CSA--Global Safety and Environmental Certification Leader

What is CSA?

CSA Group has 35,000 customers worldwide and 39 offices in 14 countries. We can help you access more than 140 countries around the world. CSA also has eight Global Market Access (GMA) offices in North America, Europe and Asia. It also has laboratories and affiliates in more than 30 countries.

What is the CSA certification process like?

1. Complete the preliminary application form and submit it to CSA International together with all relevant product instructions and technical data (including all electrical components and plastic materials).

2. CSA International will determine the certification fee based on the specific circumstances of the product and notify the applicant company by fax.

3. After confirmation by the applicant company, the official application form and notice will be sent to you. The notice includes the following requirements:

(1) After signing the formal application form, wire the certification fee (payable in RMB) to the office.

(2) Deliver the test samples to the designated location as notified.

4. The designated laboratory will carry out the certification work on time.

5. After the certification test is completed, a preliminary report (FinDINgs Letter) will be sent to the applicant company, which will list the following details:

(1) How should the product structure be improved to meet the standards?

(2) Other information required to complete the certification report.

(3) Please ask the applicant company to review the contents of the draft certification record

(4) The marks required for CSA certification and how to obtain them.

(5) Factory Tests required for the product.

6. CSA International will evaluate the applicant's response to item 5 above.

7. At the same time, CSA International will prepare a certification report for product production reference and follow-up inspection.

8. At this stage, in some cases, CSA International will go to the factory to conduct an Initial Factory Evaluation (IFE).

9. Finally, CSA International will issue a Certificate of Compliance along with the Certification Record, authorizing the applicant company to add the CSA certification mark to its products.

10. The applicant company must sign a service agreement with CSA International to indicate that both parties agree that CSA International will conduct product follow-up inspections at the factory. The applicant company must pay an annual fee to maintain the agreement.

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