No Initial Factory Audits for Certification of Explosion Proof Products In China Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

9. April 2020

Due to the worldwide travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, no initial factory audits will be required for Chinese explosion protection CCC certification (CCC-Ex Certification). Please note this is based on the current situation and may change without notice. The Chinese authority NEPSI, which is responsible for the CCC certification of explosion-proof products, now issues the CCC certificates after the application has been submitted and product tests have been passed.

The audits must be rescheduled as soon as the situation has improved. A fixed date as to when the initial factory audits will need to be rescheduled has not yet defined.

Initial factory audits are usually the prerequisite for obtaining CCC certificates in connection with positive product tests and are always carried out by the auditors of the certification authorities from China.

For manufacturers of explosion-protected products, this offers the possibility of an enormous time savings in the certification process, especially in regard to the implementation deadline of the China Ex-Certification on October 1, 2020.

Manufacturers of affected products from the explosion protection area are therefore encouraged to start the certification process quickly in order to have the CCC-Ex certificates available in good time.

Are you already active in the Chinese market and want to learn more about how the new regulations effect on your business? Do you want to start exporting your products to China? Please do not hesitate to contact us, we are happy to advise you on the new regulations in detail and make recommendations that suit your individual needs. We also offer original Chinese versions of the Chinese regulations as well as English translations.

For more information on how CCC certification, the CCC Self-Declaration and voluntary CCAP or CQC certification may affect your company, or for more information about CCC certification in general, the process, and the associated costs, please visit our website and our News Section where you will find current updates twice a week.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details and consultation. You can contact us via e-mail, or call us (UK: +44 2071931135, Rest of Europe: +49 69 2713769150, US: +1 773 654-2673).

You can also check out our free CCC-Brochure, which can be downloaded right here as a PDF file or you consult our book (in English) “A Brief Guide to CCC: China Compulsory Certification”, which can be found directly hier on Amazon.

Here you can download our brochure about the CCC Self-Declaration.

Here you can download our brochure about the voluntary CCAP or CQC certification.