Certification Introduction

CSA is the abbreviation of Canadian Standards Association (Canadian Standards Association). It was established in 1919 and is Canada's first non-profit organization dedicated to the development of industrial standards. Products such as electronics and electrical appliances sold in the North American market need to obtain safety certifications. CSA is currently the largest safety certification agency in Canada and one of the most famous safety certification agencies in the world. It can provide safety certification for all types of products in machinery, building materials, electrical appliances, computer equipment, office equipment, environmental protection, medical fire safety, sports and entertainment. CSA has provided certification services for thousands of manufacturers all over the world, and hundreds of millions of products with the CSA mark are sold in the North American market every year.

Applicable area

Before 1992, CSA-certified products could only be sold in the Canadian market. For products to enter the American market, they must also obtain relevant U.S. certification. CSA International has been recognized by the U.S. Federal Government as a nationally recognized testing laboratory. This means that your products can be tested and certified according to Canadian and American standards, while ensuring that your certification is recognized by federal, state, provincial and local governments.

application process

1. Complete the preliminary application form, and submit it to CSA together with the instructions and technical data of all related products (including all electrical components and plastic materials);

2. CSA will determine the certification fee according to the specific conditions of the product, and then notify the applicant company by fax;

3. After confirmation by the applicant company, an official application form and notice will be sent. The notice includes the following requirements:

(1) After the official application form is signed, the wire transfer certification fee (payable in RMB) will be sent to the office.

(2) Send the test sample to the designated place according to the notice.

4. The designated laboratory will carry out the certification work on time.

5. After the certification test is completed, a preliminary report will be sent to the applicant company, detailing the following:

(1) How to improve the product structure to meet the standard

(2) Other information to be used to complete the certification report

(3) Please apply for the content of the draft company’s simplified certification record

(4) Marks required for CSA certification and how to obtain them

(5) Factory testing required for the product

6. CSA will evaluate the applicant's answer to the fifth item above;

7. At the same time, CSA will compile a certification report for product production reference and follow-up inspection

8. At this stage, under certain circumstances, CSA will go to the factory for initial factory assessment, referred to as IFE.

9. Finally, CSA will issue a certificate of conformity together with the certification record, authorizing the applicant company to add the CSA certification mark to other products.

10. The applicant company must sign a service agreement with CSA to indicate that both parties agree that CSA will go to the factory for product follow-up inspection. The applicant company needs to pay an annual fee every year to maintain the agreement.

Application information

1. Copy of company information sheet and business executive

2. Product description (including but not limited to the following):

3. Product name, product model, and product usage.

4. In the parts list, please provide the name, model, rating, and manufacturer information of the product parts. If the component has obtained CSA or UL certification, please indicate the file number of the component. If a component has multiple suppliers, it can be provided.

5. Product performance and specifications, such as size, rated voltage, current, frequency and power, etc.

6. Structure drawing or exploded drawing: The product structure drawing is marked with part of the name in the drawing so that it corresponds to the parts list one by one.

7. Provide circuit schematic diagram: PCB schematic diagram, product photos, instructions for use, safety matters or installation instructions, etc.