FCC - Federal Communications Commission (American Communication Standards, forced)

FCC(Federal Communications Commission) is an independent US government agency, controls unnecessary electromagnetic wave from electric and electronic appliances under the Communication Act. Main functions of FCC are to approve all sorts of radio system and to regulate unnecessary electromagnetic wave. Sampling and Measurement Branch tests various products collected from markets for post management of all imported goods in the U.S. Every year post management is likely to be reinforced, and in case of disqualification, approval will be cancelled, marketing will be prohibited, recall and penalty will be required.

CE - Certified by the Community of Europe

CE marking is provided to goods in EU(European Union) for safety of human body, health, environment and consumer protection. 17 items classified by the Global Approach established in December 1990 should attach CE mark, and goods without CE marking cannot be distributed nor sold in EU. Certification of CE marking must follow the Directive in charge of each item group and goods should be according to EN standards fundamentally. For the first time, CE marking was called "CE mark", "EC" in UK and "EG mark" in Germany, but "EC Directive 93/465/EEC" unified the term as "CE marking" in July 1993. More than 40% of Korean goods exported to EU need CE marking. There are some differences in CE marking by item, but in case that certification of authorized institutions is needed, about 3 months and high cost from millions to tens of millions of won are required, so market expansion of Korean export items are affected by CE marking.

KCC - Certified by the Ministry of Information and Communication

MIC established by the Ministry of Information and Communication follows Radio Waves Act 57 to sharpen the international competitiveness of domestic goods and protect domestic radio waves environment by positively coping with protective trade of developed countries and preventing industrial disasters by erroneous operation and trouble in communication by unnecessary radio waves generated from electric and electronic appliances rapidly increased and industrial disasters.

KC - Korea Certification

KC mark is a certification system to assure safety of goods and guarantee it continuously through previous test and inspection in order to regulate tolerance of electromagnetic waves generated from goods and external electromagnetic waves and prevent consumer's damage or loss from risks of electric appliances (electric shock, energy risk, fire, mechanical danger, thermal danger, radial danger, chemical danger, etc.).
The Korea eK mark is recognized in Korea as a mandatory mark. It is mandated that manufacturers must have their products bear eK mark for South Korean market. The eK mark must also fulfill the requirements of the EMC directive.
The Electric Appliance Safety Control Act was amended to enhance safety control regarding the manufacture and use of electrical appliances and to harmonize safety requirements with international standards.

PSE - Product Safety Electric Appliance and Materials

The PSE mark (Product Safety Electric Appliance and Materials) is designed to signify that a product complies with the law according to a new set of standards for electric devices.

Advantages of the PSE Mark

The PSE Mark is a mandatory mark for Japan according to the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law (DENAN). Click here for more information. The DENAN law is meant to essentially prohibit the sale of all electric appliances and materials that do not comply with the new standards. Punishment for selling such prohibited items is penal servitude of one year or less, or penalty of one million Japanese yen or less. Or both.

GOST – R Mark – Indispensable for Export to Russia

The GOST-R mark is a mandatory certification mark for electrical products which are going to be shipped into Russia.

Advantages of the GOST-R mark

The laws of the Russian Federation prescribe conformity of products to the Russian safety
standards (GOST-R). This also applies to a large part of imported products. A product without the GOST-R-conformity mark may be rejected at the borders of the Russian Federation.