What products need FCC Certification？

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Update time : 2024-04-15

What is FCC Certification？

FCC Certification is a product certification for electronic and electrical products manufactured or sold in the United States. It verifies that the radio frequency emitted by the product falls within the limits approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). FCC Certification is mandatory and serves as a fundamental threshold for market access in the United States. Many wireless application products, communication products, and digital products (operating frequencies between 9KHz-3000GHz) entering the US market require FCC approval.

What products need FCC Certification?

FCC formulates technical standards for testing electronic and electrical equipment based on the type of radio frequency emitted. According to regulations, it can be categorized into the following types:

FCC Part 15 - Radio Frequency Devices

FCC Part 18 - Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Equipment

FCC Part 22 - Cellular Telephones

FCC Part 24 - Personal Communication Services

FCC Part 68 - All Types of Terminal Equipment for Telecommunications

FCC Part 74 - Experimental, Auxiliary, Special, and other Program Distribution Services

FCC Part 90 - Personal Land Mobile Radio Services

FCC Part 95 - Personal Radio Services

Categorized by frequency, they are as follows:

1. Emission frequency: 125KHz, 13.5MHz

Typical products: door card readers, bus card readers

2. Emission frequency: 27MHz, 49MHz

Typical products: remote-controlled toys, wireless mice, non-professional walkie-talkies

3. Emission frequency: 315MHz, 433MHz (intermittent, periodic products, remote-controlled toys prohibited)

Typical products: remote-controlled switches, wireless doorbells, anti-theft devices, Baby Monitors

4. Emission frequency: 88-108MHz

Typical products: FM transmitters

5. Emission frequency: 902-928MHz, 2400-2483.5MHz, 5725-5850MHz

Typical products: remote-controlled toys, wireless mice, Bluetooth, WiFi transmitters

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FCC Part 15 Certification Cost:

The overall pricing depends on the category of the product, whether it belongs to FCC Part 15B or Part 15C/E. Assuming the product is a very simple electronic product without radio frequency functions, the cost of applying for FCC Part 15B is approximately $900, and it takes 1 to 2 weeks for one sample.

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FCC Certification Types:

1. Verification of Conformity (FCC-VOC):

Manufacturers or importers ensure that their products undergo necessary testing to confirm compliance with relevant technical standards and retain testing reports. The FCC reserves the right to request manufacturers to submit testing data for device samples or products. Applicable devices for self-verification include commercial computers, TV and FM receivers, and industrial, scientific, and medical equipment for non-consumer use under FCC Rule Part 18.

2. Declaration of Conformity (FCC-DOC):

The responsible party for the device (usually the manufacturer or importer) tests the product at an FCC-designated accredited testing laboratory to ensure compliance with relevant technical standards and retains testing reports. The FCC reserves the right to request the responsible party to submit testing data for device samples or products. Applicable devices for declaration of conformity include home computers and peripherals, civilian radio receivers, super regenerative receivers, and other receivers under FCC Rule Part 15, television interface devices, cable system terminal equipment, and industrial, scientific, and medical equipment for consumer use under Part 18.

3. ID Certification (FCC-ID):

The FCC reviews samples (or photos) and testing data submitted by applicants. If they meet FCC rules requirements, the device is granted an FCC ID number. Applicable devices for certification include low-power transmitters such as cordless telephones, remote controllers for automatic doors, wireless remote-controlled toys and security alarm systems, intentional radiators emitting radio frequency energy under Part 15, industrial, scientific, and medical equipment for consumer use under Part 18, automatic frequency receivers, super regenerative receivers, television interface devices, and home computers and peripherals. The responsible party should ensure that the device is marked with an FCC ID.

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FCC Certification Testing Items:

- Radiated emissions

- Conducted emissions

- Harmonic currents

- Flicker

- Frequency error

- Adjacent channel power

- Emissions

- Conducted carrier power

- Effective radiated power

- Loudness to modulation frequency of transmitters

- Modulation bandwidth of broadband devices

- Frequency stability under low voltage conditions, etc.

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FCC Certification Testing Standards:

Note: Products are classified into CLASS A and CLASS B based on their use: Class A is for commercial or industrial use, while Class B is for household use. FCC regulations for Class B products are stricter, with lower limits compared to Class A. For most electronic and electrical products, the main standards are FCC Part 15 and FCC Part 18.

FCC Standards Summary:

- FCC Part 15: Radio Frequency Devices

- FCC Part 15, Subpart B: Unintentional Radiators

- FCC Part 15, Subpart C: Intentional Radiators

- FCC Part 18: Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Equipment (ISM)

- FCC Part 68: Communication of Terminal Equipment of the Telephone Network

- FCC Part 87: Aviation Services

- FCC Part 90: Private Land Mobile Radio Services

- FCC Part 97: Amateur Radio Services

- IEEE/ANSI C63.4: American National Standard for Methods of Measurement of Radio-Noise Emissions from Low-Voltage Electrical and Electronic Equipment in the Range of 9 kHz to 40 GHz.

- IEEE/ANSI C63.10: American National Standard of Procedures for Compliance Testing of Unlicensed Wireless Devices.

- IEEE/ANSI C63.15: American National Standard Recommended Practice for the Immunity Measurement of Electrical and Electronic Equipment.

- IEEE/ANSI C63.17: American National Standard Methods of Measurement of the Electromagnetic and Operational Compatibility of Unlicensed Personal Communications Services (UPCS) Devices.

- FCC MP-5-1986: Methods of measurement of radio noise emissions from Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) equipment.