All products, regardless of their importance, use or function need to meet product compliance requirements before putting the product in market. Product compliance means that your product meets all applicable regulatory requirements. The product has to meet the essential requirements in the form of directives, regulations and harmonised standards. These include product and consumer safety, energy consumption, performance, recyclability and environmental friendliness.
Before putting the product in the market, it must comply with the rules that apply in that particular country. Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors or Online service providers whoever brings the product on to the market fall under legal obligation to take the actions necessary to ensure product compliance. A product in compliance with standards builds trust with consumers and guides consumers to make informed decisions and gauge key quality aspects of products.
Regulatory standards vary based on the type of product. Different countries, states, and provinces are having different standards. This means you have to make sure you put serious effort into understanding which regulations apply to your product. There are some types of regulatory requirements to be aware of.
Safety regulations
Different categories of products have specific standards that apply to them. For example, there are standards for categories like children’s toys, electronic devices, apparel, furniture, etc. Some products may fall into more than one category.
Substance regulations
There are many standards relating to things like chemicals, lead, and other substances that can impact health and safety. An unacceptable amount of lead is one of the most common. Some important regulations you should be aware of REACH or RoHS and WEEE.
Testing regulations
The product may require some testing according to its classification. This could be electrical testing, safety testing and or substance testing.
Documentation requirements
We need to prepare compliance reports for applicable standards. This could include test reports from the test labs. Based on these compliance reports and test reports, you can have declarations that the products comply with all relevant regulations.
Labeling requirements
There are several numbers of labeling requirements that vary based on the type of the product and the country for which the products are targeted.
Our experts can help you in all the above steps as below.
Safety regulations
We can help you to identify your product type and standards that apply to your product.
Substance regulations
We can help you whether substances or materials used in your product requires any testing. Sometimes we may not require any testing and can have compliance documents from the vendors whom you are importing the material.
Testing regulations
According to the type of your product, we can help you to identify the applicable standards and guide you on what kind of testing the product requires. We can also help you consult external laboratories and guide what kind of changes are required to pass the particular test for the product.
Documentation requirements
We can guide you in what kind of documents and reports are required and help you in preparing these documents.
Labeling requirements
We can guide you in identifying labeling requirements for your product based on the type of the product and the country for which the products are targeted.