Product compliance

Everything is going wireless and new products which contain wireless technologies, need to meet several requirements and comply with local regulations in order to be allowed on the market. Having the right certificates helps you to guarantee the quality of your products.

For market access sometimes very different regulations apply. It depends on the country or region you want to sell your product to. There is no single product certification program that allows manufacturers to approve a product worldwide.

TCFCERT can easily guide you through the international certification jungle and supports you in the early product development phase, to make sure your product complies with the requirements in its intended market and that the most cost-effective route to compliance is considered. The risk of not considering your intended market at the time of testing may result in additional costs later down the line.

TCFCERT can be your Compliance Partner and offer consultancy service explaining key considerations to make and the best routes to achieve your intended international market access. This can be as introduction to Regulatory Type Approvals, or an in-depth review of a new product in development. The aim is to help manufacturers bring their products to market in the most efficient way possible.

The big four

US market access

FCC certification for US market access.

EU market access

CE Marking for EU market access.

Japan market access

MIC certification for Japan market access.

Canada market acccess

ISED certification for Canada market access.

We are specialized in regulatory compliance market access services for the USA, Europe, Japan and Canada. We call them the big four, as they form the most important and largest markets in the world and also the gateway to other countries in the world.

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Our extensive regulatory knowledge will ensure a pleasant and efficient experience to country approval. TCFCERT is your guide to the market.

At TCFCERT we offer regulatory compliance services for products in the wireless, radio & telecommunication industry. For example:

  • Consumer electronics with wireless communication
  • Internet Of Things (IOT) devices
  • Telecom devices

It can include the following technologies:

  • Bluetooth, BLE
  • WLAN
  • NFC, UHF RFID
  • Short Range Devices (SRD)
  • LPD (433.92 MHz, etc)
  • Cellular radio: GSM/CDMA, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G
  • Radar: 24 GHz, 76-77 GHz, etc.
  • Satellite: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Compass, SBAS
  • WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad/p
  • Wireless Charging
  • VoIP
  • ZIGBEE

Please see below the steps generally taken from product development to market access and the areas we can be involved in.

Examples of these devices are:

  • Access Points
  • Base Stations
  • Radio Modules
  • Computer Accessories: Keyboards, Mice, Dongles
  • Drones
  • Wearables
  • Gaming Consoles
  • Laptops, Notebooks
  • Medical Implants
  • Modems
  • Monitoring Equipment: Temperature, Pressure, Flow Level
  • Remote Controls
  • Routers
  • Signal Boosters
  • Smart Phones
  • Smart Watches
  • Switches
  • Tablets
  • Wireless Toys
  • Telematics
  • GPS Receivers
  • Sensors, RFID Readers
  • Vehicle telecommunication devices

From product development to market access

Consulting

Consulting during product development process helps you make choices before project start. After you have the technical kick-off and process definition, your product will become a clearly defined project.

Testing

Product testing is recommended to be done only with accredited test labs. Its important that test samples should be prepared test-ready and sent to the test lab. With good project management you should at this stage be ready to have a good time estimate on when to launch your product.

Certification

Product certification can be arranged with the local authorities. When the product technical construction file has been compiled and everything is ok, in most cases a certificate will follow, in some cases with country specific approvals possibly a letter of registration or a statement of acceptance follows.

Approval

You are now ready for market access and can start arranging the product launch. It is also possible after the certification step to go for more country specific approvals for countries that are not listed with the big certification schemes like FCC, ISED, MIC and CE.

Your compliance partner for market access

  • Regulations research and consultation
  • Testing requirement analyses
  • Compliance evaluations
  • Preparation and submission of applications
  • Approval planning and management
  • Simplify your conformity process