Japan Power Adapter Safety Certificate –PSE

PSE certification is a mandatory certification in Japan. Japan has released two sets of product catalogues for compulsory certification. Class A: * The electrical equipment and material products must be certified by a third-party certification body licensed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. According to the DENAN law, the manufacturer is obliged to save the test results and certificates, and the label must have the diamond-shaped PSE mark. Category B: Other electrical equipment and material products must be certified by a third-party certification body licensed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. According to the DENAN law, the manufacturer is obliged to save the test results and certificates, and the label must have the round PSE mark.

For different products, PSE certification requirements are also different. Divided into circular PSE certification and diamond PSE certification. There is a difference between the two. Circular PSE certification does not require factory inspection, and only needs to provide relevant technical data of samples and products to the certification body. The diamond-shaped PSE certification needs to be audited, the cycle is long, the cost is not low, and a specific organization can issue the certification. The round time is short, no factory audit is required, and the testing agency can issue the certificate by itself.

1. Introduction to PSE Certification

Japan’s newly promulgated “Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Regulations” to replace the original Electric Appliances Banning Law is very complicated. Take mobile phone chargers as an example: mobile phone chargers belong to Class A products according to this regulation, and Class A products must be authorized by Japan and Testing is carried out in laboratories managed by METI. Such laboratories such as: JQA, LET, UL Apex, non-Japanese laboratories such as UL are also authorized laboratories for this type of products (by battery chargers and AC adapters). Therefore, enterprises applying for PSE certification should *choose a laboratory authorized by Japan and obtain a test report issued by the laboratory to prove that the product meets the technical requirements of Japan. Japan has two sets of technical requirements for battery chargers, and customers can choose at will:

1. It is a very traditional Japanese technical requirement
2. It is a technical requirement that is consistent with IEC60950 2nd +A4. It is recommended that Chinese customers choose the second option. In this way, since China and Japan are both members of IECEE-CB, customers can first obtain a CB report from CQC in China, and then submit a CB report to CQC in China. The above-mentioned laboratory in Japan applied for transfer of CB report. If Method 1 is used, CB reports cannot be accepted. If the product is designed in accordance with the second method and designed in accordance with the IEC60950 standard, all safety components of the primary circuit, such as capacitors, thermal releases, etc., must comply with the *IEC standard. If the product is designed to meet the safety requirements and designed to meet the Japanese national standard, all these safety components of the primary circuit must meet the Japanese national standard. It should be noted that if option 1 is selected, CB reports will not be accepted. Mixing of Mode 1 and Mode 2 is also not allowed.

About factory inspection Before the certificate is issued, the factory inspection will be carried out by the testing organization. The PSE logo and the logo of the testing agency are allowed to be used on battery chargers after both testing and factory inspection have met the requirements. The production products are required to be thoroughly tested. However, different products have different testing items, usually high voltage test and protective grounding continuity test. For chargers, the certificate is valid for 3 years. The regulations require that Japanese buyers must register and declare with Japan METI within one month after purchasing the goods, and must mark the buyer’s name or ID on the product for supervision and management in the future product sales process. According to the Product Material Safety Law, the responsibility for the safety of products imported into Japan rests with Japanese importers. Therefore, importers must keep test reports and inspection records. Importers can also view the inspection records through the internet.

1. Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law
2. Enforcement Ordinance of Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law
3. Electric Appliance and Material Safety Law? Enforcement Regulations of Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law
4. Explanation on Type Classification (Explanation on Type Classification) The technical requirements (Technical Requirements by the Ministerial Ordinance of METI) promulgated by MITI are specific requirements, and the same parts as CCEE or CCIB requirements can be exempted from review, and different parts require supplementary review.
5. As a part of electrical equipment and material products, the switching power adapter belongs to the scope of 165 kinds of products in Class A specific electrical supplies, and has been certified by a third-party certification agency licensed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, and the certificate can be displayed on the label. Only the power supply marked with the diamond-shaped PSE logo is eligible to enter the Japanese market and will be approved for sale and use. PSE-certified power adapters are diamond-shaped.
6. The PSE certification body of Japan’s PSE compulsory products, the Japanese local institutions JET and JQA. Institutions outside Japan, TUV Rheinland and China CQC institutions and US UL.
7. PSE mandatory product range: wire and cable, fuses, wiring appliances (electrical accessories, lighting appliances, etc.), current limiters, transformers, ballasts, switching power supplies, electric heating appliances, electrical power application machinery appliances (household appliances) ), electrical appliances for electronic applications (high-frequency epilators), other electrical appliances for AC use (electric shock insecticides, DC power supply devices), and portable motors.