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Requirements for Market Access and Conformity Assessment of Household Heating Appliances in South Korea

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2022-10-27

Requirements for market access and conformity assessment of household heating appliances in South Korea

● Introduction to Korean KC Certification

At present, KC certification in South Korea is mainly aimed at electronic and electrical products, daily necessities and children's products. According to the provisions of the Korean Electrical Products and Daily Necessities Safety Management Law, electrical products produced or sold in the Korean market need to apply to the certification authority for and obtain relevant safety certification according to the model before leaving the warehouse (made in South Korea) and customs clearance (imported products).

The products involved in the Korean product safety management system are mainly divided into three categories: electrical appliances, daily necessities and children's products. In terms of management content, they are mainly divided into safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) fields. Separate management is implemented. The products must meet the relevant requirements of safety and electromagnetic compatibility respectively. The safety field is divided into safety certification, self regulatory safety confirmation and supplier compliance confirmation (SDoC) modes according to the degree of hazard from high to low. For daily necessities, the mode of compliance with safety standards is also added. The field of electromagnetic compatibility is implemented under the conformity evaluation system of broadcasting and communication equipment (hereinafter referred to as EMC certification), which is divided into electromagnetic compatibility conformity certification, conformity registration and temporary certification.

Field	Certification Name	Sign	Remarks
Security	Security certification	KC	Factory review required
	Safety confirmation	KC	No factory review required
	Supplier conformance confirmation	KC	Enterprise self-test report available
	Compliance with safety standards	/	It is not a mandatory product testing requirement, but it is aimed at daily necessities, but should meet the safety standards. Implemented from July 1, 2018.

Field	Certification Name	Sign	Remarks
EMC	EMC Compliance Registration	KC	Authentication mode
	EMC Compliance Registration	KC	Filing method
	Provisional certification	KC	Due to the adoption of new technologies, equipment and materials that do not meet the evaluation standards will be reviewed according to the test results of other relevant international standards.

In terms of safety standards, all products entering the Korean market need to comply with the Korean safety standard K (similar to IEC standards). The use of IEC standards must meet the requirements of South Korea. National differences can be found in the announcement in IECEE's CB system. In terms of EMC, Korean EMI standards are similar to CISPR standards and EMS standards are similar to EN standards.

● Technical requirements for electrical products exported to South Korea (taking electric blanket and heater as examples)

Products

Safety Standards

EMC Standard

Certification process

Electric blanket (including AC DC products)

KC 60335-1

KC60335-2-17

KN14-1，14-2，EMF test according to Korean radio wave method

Type test+factory inspection

Heater

KC 60335-1

KC60335-2-30

KN14-1，14-2

Type test+factory inspection