Assurance · 9 frameworks
What your market requires, before it ships
Every market has its own product rules. When your brief names where the goods are going, we list the frameworks that usually apply to that product and ask the factory for the evidence before we quote — so a certificate gap is found in the brief, not at the port.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change, and the authority in your market has the final word. Tell us your product and market and we confirm what applies.
CE — EU conformity marking
Safety rules for products sold in the European Union — low-voltage electrical equipment, electromagnetic compatibility, radio equipment, machinery, toys and more. The CE mark says the product meets every EU rule that applies to it.
- What we ask the factory for
- EU Declaration of Conformity
- Test reports against the relevant harmonised standards
- Labelling and user instructions for your market
- What stays with you
- As the EU importer, your name and address go on the product or its packaging, and you keep the Declaration of Conformity available to market-surveillance authorities.
UKCA — UK conformity marking
The conformity mark for goods sold in Great Britain. Great Britain currently accepts the CE mark for most product types, so UKCA is often optional — check the rules for your product.
- What we ask the factory for
- UK Declaration of Conformity when the UKCA mark is used
- The same test reports that support CE
- What stays with you
- As the GB importer, your details go on the product or its packaging, and you keep the declaration available.
RoHS — Hazardous substances in electronics
Limits on ten hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, two flame retardants (PBB, PBDE) and four phthalates. Part of CE marking for electronics in the EU; the UK has an equivalent rule.
- What we ask the factory for
- Material test report for the parts that matter
- RoHS declaration from the factory
- What stays with you
- RoHS conformity is part of the declaration you hold for CE or UKCA.
REACH — Chemicals in articles
Chemicals in products sold in the EU and UK. Some substances are restricted outright; others, the Substances of Very High Concern, trigger information duties when an article contains more than 0.1% by weight.
- What we ask the factory for
- SVHC screening against the current Candidate List
- Test report for restricted substances relevant to the material
- What stays with you
- If an article contains an SVHC above 0.1%, you must tell your business customers, and consumers who ask.
FCC — Radio-frequency devices
Radio-frequency devices sold in the United States: anything with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi needs an FCC grant; most other digital electronics need a Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity.
- What we ask the factory for
- FCC ID and grant for products that transmit
- Test report for the Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity
- What stays with you
- A Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity needs a responsible party located in the United States — usually you or your distributor.
RCM — Electrical safety and EMC
Electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility for products sold in Australia and New Zealand, shown by the Regulatory Compliance Mark.
- What we ask the factory for
- Test reports to the relevant AS/NZS standards
- Certificate of conformity for higher-risk electrical products
- What stays with you
- A local responsible supplier must be registered on the national database before the product is sold.
LFGB — Food-contact materials
German food and feed law. Kettles, containers, cutlery and other food-contact items are commonly tested to it for Germany and the wider EU, alongside the EU food-contact regulation.
- What we ask the factory for
- Migration test report on the parts that touch food
- Declaration of compliance for food-contact plastics
- What stays with you
- Your customers may ask for the declaration of compliance; keep it with the product file.
FDA — Food-contact materials
Food-contact materials sold in the United States, under the FDA’s rules in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
- What we ask the factory for
- Test reports against the 21 CFR sections for each food-contact material
- What stays with you
- As the US importer, you are responsible for the product being safe for its intended food use.
CBAM — Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. From 2026 it puts a carbon price on imports of iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity — including some downstream goods such as screws, bolts and other steel or aluminium articles.
- What we ask the factory for
- Production emissions data from the factory, in the form your CBAM declaration needs
- What stays with you
- The EU importer files the CBAM declaration and surrenders certificates. Importers below the annual threshold are exempt; check whether it applies to you.
Not sure what applies?
Name the product and the market. The assistant asks the rest; our team confirms the rules in your quote.