RCM is the abbreviation of regulatory compliance identification. The products that need to be done are mainly telecommunication products, radio communication products and electrical products.

 

Electrical products are mainly 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. At present, only level 3 electrical products need to be registered. There are 56 categories with high risk factors, such as power adapter, vacuum cleaner, etc.

 

In general, the identification of RCM should be marked on the product label. Agent number originally requested. The new RCM does not need to indicate the agent number.

 

Since the release of this requirement on March 1, 2013, there is a three-year transitional period, and it will be enforced on March 1, 2016 next year. Therefore, the manufacturer should prepare as early as possible. Due to the new RCM requirements, different from the previous ones, except that the importers will bear the high risk of unqualified products, and the importers need to pay the registration fee and the annual registration fee, there are very few companies providing this service.

 

Certification application process

 

1. The third-party laboratory evaluates the products and determines the test standards to be carried out;

 

2. In case of any non conformity in the test, the laboratory will rectify the product to meet the Australian standard requirements;

 

3. Pass the test and issue the test report;

 

4. Submit test report to Australian certification authority for document review;

 

5. Australia approved and issued RCM certificate;

 

6. Customers can complete the registration of Australian website by themselves or by the laboratory;

Related application matters

 

1. If the product has CB and different countries, it can be directly transferred to safety certificate. In addition, the EMC part can let the agent help to make the announcement. The product can be sold to Australia and labeled RCM mark.

 

2. Safety certificate: when applying for the safety part, if the product is direct plug in, Au plug test (test standards: as / NZS 3112:2004) shall be conducted for the product. If the product is desktop, this test is not required.

 

3. EMC report can be either c-tick report or ce-emc report.

 

Certification cycle and factory inspection requirements

 

One week after obtaining the safety certificate and c-tick / EMC report.

 

No factory inspection requirements