RoHS CERTIFICATION

RoHS Certification with SGS
SGS has created a new program specifically aimed at helping producers meet the strict requirements of RoHS compliance and where necessary, take corrective actions to meet the maximum concentration of substances allowed. Our RoHS Program employs individuals with genuine legislative and component knowledge who can apply reason, interpretation and skill to resolve the most challenging RoHS and WEEE related issues.  View RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC

Our goal is to help companies minimise the financial and administrative burden that this complex legislation requires.

The RoHS Program is a single product certification which can be extended for certification of a product series, as long as the range of products are produced using the same raw materials, the management system has a similar function and the “basic design” has not changed significantly. The RoHS certificate is 5 years valid.

Who should apply for RoHS certification?

• Applicant must be either be the product manufacturer who owns the brand under which the product is distributed
  
  
• Applicant must be the person who authorizes another original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to produce the product on their behalf

At a first step we will certify only homogenous material and electrical components.

Once certified, a commitment that the product sold on the market is identical with the certified product and is produced by same production process and same constituents is required.

The benefits of our RoHS Program

• Helps manufacturers, retailers and suppliers mitigate the risk of non-compliance to global and national restricted substances regulations;
  
  
• With a proven track record in product safety certification compiled over more than 80 years, SGS provides a respected third-party source to help clients monitor their supply chains and self-declare compliance with confidence.

Here you can download the application forms:

1.  Application form for RoHS certification
2.  Declaration of conformity to component
3.  Factory assessment application form
4.  Letter of authorization for application of factory inspection

Please fill in the application form and send it to your  local contact for SGS RoHS services.

What is the process required for RoHS certification?
The first step is for you to complete a number of technical documents. This helps us with an initial assessment of your needs. If you have already SGS test report’s for all homogenous components of your product, no additional test are necessary. If not we will test the components in one of  our 23 labs around the world. Then we will assign a qualified specialist to perform a factory assessment of your production plant as well as sampling materials and finished products at the end of the production line. The factory assessment will be performed according to SGS’s Factory Assessment Protocol and is signed off by both the SGS Inspector and the factory manager. Samples taken are tested by one of our accredited test laboratories.

Flow chart of the factory assessment:

If defects are detected during factory assessment, the applicant must correct the defects as soon as possible. The time permitted for this will be controlled by SGS.  Once the factory assessment is completed, a copy of the report (Corrective Action Request - CAR) is provided. The factory assessment and sample testing results are independently reviewed before a certification decision is taken. Only upon successful comparison of both, is SGS able to issue the ROHS-certificate and ROHS-Mark (or RoHS label) for those certified products. As holder of the certificate, companies are allowed to use the RoHS mark on their products, within the user manual, on all packaging and on any marketing for this product.

Flow Chart of the RoHS certification program:

Other RoHS related services
SGS has  23 accredited RoHS labs worldwide and 1,000 specialists in this field, providing RoHS services (e.g. RoHS testing) to ensure that the E&E industry has the requisite independent data for a RoHS compliance declaration to be granted.  An integrated reliable evaluation of RoHS conformity within the framework of product testing and certification provides legal security and improves your market presence and recognition.  We are able to,

• Identify the substances for which RoHS conformity is required
  
  
• Verify documents furnishing evidence of RoHS conformity in the supply chain (such as manufacturers' statements, quality assurance agreements, analytical results, General Terms and Conditions)
  
  
• Analyse the homogeneous substances with chemical methods in accredited  chemical laboratories
  
  
• Provide  XRF screening method and consulting
  
  
• Verify and interpret hazardous substance analysis and test results carried out by other laboratories (interpret test results)

Interested in becoming RoHS Compliant? Please click the links below:
 Request for a Quotation for RoHS Services
 Contact SGS RoHS laboratories worldwide
 View the 2006 schedule of RoHS Training / Seminars Wordlwide
 Know more about WEEE Services