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Starting from April 1, 2026, Korean KC certification will officially cancel factory inspections for these 5 types of products!

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2026-04-02

Starting from April 1, 2026, KC certification in South Korea will downgrade five categories of products, including vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dryers, microwaves, and bathroom appliances, from "safety certification (factory inspection required)" to "safety confirmation (no factory inspection required)", simplifying the certification process and eliminating the need for factory inspections.

The National Institute of Technical Standards of South Korea has issued Announcement No. 2026-56, revising the Electrical and Household Safety Management Act. Starting from April 1, 2026, KC certification in South Korea will downgrade five categories of products, including vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dryers, microwaves, and bathroom appliances, from "safety certification (factory inspection required)" to "safety confirmation (no factory inspection required)", simplifying the certification process, eliminating the need for factory inspections, and lowering the export threshold for enterprises.

01. Involving product types

Electric cleaning machines: vacuum cleaners, water suction vacuum cleaners, steam vacuum cleaners, electric floor cleaning machines, high-pressure cleaning machines (limited to rated input below 3kW) and other products

Electric washing machine, electric dehydrator, integrated washing and drying machine

Microwave ovens: products that use frequencies in the 300MHz~30GHz frequency range

Electric dryer: rotary electric dryer, hand dryer, clothing care machine and other products

Bathroom electrical equipment: automatic cleaning and drying toilets, electric toilets, sewage inhalers and other products

02. Core Changes

The above 5 types of products have changed from the original "safety certification" system to a "safety confirmation" system, with the main changes including:

Cancel mandatory factory inspections, simplify certification processes, and shorten cycles

Cancel annual inspection (factory inspection+supervision sampling), shift the focus of supervision to the compliance of the product itself

Content		Safety Certification	Safety confirmation
Product testing	security testing	√	√
Factory Inspection	Manufacturing and Inspection Facilities	√	/
	Raw material and process inspection	√	/
	product inspection	√	/
Certification and Notification		Issuance of Security Certificates	Issuance of Safety Confirmation Report Certificate
Routine after-sales management (product testing+factory inspection)		√	/

03. Transitional measures

1. The new regulations will be implemented on April 1, 2026. Prior to the implementation of the new regulations:

Products that have already obtained security certification, security testing, or security certification exemptions → are directly considered to have completed new security confirmations or exemptions

Products that are currently applying for security certification or testing will be considered as applying for new security confirmation or testing

2. The existing certification achievements of the enterprise can be effectively continued without incurring additional costs or facing process interruptions due to institutional adjustments.

Starting from April 1, 2026, five categories of products certified by KC in South Korea, including vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dryers, microwave ovens, and bathroom appliances, will be adjusted to "safety confirmation (no factory inspection required)" and will not require factory inspection, greatly simplifying the certification process. If you want to learn about the product categories of "safety certification (factory inspection required)" and "safety confirmation (no factory inspection required)" certified by KC in South Korea, please contact Jiayu Testing!

As a professional third-party testing and certification service organization, Jiayu Testing has obtained qualifications such as CNAS, CMA, CBTL, CCC, etc. The laboratory is equipped with advanced instruments and equipment, has a skilled professional technical team, has rich industry service experience and strong testing technology capabilities, is proficient in various regulatory standards, and provides one-stop Korean KC certification services to ensure that products meet relevant regulatory requirements and help your products enter the Korean market smoothly. Welcome to contact us at 400-9269-886!