Introduction of SAA Certification

1、Brief introduction

All electrical equipment imported and sold in Australia must be proven to be electrically safe.  All equipment listed as declared electrical equipment must have SAA certification before being sold in Australia. SAA certificate indicates the equipment can be safely operated and used by the persons. A SAA certificate is issued for a maximum period of five years. Consumers can online validate if the equipment has SAA certificate via website https://equipment.erac.gov.au/Public.

 

2、SAA Certification body

There are total 16 SAA certification bodies, listed as below, who can issue SAA certificates.

1	Australian Communications and Media Authority	9	NSW Fair Trading
2	Australian Safety Approval	10	Office of the Technical Regulator
3	BSI GROUP(AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND) PTY LTD	11	SAA Approval Pty Ltd
4	Certification Body Australia	12	SAI Global
5	EESS Conformity Certification(CCS)	13	SGS Australia Pty Ltd
6	Queensland Government(ESO)	14	WorkSafe Tasmania
7	Energy Safe Victoria	15	TUV Rheinland Australia
8	Global-Mark	16	UL International New Zealand Ltd.

 

3、SAA Certification process

 

4、Documentation required

When making an application for SAA certification, the applicant shall provide certification body with application form, test report, instruction manual, circuit diagram and component certificates.

No.	Document description	Requirements
1	Application form	Use relevant application form from certification body
2	Test report	See Item 4 for details
3	Instruction manual	Be in English
4	Circuit diagram	/
5	Certificates of Approval for critical components	SAA certificates available for plug and supply cord, VDE,CB or UL certificates for other components

 

5、Requirements for a suitable test report:

A suitable test report used for SAA certification should be:
• The test report must be from a laboratory with NATA accreditation or a laboratory accredited by a body that has mutual recognition arrangements (MRA) with NATA. A CB test report can also be accepted.
• The test report should be to the current version of the relevant Australian standard. When a test report is submitted that is not to the current relevant Australian standard, an additional test report or assessment of variations, amendments and any other relevant information is to be supplied to show how the equipment complies with the current Australian standard

• Should include detailed color photos.

6、Lead Time and Fee

The lead time for testing electrical equipment is normally 2 to 3 weeks dependent on the specific equipment. The lead time for issuance of the SAA certificate is usually 10 to 15 working days. The SAA certification fee is dependent on an evaluation of the equipment information including instruction manual, photos, differences between models and etc .    
Please contact our local sales if you have any enquiry about the lead time and fee.

 

7、List of declared electrical equipment

The following is a comprehensive list of declared electrical equipments. Total 56 kinds of equipment.

1	APPLIANCE CONNECTOR	2	ARC WELDING MACHINE
3	BAYONET LAMPHOLDER	4	BAYONET LAMPHOLDER ADAPTOR
5	BLANKET	6	BREAD TOASTER
7	CLOTHES DRYER	8	CONTROL OR CONDITIONING DEVICE
9	COOKING APPLIANCE	10	CORD EXTENSION SOCKET
11	CORD-LINE SWITCH	12	DECORATIVE LIGHTING OUTFIT
13	DISHWASHING MACHINE	14	EDISON SCREW LAMPHOLDER
15	FAN	16	FENCE ENERGISER
17	FLEXIBLE HEATING PAD	18	FLOOR POLISHER/SCRUBBER
19	FLUORESCENT LAMP BALLAST	20	FLUORESCENT LAMP STARTER
21	HAIR CARE APPLIANCE	22	HEDGE CLIPPER
23	IMMERSION HEATER	24	INSECT ELECTROCUTOR
25	INSPECTION HANDLAMP	26	IRON
27	KITCHEN MACHINE	28	LAWN CARE APPLIANCE
29	LIQUID HEATING APPLIANCE	30	LUMINAIRE – PORTABLE TYPE
31	MASSAGE APPLIANCE	32	MICROWAVE OVEN
33	MINIATURE OVERCURRENT CIRCUIT-BREAKER	34	OUTLET DEVICE
35	PLUG	36	POWER SUPPLY OR CHARGER
37	PROJECTOR	38	RANGE
39	RANGE HOOD	40	RAZOR/HAIR CLIPPER
41	REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER	42	RESIDUAL CURRENT DEVICE
43	ROOM HEATER	44	SEWING MACHINE
45	SOCKET-OUTLET	45	SOLDERING IRON
47	SUPPLY FLEXIBLE CORD	48	SWIMMING POOL OR SPA EQUIPMENT
49	TELEVISION RECEIVER	50	THERAPEUTIC LAMP
51	TOOL – PORTABLE TYPE	52	VACUUM CLEANER
53	WALL SWITCH	54	WASHING MACHINE
55	WATER BED HEATER	56	WATER HEATER

 

8、Non-declared equipment

SAA certification for non-declared electrical equipment is voluntary. The manufacturer can also get SAA certificates for these kinds of equipment to ensure safety during use and maintenance, and use the SAA certificates as a tool of the marketing competition.

9、Why choose Anbotek

Anbotek has been cooperating with SAA certification bodies for more than 10 years. We have plenty experience on the whole process including testing and certification to ensure your equipment to be certified by SAA on time.