North America, Europe, LED the market entry requirements（up)


Our LED lighting products are exported to present a blossoming in overseas markets,Export region structure more balanced.Among them,North American and European market as our LED products export of two of the biggest area,But the LED products in two areas of laws and regulations instruction requirement has a different degree of difference,How to conform to the requirements of the two regulations and market demand has become Chinese manufacturers focus.

1．The United States, Canada entry requirements

Export market LED lighting products in North America also needs to conform to the regulations of electrical safety in the United States,Electromagnetic compatibility,Energy efficiency, and chemical testing requirements;But these require different degrees of difference with the eu directive requirements:

 a.Electrical safety testing

The U.S. department of labor's occupational safety and health administration（OSHA）Required in the workplace using products must be approved by the national laboratory（NRTL）Testing and certification to ensure the personal safety of users,So most of the electrical products must comply with the NRTL mark into the us market,And OSHA namely authorized international certification body as NRTL license issuing agency shall, in accordance with the applicable standards for testing and certification of the product;For Canada market,Sold in Canada, or imported into Canada electrical products must be validated,Testing must be approved by Canadian standards committee (SCC) laboratory.


The lamps and lanterns of north American standard and the IEC have bigger difference,And the electrical safety testing of North America do not need to consider the requirements of the EMF.The lamps and lanterns of north American standards are typically installed in accordance with the purposes and used to determine the scope of the standard.

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For example,The ceiling lamp of fixed installation,Applicable standards are embedded dome light, etc ANSI／UL 1598 As well as CAN／CSA C22．2 No．250．0,If these lamps and lanterns is using LED light source,Certification needs additional consideration ANSI／UL 8750 As well as CSA C22．2 No．250．13;LED lamps and lanterns, such as electronic with built-in power supply,In addition to the pass the lamps and lanterns series of standard test,Its built-in electronic power supply circuit should also accord with the requirement of UL1310 or UL60950-1.

 b.Energy efficiency test

Some parts of the United States to obtain the energy star or DLC certification product of lamps and lanterns also provide different levels of subsidies;America's current energy efficiency test LED bulbs and lamps and lanterns are mainly concentrated in the LED lamps and lanterns of DLC and energy star,Lighting FactslabelThey all belong to voluntary requirements,The federal minimum energy efficiency requirements（DOE）There is no the LED bulbs and LED lamps and lanterns is incorporated into the control range.But in California in the United States,Portable LED lamps and lanterns must satisfy the specific requirements of California energy consumption.

1）ENERGYSTAR energy star certification of energy efficiency

ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR logo is by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency, EPA)And the department of energy（Departmentof Energy，DOE）Together to create,To guarantee the efficiency of pipe listed products conform to the regulations,But it is voluntary testing certification.

The current for LED bulbs products,Energy star Lampsprogram V1．1 And the latest version V2．0 Can be adopted,But on January 2, 2017,Must be used Lampsprogram V2．0;For the LED lighting products,Energy star testing requirements version Luminaire program V2．0 Has formally took effect in June 1, 2016.

There are three kinds of suitable LED bulbs mainly:The directional light,Directional light and the light.Energy star related photoelectric parameters of LED bulbs,Flash frequency and lumen maintenance and life there are strict requirements,Reference LM - 79 test method,Two standard LM - 80.

In the new rules of the energy star LampV2.0 bulb,Significantly improved the bulb light efficiency requirements,Broaden the product performance and range,The classification of increased energy efficiency and performance level.The EPA will continue to focus on power factor,That move light, flashing, accelerated aging and connectivity products.

2）Lighting Facts Label The energy efficiency certification

It is the U.S. department of energy (DOE), announced the implementation of voluntary energy efficiency label project,At present only for LED lighting products,It's was meant to be “Give them the Facts”,In order to make lighting products to achieve more specific data and credibility higher requirements,From five aspects to disclose the real performance parameters:Lumen lm, initial photosynthetic efficiency lm/W, W input power, CCTS correlated color temperature, color rendering index CRI.Is the LED lamps and lanterns product scope for the project:Ac mains or dc power supply complete lamps and lanterns,Low voltage ac or dc 12 v lamps and lanterns,Separable power LED lamps and lanterns,Linear or modularization product.

3）DLC certification of energy efficiency

Is the full name of DLC“The Design Lights Consortium”.Northeastern energy cooperation organization efficiency（Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships，NEEP）Launched a voluntary energy efficiency certification program,DLC certification product catalog is used to have not been in the United States"（ENERGYSTAR）"The high performance LED lamps and lanterns, promote standard coverage.

The latest version of the DLC technical requirements form is V4.0 execution on September 1, 2016 edition,It involves lighting products are mainly focused on commercial and industrial building outdoor LED lamps and lanterns,Such as outdoor wall lamp, lamp, mining lamp, garage outdoor LED lamps and lanterns and LED lamp lighting products.It's main performance requirements of product:Total luminous flux, band of luminous flux, luminous efficacy, color temperature, color rendering index, optic maintenance ratio, power factor, harmonic distortion.DLC certification requirements products must by NVLAP endorsed third party lab for testing and issue a report.

4）The FTC energy efficiency labeling

According to the request of the us federal trade commission FTC act,LED lamp to enter the United States market sales need to put in packing box and light body energy label,To disclose the annual power consumption of the product to the public,The information such as life,The FTC energy efficiency labeling with the above Lighting Facts Label Label similar,But the FTC energy efficiency labeling is required.See FTCenergyguidelabel requirement regulations:16CFR305.

5）California energy efficiency requirements

In order to improve the efficiency of electrical products,California Energy Commission On December 30, 2005, in accordance with the implementation of electrical energy efficiency regulations（Appliance Efficiency Regulation）.A total of more than 20 products products to enter the United States, California must abide by the regulations for the energy efficiency and use efficiency.At present the latest request is issued in October 2015 to perform the CEC of laws and regulations.In view of the lamps and lanterns product,Portable LED lamps and lanterns must meet CEC efficiency requirements of energy efficiency can enter into regional sales in California,And testing must be done in CEC approved laboratories.

6）Canada's energy efficiency test requirements

In view of the lamps and lanterns products,Canada currently mandatory energy efficiency to NRCan have control of general fluorescent lamp,Common incandescent reflector lamp,General lamp products,But at present there is no mandatory requirements of energy efficiency of lamps and lanterns of LED light products.

c.FCC／ICES Test requirements

The FCC is the United States federal law of radio disturbance in telecommunications products（EMI）Characteristics of the limits of compulsory certification,But that does not include the EMS (radio interference) test requirements;LED lamps and lanterns, the FCC certification test and the European Union CE of electromagnetic compatibility EMC certification test in bigger difference.

FCC Divided into certification Verification,Declarationof Conformity and Certification Three models,What authentication,Depends on the type of the product,Such as FCC testing standards for LED panel light products FCC 47 CFR part 15B,The authentication type for:Verification.Need to pay attention to,LED lamps and lanterns, the FCC certification is divided into Class A and Class B Two types of The test limit of two kinds of completely different,

CE certification of radio disturbance test limit standard is only one,Similar to a Class B in limit and the FCC,More than a 9 k - 30 MHZ electromagnetic radiation test.

Canada has electrical products also made the electromagnetic compatibility of mandatory requirements,Abbreviation ICES, IS Industry Canada One of the compulsory certification,Standard is the so-called ICES - 005 LED lamp products,

The basic requirements consistent with FCCpart15B,But radiation testing extended to 1000 MHZ.Since December 1, 2016,

ICES－005Issue4 Formal execution,Canada is no longer acceptable ICES005.