in the first half of this year, China's total exports of electrical products to the seven countries in the Gulf amounted to about 7 billion US dollars, accounting for 12% of the total exports of the region. The seven countries of the Gulf require compulsory certification of the main variety of white household appliances and small household appliances, including air conditioners, washing machines, household refrigerators, electric fans and microwave ovens and other 13 varieties, accounting for more than 70% of the total export household appliances in China. The GCC certificate is only valid for 1 years, and it needs to be reapplied after expiry.



the United Arab Emirates (United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen) issued jointly by the GCC low voltage electrical equipment technical regulations have been implemented for more than two months, from the export enterprises of Guangdong Province, to obtain the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) certification for such products, most of the enterprise delivery pressure The force is not small. Zhongshan entry-exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau recently issued a reminder that relevant enterprises in China should take precautions to adapt to the changes.



as a result of GCC certification, at least 3 months in advance should be applied, and the summer holiday of the GCC standard organization, which is in charge of examination and approval, is up to 3 months. “ after the implementation of the new regulations, the new products have great influence on the new products of microwave oven, because the application of certification period is longer, after the certification is completed, it can be discharged, which seriously affects the customer sales cycle, which leads to the very little intention of the new product customers. ”



in addition, the new regulations have greatly improved the technical requirements. After the implementation of the new regulations, electrical products must meet the requirements of electromagnetic compatibility EMC in addition to meeting the safety regulations listed in the technical regulations. In order to meet the requirements, some enterprises will redesign the products, replace PCB, components and even motor, which will greatly increase the time cost and capital cost of the enterprise. The cost of increasing the supply chain for a series of products, such as design schemes and moulds, replacement materials and even suppliers, may be several times more than the certification test cost for the purpose of certification.



according to the Zhongshan entry and exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau, the average cost of each product certification is over 20 thousand yuan, and the burden of the enterprises with many products and small exports is not small. At present, there are only more than 100 enterprises in Zhongshan alone, and it is estimated that the cost of certification testing will increase by about 30%.

The Zhongshan entry and exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau believes that in recent years, the technical trade measures of the emerging markets are looking together in the developed markets. For the export enterprises of China's household appliances, they will face more and more threshold in the future.