The full CCC compulsory certification lifecycle in articles: which products need it, the six-step process, rectifying failed type tests, the 8 most common non-conformities in factory inspections, certificate ownership, post-certification annual surveillance and renewal, and the new power bank catalog.
CCC is a licence-to-operate regime: catalog determination decides whether you can trade at all, factory inspection decides the annual review, and post-certification maintenance decides the certificate's lifespan. This page gathers all our CCC practical content in order, from first steps to maintenance — suited both to first-time applicants and to those responsible for annual inspections.
All 17 catalog categories broken down one by one, with applicable product examples, a quick self-check method and common misjudgements — determine in 10 minutes whether your product is listed.
CCC catalog adjustments usually take three forms — additions, removals and refined descriptions. This article traces how such changes flow through to certification units, key components and marking, and gives companies three actions: self-check models on sale, verify certificate coverage, and plan the transition period.
Power banks and lithium-ion batteries are now in the CCC mandatory certification catalog — a risk checklist for shipping under the old approach (UN38.3 or voluntary certification only): e-commerce spot checks, channel access, market supervision. We explain how to handle power bank CCC, the filing relationship between cells and finished products, and how to plan time and budget.
The six-step CCC compulsory certification process: catalog comparison, application acceptance, type testing, factory inspection, certificate delivery and post-certification surveillance. The deliverables, duration range and frequent sticking points for each step, plus how the 2–6 month total is allocated.
How to schedule when three certificates stack up for a communication terminal: which documents and samples can be reused, which tests can be submitted together, how to run the three tracks in parallel, and a project timetable template that works backwards from the launch date.
A roadmap for project managers handling certification for the first time: the actions in six stages, the deliverable from each, and the five most common mistakes. After reading, you can judge which route your product takes and who to ask for what.
An inventory of frequent CCC type-test non-conformities: uncertified safety components, creepage and clearance distances, EMC overruns, and nameplate or manual defects. The handling order sorted from lowest to highest rectification cost, and which fixes must be designed in before tooling.
A first CCC factory inspection looks at three things: the quality system, key component consistency and routine inspection capability. This article lists 8 frequent non-conformities, a 30-day preparation checklist and how to handle the opening and closing meetings.
On a CCC certificate, “manufacturer” and “factory” are not the same thing. This article explains how the certificate holder is determined under OEM/ODM, private label and import models, how to complete the authorisation chain, and what to do when changing factories or transferring a certificate.
Maintaining a CCC certificate over its 5-year validity: how to prepare for the annual surveillance audit, how to file product changes, and how to schedule renewal at expiry. We explain the three post-certification timelines, the most frequent non-conformities in surveillance audits, and the risk of letting a certificate gather dust.
What to do when details need changing after certification: how a company rename, trademark change or model-naming adjustment is handled under CCC and the SRRC/network access systems, the documents and timeline required, and why you should update the business registration before the certificate.
First confirm whether your product is in the catalog, then talk budget — the assessment is free and the conclusion is delivered in writing.
