areas
EU CE certification is available in 33 special economic zones in Europe, including: 27 EU countries, 4 countries in the European Free Trade Area, as well as the United Kingdom and Turkey. Products with the CE mark can circulate freely in the European Economic Area (EEA).
The specific EU list of 27 countries is：
Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden.
Notice
⭕ EFTA includes four member states in Switzerland (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein), but the CE mark is not mandatory in Switzerland.
⭕ EU CE certification is widely used and highly recognized globally. Some countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia may also accept CE certification.
⭕ As of July 2020, the UK has left the EU. On August 1, 2023, the UK announced that it will retain the EU “CE” certification indefinitely.
Common directives for CE certification
Consumer electronics products
Requirements and procedures for obtaining CE certification mark
Almost all EU product directives will provide manufacturers with several CE conformity assessment modes. Manufacturers can tailor their products according to their own circumstances and choose the mode that best suits them. Generally speaking, CE conformity assessment modes are divided into the following basic modes:
model A：Internal Production Control (Self-Declaration)
model Aa：Internal production control + third-party testing
model B：Type test certification
model C：conform to type
model D：Production quality assurance
model E：product quality assurance
model F：Product verification
EU CE certification process
01 sign the application form
02 Assessment and Proposal
03 Prepare documents & samples
04 product testing
05 Audit report & certification
06 Declaration and product affixing CE mark
CE certificate sample
