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The SGS 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.
SGS has 24 accredited RoHS labs worldwide and 1,000 specialists in this field, providing 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 conformity assessment (certificate of conformity) within the framework of testing electronic component and certification provides legal security and improves your market presence and recognition.
RoHS Services
- A service to identify the substances for which RoHS conformity is required for
- RoHS certification for manufacturer
- Modular RoHS concept for retailer/importer
- Different kinds of testing methods
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RoHS Related Services
- EuP Services
- WEEE Services
- Green Inspection
SGS offers an on-site screening analysis of regulated substances with portable XRF - X-ray fluorescence - spectrometer. This allows non-destructive measuring of the finished product.
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- Related Chemical Tests
SGS provides a comprehensive chemical testing capability for plastics in electrical & electronics products. SGS not only helps to meet the strict RoHS requirements in the different countries. The SGS chemical experts also ensure that consumers are not exposed to PAH, Phthalate, Arsenic, Short Chained Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCP), Halogen-free, Bromine, Chlorine, Fluorine and more.
- Verification Services
We verify documents furnishing evidence of RoHS conformity in the supply chain.
- IECEE HS Reporting Services
- RoHS Certificate of Conformity (CoC)
SGS is the market leader in RoHS testing and our test reports have an excellent reputation in industry and trade worldwide. However, in rare cases some local authorities might refuse test reports due to political reasons.
SGS has now come up with a secure solution:
The SGS RoHS Certificate of Conformity (CoC)
It takes the SGS Global network of laboratories, quality assurance experts and European based CBs (Certification Bodies), and links them into a single database to ensure that RoHS test reports established in one part of the world are accepted everywhere.
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RoHS in Other Regions
Europe
The Directive 2002/95/EC Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) took effect on 1 July 2006, and is required to be enforced and become law in each EU member state. This directive restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment. It is closely linked with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) 2002/96/EC which sets collection, recycling and recovery targets for electrical goods.
Six substances
- Lead
- Mercury
- Cadmium
- Hexavalent chromium
- Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)
- Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)
PBB and PBDE are flame retardants used in several plastics.
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China
In the China RoHS there will be a list of included products which will be a subset of the total scope of Electronic Information Products (EIP), to which the regulations apply. On 12 December 2007 SGS CSTC and Zhuhai CIQ signed a cooperation agreement for setting up a RoHS laboratory. Zhuhai CIQ is the authoritative China RoHS test laboratory in Guangdong province. Through this cooperation, SGS and Zhuhai CIQ will leverage technology expertise, qualifications and market resources on European and China RoHS.
Find more information on our global China RoHS page or on the bilingual SGS China page.
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Japan
There are no direct legislation dealing with the RoHS substances, but its recycling laws have spurred Japanese manufacturers to move to a lead-free process in accordance with RoHS guidelines. The Japanese industrial standard for the Marking of Specific Chemical Substances (J-MOSS), effective from 1 July 2006, directs that some electronic products exceeding a specified amount of the nominated toxic substances must carry a warning label.
Find more information on our SGS Japan page.
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South Korea
The Government promulgated the Act for Resource Recycling of EEE and Vehicles on 2 April 2007, with aspects of RoHS, WEEE, and ELV. The Korean RoHS bans the same hazardous substances as the EU RoHS and also includes the same exceptions. It’s based on a self declaration system, with no special mark needed and does not apply to parts manufactured before 2008 and Research & Development samples.
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USA
California has passed the Electronic Waste Recycling Act (EWRA). This law prohibits the sale of electronic devices after 1 January 2007, that are prohibited from being sold under the EU RoHS directive, but across a much narrower scope that includes LCDs, CRTs, and other similar Products and only covers the four heavy metals restricted by RoHS. EWRA also has a restricted material disclosure requirement. Other US states are debating whether to adopt similar laws.
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Norway
A first draft of the “Prohibition on Certain Hazardous Substances in Consumer Products” (RoHS) was published in the summer of 2007.
Comparison to EU RoHS
- Broader scope – not only EEE,
- More stringent – maximum concentration is lower
- More elements – 18 where only 7 belong to EEE
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SGS RoHS Laboratories Worldwide
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