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What is the difference between SAA certification and RCM certification?

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Electrical products entering the Australian market must comply with local safety regulations, often referred to as SAA certification.
RCM is a trademark owned by the regulatory bodies of Australia and New Zealand, indicating that a product meets both safety and EMC requirements.

What is SAA certification?

SAA certification is Australia’s standards body for the Standards Association of Australia, so many friends of Australian certification known as SAA certification. In fact, SAA is only a standard-setting organization, and does not issue certificates of product certification.SAA was later renamed: Standards Australia Limited.SAA is an independent company, and the government does not have a direct relationship, but the state government is one of its members.

What is RCM certification?

The Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) is a non-compulsory registration mark indicating the supplier’s declaration that the product complies with the safety and other requirements set out in the electrical safety laws/regulations of the states of Australia and New Zealand, as well as the electromagnetic compatibility requirements set out in the Australian Radiocommunications Act and the New Zealand Radiocommunications Act. Electromagnetic compatibility requirements under the Australian Radiocommunications Act and the New Zealand Radiocommunications Act. The RCM mark can only be used if the product complies with both the electrical safety legislation and the EMC legislation.
Both the Electrical Safety Statutory Authority and the EMC Statutory Authority accept the RCM mark as a declaration of conformity by the supplier. As long as the supplier is approved to use the RCM mark in any state, the statutory authorities of other states can accept it, thus realizing one approval for all states.

RCM is a trademark owned by the regulatory bodies of Australia and New Zealand and indicates that a product meets both safety and EMC requirements and is non-mandatory.

What is different between RCM certification and SAA certification ?

Composition of RCM Certification: RCM=Safety+EMC+Importer Declaration

Simply said, SAA certification is usually applied for by the product manufacturer, RCM certification by the Australian or New Zealand importer to take the manufacturer’s SAA certification report and then EMC testing can be done.

DIFFERENT BETWEEN RCM AND SAA

What countries does RCM Certification apply to?

Australia, New Zealand, Nauru, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia (Federated States of), Tuvalu, Tonga, Marshall Islands, Vanu, Papua New Guinea, Samoa.