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▍What is KC?

Since 25th Aug., 2008，Korea Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) announced that the National Standard Committee will conduct a new national unified certification mark -- named KC mark replacing Korean Certification during the time between Jul. 2009 and Dec. 2010. Electrical Appliances safety certification scheme (KC Certification) is a mandatory and self-regulatory safety confirmation scheme according to Electrical Appliances Safety Control Act, a scheme which certified safety of manufacture and sale.

The difference between mandatory certification and self-regulatory (voluntary) safety confirmation：

For the safe management of electrical appliances, KC certification is divided into mandatory and self-regulatory  (voluntary) safety certifications as the classification of danger of  product.The subjects of Mandatory certification is applied to electrical appliances which its structures and methods of application may cause serious dangerous results or obstacle such as fire, electric shock. While the subjects of self-regulatory (voluntary) safety certification is applied to electrical appliances which its structures and methods of application can hardly causes serious dangerous results or obstacle such as fire, electric shock. And the danger and obstacle can be prevented by testing the electrical appliances.

Who can apply for KC certification:

All legal persons or individuals both at home and abroad who are engaged in manufacturing, assembly, processing of electrical appliance.

Scheme and method of safety certification:

Use the product model no. to apply certification, and product model no. can be divided into basic no. and derived no.

In order to tell apart model no. and design of electrical appliances, they are named per their different function and respective product name.

1. KC certification standard for lithium battery：KC62133:2019.

2. Product scope of KC certification for lithium battery

▍Why MCM？

● MCM keeps a close cooperation with Korean labs, such as KTR (Korea Testing & Research Institute), KTC (Korea Testing Certification), KTL (Korea Testing Laboratory), and is able to offer the most suitable solutions with high cost performance and great service to clients from the point of lead time, testing process, certification cost.

● KC certificate for rechargeable lithium battery can be gained by submitting a CB certificate and convert it into KC certificate. As a CBTL under TüV Rheinland, MCM can offer reports and certificates which can be applied for conversion of KC certificate directly. And the lead time can be shortened if applying CB and KC at the same time. What’s more, the related price will be more favorable.