Electrical & Electronics — Japan

PSE certification is a mandatory market access safety certification for electrical and electronic products in Japan, used to prove that products comply with Japanese safety standard requirements. All electrical and electronic products entering the Japanese market for sale must obtain this certification. It is divided into two categories according to product risk levels: Diamond PSE: Applicable to high-risk specified electrical products (about 165 types in total, such as power adapters, wires and cables, electric heating appliances, etc.), it is a mandatory third-party certification Round PSE: Applicable to low-risk non-specified electrical products (about 333 types in total, such as small household appliances, LED luminaires, general batteries, etc.), which can be certified via self-declaration. After certification, it is required to complete filing with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) before the product can be legally launched on the market.

The core regulatory regulation is Japan's Electrical Appliances Safety Act (DENAN Law, its predecessor was the Electrical Installation and Materials Control Act), which is supervised and implemented by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The regulation clearly requires that 498 types of electrical and electronic products listed in the management catalog must pass PSE safety certification. Japanese buyers must complete registration and declaration with METI within 1 month after importing the products, and the products must be marked with the buyer's filing information for supervision.

All products must comply with the corresponding Japanese JIS/JISC safety standards, common general standards include: Household appliances: J 60335-1 IT/AV equipment: J 62368-1 LED luminaires: J 60598-1 Lithium batteries: JIS C 8712 Wires and cables: JIS C 3306/JIS C 3312 Most electrical and electronic products additionally need to meet electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing requirements; product labels, instruction manuals and technical documents must be provided in Japanese, and overseas manufacturers must appoint a local filing agent in Japan.