UL International Services Limited, Taiwan Branch (UL Taiwan), the wholly owned company of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. in Taiwan, has been recognized by the IECEE (The IEC System for Conformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment) as the first CBTL (CB Testing Laboratory) in Taiwan. This enables UL Taiwan to provide local CB services to manufacturers of products bound for international markets.

“Many UL-family companies worldwide are CBTLs or NCBs (National Certified Bodies), that can conduct CB testing and issue CB Certificates respectively. That UL Taiwan has become the first CBTL in Taiwan would certainly benefit Taiwan’s manufacturing and exporting industries,” said Vincent Luong, managing director of UL Taiwan. “With one set of testing done by us, a manufacturer can meet multiple national requirements and sell their products to any countries that are CB Scheme members.”

The CB Scheme is established by the IECEE for participating countries to multilaterally accept test reports on the safety of electrical and electronic products. A manufacturer can obtain a CB Certificate issued by an NCB after the product has gone through testing by a CBTL associated with that NCB. The CB Certificate and the Test Report can be used to obtain national certification in all other member countries.

UL Taiwan has been recognized to test a variety of office equipment, such as LCD monitors and keyboards, within the CB Scheme scope. With its CBTL status, UL Taiwan can conduct CB testing instantaneously and locally, helping the manufacturers save time and cost which would be otherwise incurred in sending product samples to overseas CBTLs.

“The CB Scheme is based on IEC Standards and is supported by 43 member countries in the world,” said Luke C. Lu, senior engineering manager of UL Taiwan. “Taiwan’s manufacturers and exporters who choose UL are benefited by UL’s broad portfolio of certification marks and testing capabilities; from the GS Mark for Germany to the CCC Mark for China to the UL Apex S-Mark for Japan and many others, all achievable with only one set of testing.”