1、 Certification introduction

Ctuvus is the North American certification mark of TUV Rheinland, Germany. As long as it is recognized by OSHA as the testing and certification agency of NRTL (National recognized testing laboratory in the United States), it can provide testing and certification services for products entering the U.S. and Canadian markets. TUV North America has the same qualifications as other NRTL institutions (such as UL, CSA), so it can help products successfully enter the U.S. and Canadian markets. That is, all NRTL marks (ctuvus, UL, CSA) are equivalent.

The projects authorized by German lein include: office equipment, information technology, business machines, audio-visual equipment, household appliances, experimental equipment, medical equipment, testing and measuring devices, control equipment, etc.

2、 Applicable product range

The projects authorized by German lein include: office equipment, information technology, business machines, audio-visual equipment, household appliances, experimental equipment, medical equipment, testing and measuring devices, control equipment, etc.

The American and Canadian certification mark of German Rhine is the same level as other US nrtls (such as UL, CSA, etc.). As far as the American and Canadian markets are concerned, only German Rhine has the ability to provide product testing and verification services.

When tuvus and ctuv logo are used together, customers can mark a single logo ctuvus on the product, which can prove that this product meets the requirements and standards of the United States and Canada

3、 Technical data

Frequency: 60Hz, voltage: single-phase 120V (used in the United States and Canada, measuring between fire and ground lines, providing 15 or 20A protection lines); 240V (measuring between water and fire lines, generally available for use)

Voltage: three-phase 208/240v

Plug structure: NEMA 5-15p and 6-15p plug standards are used in the United States and Canada. These straight blade plugs in the United States are clearly described in NEMA WD6 edition and incorporated into ul498. Canadian plug and socket standards are published in CSA publication c22.2, No 42.

4、 Document requirements

1. Safety test

·CB report and certificate with American and Canadian national requirements or German Rhine test report meeting European standards with American and Canadian national requirements

2. Additional document requirements

·Test reports mentioned above

·Application letter

·Ctuvus case application form

·Structure data sheet of electronic device

·Circuit diagram

·Key parts and components (including manufacturer, model and certificate of American and Canadian Standards)

·Device instruction manual

·Inscription label

·Product photos

·1-2 test samples are required

5、 Audit time

·4 weeks after all documents are provided

6、 Factory inspection

Tuvus's factory inspection is conducted four times a year, and ctuv's is conducted twice a year. If there are applications for both, the factory inspection is four times a year. This factory inspection can be combined with other certificates, such as tuv/gs, Japanese S-Mark or Argentine S-Mark.

7、 What is the qualification of ctuvus certification?

Compared with UL and ETL, ctuvus certification appeared later, because TUV did not do safety certification for North American market before, but it is not difficult to see from the logo that this is TUV Rheinland certification for North America (the United States and Canada) TUV Rheinland believes that it is no stranger to most factories engaged in export business, because many foreign customers have to specify certification projects such as CE, GS, CB, PSE, etc. to apply in Rhine, so Rhine has a very wide reputation and influence in the world

Does ctuvus certification have the same legal status and effect as UL or ETL?

At present, more and more customers in China have also begun to contact and understand that applying for ctuvus certification is the same as applying for UL, ETL, CSA and other certifications in terms of product standards. The United States adopts UL standards and Canada adopts CSA standards. Products passing this certification have no problem in the United States and Canada. Ctuvus certification has the same legal status and effect as UL and ETL certification

However, in terms of testing costs, if there is a cb/gs or North American certified test report from Rhine, you can apply through certificate transfer + deviation test, and there is a better discount in terms of costs In terms of factory inspection costs, according to the minimum requirements of NRTL, factory inspections can be reduced to two times a year. In addition, if there are factory inspections with GS certification or other certification, the factory inspection can be combined to reduce the preparation time of the factory. Therefore, compared with the production enterprises with complete factory safety certification, they are more welcome