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Updated MEPS Energy Efficiency Rating Label Certification System for South Korea in 2025! Add these product controls →

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2024-12-03

The Korea Energy Agency (KEA) has released the MEPS energy efficiency rating certification system, which involves products such as air purifiers and LED lights, and will be implemented in stages. The system requires manufacturers to produce and sell energy-saving products, with labels containing information such as light efficiency and power consumption.

Recently, the Korea Energy Agency (KEA) released the latest South Korean MEPS energy efficiency rating certification system, which involves new energy efficiency label certification requirements for products such as air purifiers, straight LED lights (external drivers), dishwashers, and computers.

The South Korean energy efficiency rating labeling system is a mandatory reporting system that allows consumers to easily purchase energy-efficient products and ensures that manufacturers (importers) produce and sell energy-saving products from the production (import) stage. In the efficiency rating system, efficiency levels are classified into 1 to 5 levels based on energy consumption efficiency or energy usage, and the Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) is adopted.

The Korea Energy Agency (KEA) has released a new enhanced mandatory energy efficiency rating system product range and is gradually implementing it.

Scope of MEPS Energy Efficiency Rating Label Certification in South Korea

Starting from January 1, 2025, the following products will be added to MEPS:

air cleaner
dishwasher
Mobile air conditioner
Straight LED light (externally driven)
Water pump
computer
Multi functional printer

Starting from July 1, 2025, the following products will be added to MEPS:

rice cooker
Electric stove
Electric heater

Starting from January 1, 2026, the following products will be added to MEPS:

Clothing care machine
pedestal pan

Requirements for Korean MEPS Energy Efficiency Rating Label Certification

Straight LED Lamp (External Drive): A straight LED lamp (external drive) KC 20001 with a lamp power of 22 W or less and using the G13 lamp head specified in KC 60061-1 and the D12 lamp head specified in KC 60061-1. The lamp includes a converter for supplying power to the LED module that drives it, and the measurement method follows KC 20001.

Computer: mainly refers to personal or office computers, suitable for desktop computers, desktop computers with integrated displays, and laptops (2-in-1 laptops, multi screen laptops). The measurement method follows the requirements of the latest EU ecological design regulations for computers and computer servers, Energy Star computers in the United States, non federal electrical regulations in California, international standards for power efficiency, and KS C IEC 62301 standby power consumption testing methods.

Multi functional printer: a multifunctional image output device with functions such as copier, printer, fax machine, scanner, etc. The product format is standard and adopts direct heating, sublimation, electronic photography, heat transfer printing, solid ink, etc. Inkjet technology. Except for professional products used for printing large amounts of documents and professional documents. The measurement method follows the American Energy Star impact equipment and KS C IEC 62301 standby power consumption testing method.

The South Korean MEPS energy efficiency rating label certification report contains information

Straight LED light (externally driven): luminous efficiency, input power and current, light source color, color rendering (Ra), initial luminous flux, hourly power consumption, hourly CO2 emissions, consumption efficiency level.

Computer: Sleep mode transition time, sleep mode power consumption (replacing low-power mode power consumption), shutdown mode power consumption, idle mode (long, short) power consumption, annual power consumption (TEC power consumption), annual carbon dioxide emissions, annual energy cost, CPU speed, number of CPU physical cores, system memory capacity, computer type (A to D), independent graphics card type and quantity, independent graphics card frame buffer bandwidth, presence of additional internal storage, presence of independent TV tuner, presence of independent sound card, presence and activation of WOL function upon shipment.

Multifunctional printer: weekly power consumption, sleep mode power consumption, sleep mode power consumption bonus, corresponding functions, sleep mode transition time, shutdown mode power consumption, automatic shutdown mode power consumption, printing method, printing speed, number of days per job, final time, power consumption for tasks 1 to 4, time required to print one page, final power consumption, annual carbon dioxide emissions, annual energy consumption, annual energy cost, consumption efficiency level.

Example of Korean MEPS Energy Efficiency Rating Label

Straight LED light (externally driven)

Computer

Multifunctional printer

The original text of the South Korean MEPS Energy Efficiency Level Label Certification "Efficiency Management Equipment Operation Regulations" laws and regulations is as follows: https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/admRulLsInfoP.do?chrClsCd=&admRulSeq=2100000248754#J2267745