MeitY Added Phrase V Product List to CRS,
CRS,

▍What is cTUVus & ETL CERTIFICATION?

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), affiliated to US DOL (Department of Labor), demands that all products to be used in workplace must be tested and certificated by NRTL before being sold in market. Applicable testing standards include American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards; American Society for Testing Material (ASTM) standards, Underwriter Laboratory (UL) standards, and factory mutual-recognition organization standards.

▍OSHA, NRTL, cTUVus, ETL and UL terms definition and relationship

OSHA: Abbreviation of Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It is an affiliation of US DOL (Department of Labor).

NRTL： Abbreviation of Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. It is in charge of lab accreditation. Up to now, there are 18 third-party testing institutions approved by NRTL, including TUV, ITS, MET and so forth.

cTUVus： Certification mark of TUVRh in North America.

ETL： Abbreviation of American Electrical Testing Laboratory. It was established in 1896 by Albert Einstein, the American inventor.

UL： Abbreviation of Underwriter Laboratories Inc.

▍Difference between cTUVus, ETL & UL

▍Why MCM?

● Soft Support from qualification and technology: As the witness testing lab of TUVRH and ITS in North American Certification, MCM is able to perform all types of testing and provide better service by exchanging technology face to face.

● Hard support from technology: MCM is equipped with all testing equipment for batteries of big-sized, small-sized and precision projects (i.e. electric mobile car, storage energy, and electronic digital products), able to provide overall battery testing and certification services in North America, covering standards UL2580, UL1973, UL2271, UL1642, UL2054 and so forth.

MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) has published the addition of phrase V
product list to CRS (Compulsory Registration Scheme) on October 1, 2020. Seven product categories are
included: wireless microphone, digital camera, video camera, webcam (finished product), smart speaker
(with and without display), dimmers for LED products, and Bluetooth speakers. The enforcement for these
products will come into effect in 6 months from the date of publication, that is, April 1, 2021.
However, right on 16th of last month, MeitY has just extended enforcement date of CRS Phrase Ⅳ
products (12 categories in total) to April 1, 2021. If no extension of enforcement date for phrase V products,
by then 19 product categories will be enforced at a time.
It is reported that the Indian government is accelerating the pace of compulsory certification of more
products to support the development of its manufacturing industry. In the next one to two years, more
mandatory product categories will continue to be announced. We will continue to pay attention and share
with you as soon as possible. In terms of certification, we recommend that customers certify as soon as
possible. Most of the products in the forthcoming mandatory fourth and fifth batch lists that are currently
announced can already be tested and applied for certification. The certification cycle is about 1-3 months,
so please pay attention to planning ahead.