What the VCCI Certification covers, who needs it, and how SZC-LAB tests and certifies your product for Japan.
Voluntary EMC compliance for information technology equipment sold in Japan, based on CISPR 32 limits. VCCI membership is required to use the mark.
Market context: Electrical safety (PSE), radio approval (MIC/TELEC) and voluntary EMC (VCCI) are three separate tracks that often apply to the same product.
No - the VCCI Certification is not a legal requirement for Japan. It is applied for voluntarily, but in practice buyers, retailers and tender documents frequently request it, so most exporters treat it as commercially mandatory.
The VCCI Certification is only as strong as the test report behind it. We run the underlying work - EMC/EMI Testing and the related programme for your product - in our own CNAS & ILAC accredited laboratory in Shenzhen, then prepare the documentation the VCCI Certification application is built on.
Need VCCI Certification for Japan? Get a standards-based quotation with lead time and cost, within 2 working hours.
Lead time depends on the product, the standard behind the VCCI Certification and whether factory inspection is part of the route. You get a concrete timeline together with your quotation - we reply within 2 working hours.
Typically: product specification, user manual, schematic or block diagram, critical component list and 1-2 working samples. We confirm the exact list for your product along with the quotation.
It depends on the scheme - some marks are valid continuously with periodic surveillance, others need renewal or an annual factory inspection. We track the applicable maintenance cycle for you as part of the project.