South Africa SABS certification

What is South Africa SABS certification

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) was established in accordance with the "National Standards Act" promulgated in 1945 and is subordinate to the South African Ministry of Trade and Industry. SABS is a neutral third-party certification body in South Africa, responsible for system certification and product certification in South Africa. In addition to the responsibility of formulating standards, SABS also represents the national management standards and grants the right to use the logo for products that meet the standards. SABS Mark is widely used in various fields and has become a symbol of product quality assurance.

Authentication process

1.     The manufacturer completes the application form

2.     If the factory has more than one plant, you need to fill in another application form. Each product within the certification scope is required to be reflected on the application form. In addition, the factory also needs to fill in an application form for the credibility of the person in charge, who must guarantee the first inspection fee and other certification fees;

3.     After the South African Bureau of Standards receives the application form, it will issue an audited quotation;

4.     On the premise that the quotation is approved, the South African Bureau of Standards will conduct an inspection of the factory;

5.     If the above review is passed, the South African Bureau of Standards will prepare an annual supervision contract;

6.     Two auditors will conduct random inspections every year, and the annual supervision, inspection and testing costs will be stated in the contract;

7.     Two auditors will spot check samples and bring them back to the laboratory;

8.     For future testing samples, the South African Bureau of Standards will take samples from sellers in South Africa. If the batch of goods is less than 4 times per year, then insufficient samples will be taken from If sent by the factory, the cost will be borne by the factory;

9.     If the test result is unqualified, the cost of the sample and the cost of retesting will be borne by the factory;

10.  The validity period of the certificate will be three years, unless there are other reasons to cancel the certificate.

Notes

1.     South Africa’s certification is divided into two situations: the first application is LOA and COC, which are mandatory for South Africa’s imports, and this certification procedure is not allowed to label SASB trademarks on products On the Label, this type of application does not require factory inspection; the second type of application is based on the first type of application, and you can apply for the use of SABS Mark again. The use of this type of mark requires a series of factory inspection procedures, which costs a lot. , A certain amount of annual fee and factory inspection fee must be paid every year as the right to use the logo.

2.     COC is an EMI test, and LOA is recognized by an agency of Letter of authority. You can apply directly to South Africa.

General certification process

1.     The manufacturer completes the application form;

2.     If the factory has more than one plant, an additional application form is required. Every product within the certification scope is required to be reflected on the application form

3.     After the South African Bureau of Standards receives the application form, it will issue an audited quotation;

4.     On the premise that the quotation is approved, the South African Bureau of Standards will conduct an inspection of the factory;

5.     If the above reviews are passed, the South African Bureau of Standards will prepare an annual supervision contract;

6.     Two auditors will conduct random inspections every year, and the annual supervision, inspection and testing costs will be stated in the contract;