UL is the United States Underwriters Laboratories (Underwriter Laboratories Inc.) abbreviation. UL Safety Testing Institute is the most authoritative in the United States, but also in the world engaged in safety testing and identification of the larger civil institutions. It is an independent, for-profit, professional organization for public safety testing. It uses scientific testing methods to study and determine a variety of materials, devices, products, equipment, buildings, etc. on life, property and the degree of harm; to determine, write, issue the corresponding standards and help reduce and prevent the loss of life and property caused by the information, while carrying out factual research business. UL certification in the U.S. belongs to the non-compulsory certification, mainly product safety performance testing and certification, its scope of certification does not include product EPA certification. The scope of certification does not include the EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) characteristics of products.

What is the difference between UL test report and UL certification?

The United States is a country with very strict safety requirements, and all local electronic product manufacturers in the United States were required to have relevant safety testing many years ago. With the strategic position of Amazon in the global business continues to improve, electronic equipment from outside the country through the Amazon continues to influx into the U.S. market, the United States of America on the production of electronic products outside the country does not have a mandatory safety testing. A series of electronic product fire incidents occurred before, in response to this situation, on September 24, 2017, the relevant departments of the United States issued a law specifically for e-commerce, requiring Amazon to be obliged to notify offshore e-commerce companies selling on the Amazon platform to provide the relevant safety reports, and before submitting the test report of the UL standard, Amazon must order the merchant to stop selling. And it is required that the test report must be a qualified report issued by a laboratory accredited by the ISO 17025/ILAC ISO 17025 standard.

UL certification needs to test the product and audit the factory, quarterly audit, high cost and long time.

UL test report is based on the product selection of the appropriate UL standards for testing and qualification, issued a qualified test report.

1, the entire U.S. market is very concerned about product safety; consumers and purchasing units to buy products, will choose products with UL certification mark.

2, UL history of more than 100 years, the image of safety in the consumer and the government are deeply rooted, if you do not sell products directly to consumers, intermediary businessmen will also require products with UL certification mark, in order to make products sell.

3, U.S. consumers and purchasing units have more confidence in the enterprise's products.

4, the entire U.S. federal, state, county and municipal governments, a total of more than 40,000 political districts, are recognized UL certification mark.