PSE Mark

The Safety Law of Electrical Appliances of Japan divides electrical appliances into 2 groups, namely compulsory(specific) certification products(115 designated products), which uses diamond mark certification and voluntary(non-specific) certification products, which uses round mark and is also DOC of PSE certification.
At present, according to the regulation of Electrical Appliances Safety Law of Japan, the Japanese government classifies electrical appliances into Specific Electrical Appliances and Non-specific Electrical Appliances. Specific Electrical Appliances include 115 products, and Non-specific Electrical Appliances include 339 products.
Japan has a great potential market for electrical products and consumers in Japan also attach great importance on the safety of electrical products. Since April 1st, 2001, DENTORI of Japan was renamed as DENAE. PSE mark is used united and punitive measures against importers are strengthened. Safety and EMC requirements are included in PSE. Certification model of PSE is: Type Test+ Preliminary Factory Inspection+ Surveillance after the certificate is issued.
Specific Electrical Appliances
Products in the category of Specific Electrical Appliances shall get the certification of a third-party certification body authorized by JETI and get the certificate with PSE Diamond Mark on the label.
Non-specific Electrical Appliances
Products outside the category of Specific Electrical Appliances belong to Non-specific Electrical Appliances. For non-specific electrical appliances which have entered into the Japanese market, enterprises declare that the products comply with the DENAE through independent statement. Manufacturers are obliged to keep test results and certificates. Round PSE mark must be affixed in the labels of products.
Since May, 2007, as a PSE testing laboratory recognized by the Japanese government, CVC can undertake PSE certification and testing for the following nine categories of products:
wires and cables
fuses
wiring devices
current restrictors
transformers and ballasts
heating appliances
electric power appliances
electronic appliances
AC electrical and machinery appliances
CVC can help clients to carry out Diamond PSE testing and certification for the above-mentioned 114 products and round PSE testing and certification for 339 products. PSE certificate shall be issued by CQC—the certifying body accredited by the Japanese government. Manufacturers and exporters of electrical products in China have a convenient channel to enter the Japanese market.
In April, 2011, CVC became the authorized laboratory of JQA and can help enterprises to get JQA-S mark certification much more conveniently through localized testing and value-added services of PSE as well, and let their products tap into the Japanese market.
3. PSE&JQA-S mark certification procedures |

4. Related Information: LED lighting products are now in the product category of PSE Round mark |
On 1st July, 2011, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released Government Decree about Revising Implementing Rules of Safety Law of Electrical Appliances. According to the latest regulations of this Government Decree, the following two categories of products shall be affixed with PSE round mark before entering the Japanese market:
1. LED lighting products
2. Lithium ion batteries with special structures
In addition, the compulsory certification scope of vacuum cleaner shall be changed from “Below 1KW” to “Below 1.5 KW”. That’s to say, since 1st, July, 2012, vacuum cleaner under 1.5KW shall be affixed with PSE round mark.
•CVC provides JQA-S mark certification
•Update of PSE Certification Standards & JQA-S mark certification

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