Recently, Amazon has taken a series of stringent measures in the 3C product category, focusing on reviewing UL test reports. Many sellers reported that they received relevant email notifications, and due to the failure to provide UL test reports within the specified time, the product was suspended from sales and the product list was removed from the shelves. Judging from Amazon's series of actions, UL certification is expected to become a mandatory requirement for selling related products on Amazon. This change may cause the suspension of sales of goods already in overseas warehouses or FBA, and the impact will be huge for sellers of related product sales.
so why would Amazon require UL test reports? This is because the electronic products sold on Amazon's platform must meet certain safety standards. If it does not meet the standards, it is easy to cause fires, explosions and other accidents that endanger the lives and property of consumers. As a result, many sellers face problems such as product removal and removal of sales rights due to lack of UL reports. At the same time, there is no shortage of malicious reports between peers to trigger the audit.
For live products, relevant UL reports are required to be put on Amazon shelves. This report needs to be issued by a ISO17025 qualified laboratory to ensure the normal sale of products and the restoration of commodity links. Regarding the difference between UL certification and UL test report, UL certification is a voluntary certification that requires testing and auditing of products and factories, once every quarter, which is expensive and time-consuming, and the auditing process is also very strict. The UL test report is a qualified test report issued after passing the test according to the UL standard selected by the product. The cost is low, the cycle is short, and the factory audit is not required. This report can be used for Amazon's audit, but not for customs clearance.
The importance of UL test reports cannot be ignored. On the basis of FCC compulsory certification, Amazon recently added UL certification requirements for electronic and electrical products. UL is the abbreviation of the United States Underwriters Laboratory (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.), mainly engaged in product safety certification and business safety certification, designed to provide the market with a considerable level of safety of goods. The UL mark is a safety mark issued by the Underwriters Laboratory for mechanical and electrical products (including civil electrical products).
With the American Thanksgiving season approaching, if your hot products are removed from the shelves because there is no UL test report, it will bring huge economic losses. The more serious consequence is that if the electronic device does not have a UL test report, it may be targeted by competitors. They may buy your product and entrust a U.S. attorney to send a letter to Amazon asking to stop selling your product and apply for court proceedings to destroy all your products on Amazon. At this point, the merchant not only loses all its inventory, but also has to bear the cost of the lawyer's letter and the cost of destroying the product, which may mean that your company is basically driven out of the North American market.
In the United States, UL certification has become a trend. Generally, products related to electricity can apply for UL certification, such as mobile phone batteries, notebook computer batteries, mobile phone chargers/power adapters, etc. At the same time, electric coffee pots, ironing machines, electric fans, etc., which are closely related to personal life, as well as personal care products and nail lamps that are popular with girls, all need to complete UL certification.