Mandatory Certification of Power Vehicle Products in the Philippines,
Power Vehicle Products,

▍SIRIM Certification

SIRIM is a former Malaysia standard and industry research institute. It is a company wholly-owned by Malaysian Minister of Finance Incorporated. It was consigned by Malaysian government to work as a national organization in charge of standard and quality management, and push the development of Malaysian industry and technology. SIRIM QAS, as the subsidiary company of SIRIM, is the only gateway for testing, inspection and certification in Malaysia.

At present rechargeable lithium batteries certification is still voluntary in Malaysia. But it is said to become mandatory in the future, and will be under management of KPDNHEP, the trading and consumer affair department of Malaysia.

▍Standard

Testing Standard: MS IEC 62133:2017, which refers to IEC 62133:2012

▍Why MCM?

● Established a good technical exchange and information exchange channel with SIRIM QAS who assigned a specialist to handle with MCM projects and inquiries only and to share the latest precisely information of this area.

● SIRIM QAS recognizes MCM testing data so that samples can be tested in MCM instead of delivering to Malaysia.

● To provide one-stop service for Malaysian certification of batteries, adapters and mobile phones.

Recently, the Philippines issued a draft executive order on the “New Technical Regulations on Compulsory Product Certification for Automotive Products”, which aims to strictly ensure that the relevant automotive products produced, imported, distributed or sold in the Philippines meet the specific quality requirements stipulated in the technical regulations. The scope of control covers 15 products including lithium-ion batteries, lead-acid batteries for starting, lighting, road vehicle seat belts and pneumatic tires. This article mainly introduces battery product certification in detail.
For automotive products that require compulsory certification, a PS (Philippine standard) license or an ICC (Import Commodity Clearance) certificate is required to enter the Philippine market.PS licenses are granted to local or foreign manufacturers. The license application requires factory and product audits, that is, the factory and products meet the requirements of PNS (the Philippine National Standards) ISO 9001 and related product standards, and are subject to regular supervision and audits. Products that meet the requirements can use the BPS (the Bureau of Philippine Standards) certification mark. Products with PS licenses must apply for a statement of confirmation (SOC) when imported.
ICC certificate is granted to importers whose imported products are proved to comply with relevant PNS through inspection and product testing by BPS test laboratories or BPS approved test laboratories. Products that meet the requirements can use ICC label. For products without valid PS license or holding valid type approval certificate, ICC is required when importing.