The Korea Testing Certification Institute (KTC, President Ahn Sung-il) announced on the 12th that its China branch signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the China Quality Certification Centre (CQC), a leading testing and certification organization in China, to support Korean and Chinese companies in entering global markets through cooperation in testing, certification, and conformity assessment.
CQC is a leading testing and certification organization in China that conducts China Compulsory Certification (CCC), and many Korean companies obtain CCC certification through CQC when exporting electrical and electronic products to China.
The MOU signing ceremony was held at 9:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, August 12, at the Grand Mercure Hotel in Shanghai, China, with Lee Si-young, Head of KTC’s China branch, and Mr. Liu Huibing, Director of the International Cooperation Department at CQC, among others in attendance.
The key areas of cooperation include ▲technical support and information exchange on standards, regulations, conformity assessment systems, and certification schemes, ▲support for obtaining domestic and international certifications such as KC, CCC, and CB and entering global markets, ▲mutual utilization of testing laboratories, testing equipment, and technical expertise, ▲exchange of professionals and joint seminars, technical workshops, and training programs, ▲cooperation in emerging regulatory technologies such as AI conformity assessment, digital certification, and cybersecurity, and ▲cooperation in new industries such as batteries, electric vehicle charging systems, renewable energy, medical devices, and smart manufacturing.
Through this MOU, the two organizations will share information on standards, regulations, and certification systems in Korea and China in a timely manner and strengthen a technical support system to jointly address certification-related difficulties faced by companies in both countries.
In particular, by connecting their testing facilities, technical expertise, and local networks, the two organizations are expected to help companies identify certification requirements in target markets from the early stages of product development and reduce trial and error as well as the time and costs involved in the certification process.
In addition, the two organizations plan to expand cooperation in major certification areas such as KC, CCC, and CB, while identifying joint projects in advanced industries such as AI, batteries, electric vehicle charging systems, renewable energy, medical devices, and smart manufacturing.
Lee Si-young, Head of KTC’s China branch, said, “As new technologies advance and global supply chains continue to change, the certification and regulatory challenges companies face when entering overseas markets are becoming increasingly complex. Through cooperation with CQC, KTC will provide practical testing and certification services to help Korean and Chinese companies enter not only each other’s markets but also global markets more smoothly, while actively contributing to enhancing international competitiveness in advanced industries.”
