Rhine cTUVus certification

What is Rheinland cTUVus

The cTUVus certification mark provides customers with a clear and direct method for product safety, enabling their products to successfully enter the US and Canadian markets. North America, Germany, Rhein has been filed for verification and product testing services for American ANSI/UL standards and Canadian national standards.   

The authorized projects of Rhein in Germany include: office equipment, information technology, business machines, audio-visual equipment, home appliances, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, test and measurement equipment, and control equipment and many more.  

The U.S.-Canadian certification mark of Rhein, Germany and other US NRTL (such as UL, CSA, etc.) are of the same level. As far as the U.S. and Canada market is concerned, only Rheinland has the capability of product testing and verification services.  

Technical information 
Frequency: 60Hz Voltage: Single-phase 120V (used in the United States and Canada, measuring between fire and earth wires, providing 15 or 20A protection circuits); 240V (for measuring water Between FireWire, generally available) 

Voltage: Three-phase 208/240V 

Plug structure: NEMA 5-15P and 6-15P plug standards are used in the United States and Canada. These straight blade plugs in the United States are clearly described in the NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) WD6 edition and are included in UL498. The Canadian plug and socket standard is mentioned in CSA publication C22.2, No.42.

Issuing Certificates 
Germany Rhein issued TUVus certification marks for products in the US market 

Germany Rhein issued cTUV certification marks for products in the Canadian market 

When the TUVus and cTUV logos are used together, customers can mark a single logo cTUVus on the product, which can prove that the product meets the requirements of the US and Canada markets.  

File requirements 
1. Security test 

 The CB report and the certificate that meet the requirements of the United States and Canada or the German Rhein test report that meets the European standards and the requirements of the United States and Canada

2. Additional document requirements 
mentioned above Test report 

Letter of application

cTUVus case application form 

Electronic device structure data sheet 

Circuit diagram 

Critical components (including manufacturer, model, U.S. and Canadian standards certification) 

Installation instruction manual 

Nameplate label 

Product photo 

Need to provide 1-2 test samples 

Review time

 4 weeks after all documents are provided

Factory inspection 
TUVus' factory inspection is four times a year, and cTUV is twice a year. If there are applications for both, there are four factory inspections per year. This factory inspection can be combined with other certificates, such as TUV/GS, Japanese S-Mark or Argentina S-Mark.