GUIDELINES OF IMPORTS FOR THE TRADE

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Emirates Conformity Assessment Scheme &
Emirates Quality Mark

This data sheet has been prepared specifically in respect of goods (imported, traded and locally manufactured)
to the United Arab Emirates

Date issued: 04/01/2016 Last modification: 06/09/2017

1. PRODUCT CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT (PCA) MANDATE

PROGRAM NAME ECAS & EQM
PROGRAM MANDATED BY Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology
IMPLEMENTED ON ESMA established under the Law No. 28/2001.
Assess and verify the compliance of regulated products
that will be imported, traded & manufactured in United
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Arab Emirates, in accordance with the regulations,
rules, specifications and conditions approved by ESMA.

• Emirates conformity assessment scheme

(ECAS)
- Documents required to be submitted for
Registration of Products is stated in the request
for certification (RFC) or in relevant technical
requirements as deemed necessary to ascertain
the compliance of the product with the
applicable standard.
- Upon acceptance of the request for certification
and all the necessary documents, SGS shall
carry out a conformity assessment based on the
identified scheme for a product.
- Assessment and Evaluation of product shall be
conducted by SGS.
VERIFICATION PROCESS - When the results of conformity assessment
demonstrate that the relevant requirements are
met, SGS shall issue an ECAS Certificate of
Conformity for the product.
- The ECAS Certificate of Conformity shall serve
as an approval for the product and can be used
by the importer / trader / manufacturer in
marketing their registered product.
- Certificate of Conformity is not transferable and
is valid only for the product being evaluated and
manufactured in a facility.
- The ECAS Certificate shall be valid for 1 year
subject to renewal.

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 • EQM (Emirates Quality Mark)

- Documents required to be submitted for

Registration of Products is stated in the request
for certification (RFC) or in relevant technical
requirements as deemed necessary to ascertain
the compliance of the product with the
applicable standard.
- Upon acceptance of the request for certification
and all the necessary documents, SGS shall
carry out a conformity assessment (evaluation
and onsite audit) based on the identified scheme
for a product.
- Assessment and onsite verification of the
product and organisation shall be conducted by
SGS.
- SGS shall issue an EQM Certificate upon
successful completion of documents evaluation
and onsite assessment.
- The EQM Certificate of Conformity shall serve
as an approval for the product and can be used
by the trader / manufacturer /importer in
marketing their registered product.
- EQM certificate is voluntary certificate (Except
bottled drinking water) valid for 3 years and
compensate of ECAS certificate.

Benefits of EQM are

- 3 years certification.
- Scope expansion (addition of new model) during
certification period.
- Adding value to the products and the
organization.
- Promoting the institution name and reputation.
- Acquiring customer satisfaction and trust.
- Having trade infrastructures for importing
agreements
- Facilitating the entry of products through
Custom ports.
- Facilitating export.
- Increase sales.
• Documents for (ECAS) CoC issuance:

- Filled request for certification (RFC).

- Valid UAE trade / Industrial license
- Test reports from accredited* / Manufacturer**
lab.
DOCUMENTATION Note: *IEC CB for Low voltage equipment, ISO
17025 for non-electrical products.
** Performance report only)
- Declaration of conformity (on applicant’s letter
head with sign and stamp)
- Product identity declaration (If model / brand is
different from test report, on Manufacturer’s
letter head)

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 - Instruction manual in English and Arabic
- Rating Label / Product marking labels
- Copies of current ECAS CoC & SOC (If
renewal)
- Other technical documents as per product /
scope requirements.

• Documents for (EQM) issuance:

- Filled online application form (RFC)
- Valid UAE trade / Industrial license
- Test reports from accredited* / Manufacturer**
lab.
Note: *IEC CB for Low voltage equipment, ISO
17025 for non-electrical products.
** Performance report only.
- Declaration of conformity (on applicant’s letter
head with sign and stamp)
- Product identity declaration (If model / brand is
deferent from test report, on Manufacturer’s
letter head)
- Instruction manual in English and Arabic
- Rating Label / Product marking labels
- Accreditation certificates of factory (ISO 9001
etc.)
- QMS / IMS manual of factory
- Quality plan of factory
- Copies of old EQM CoC & SOC (If renewal)
- Vicinity map & Plant layout of factory
- Technical documents as per products / scope
requirements.
ECAS
• A Certificate of Conformity (CoC) and
certificate of schedule (SoC) are issued to
evidence the compliance of the regulation.
EQM
CERTIFICATE
• For the quality mark application, a Licence of
using EQM, Certificate of Conformity (CoC),
Certificate of Schedule (SoC) and agreement
are issued to evidence the compliance of the
regulation.

2. REGULATED PRODUCTS
2.1 The following product categories are subject to this program:
2.1.1 Electrical and Gas Appliances: (Module B)
1. Electric Power Extension Cords and Adaptors
2. Electric Irons
3. Microwave Ovens
4. Clothes Washing Machines and Clothes Dryers
5. Electric Cooking Stove
6. Refrigerators, Chillers and Freezers
7. Room Air conditioners
8. Household Cooking Appliances
9. Electromechanical Kitchen Appliances
10. Vacuum Cleaners

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 11. Fans and Fans Systems
12. Appliances for Heating Liquids
13. Grass Shears/Trimmers
14. Electric Appliances for Skin and Hair Care
15. Gas Powered Ovens & Cooking Ranges
16. Television Sets & Panels
17. Personal Care & Grooming
18. General Use Mains Plugs, Socket outlets
19. Switches & Dimmers
20. Electric Drinking Water Dispenser
21. Outboard marine engines
22. Dishwashers
23. Food waste disposers
24. UV & infrared radiation – skin tanning
25. Sewing machines
26. Battery chargers
27. Room heaters
28. Range hoods
29. Massage appliances
30. Instantaneous water heaters
31. Pumps
32. Clothes dryers / towel rails
33. Ironers
34. Portable heating tools
35. Stationary circulation pumps
36. Oral hygiene appliances
37. Aquarium and garden ponds equipment
38. Projectors
39. Insect killers
40. Thermal storage room heaters
41. Commercial kitchen machines
42. Air cleaning appliances
43. Portable immersion heaters
44. Vending machines
45. Outdoor barbecues
46. High pressure cleaners
47. Fabric steamers
48. Commercial microwave ovens
49. Humidifiers
50. Garden blowers
51. Gas, oil and solid fuel burning appliances
52. Circuit breakers
53. Conduits
54. Sound signaling devices
55. Electric toys – safety
56. Drills & impact drills
57. Screw drivers & impact wrenches
58. Grinders, polishers
59. Disk type sanders
60. Sanders & polishers other than disk type
61. Circular saws
62. Hammers
63. Spray guns for non-flammable liquids
64. Shears & nibblers
65. Tappers
66. Reciprocating saw

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 67. Concrete vibrators
68. Chain saw
69. Planers
70. Hedge trimmers
71. Tackers
72. Routers & trimmers
73. Strapping tools
74. Jointers
75. Band saw
76. Drain cleaners
77. Laser Products
78. AC and DC Low Voltage Wires and Cables (Module H)
79. Lighting Products
80. Electric Storage Water Heaters: (Module H)
81. Hover board (module H)
82. Equipment used in explosive atmosphere (IECEx / ECASEx)

2.1.2 Food and Chemical Products:

1. Tobacco Products (Module B)
2. Tobacco Moasel (Module B)
3. Petroleum products (Module B)
4. Organic Food (Module H)
5. Energy Drink (Module B)
6. Oxo- biodegradable Plastic Products (Module H)
7. Bottled Drinking Water (EQM)
8. Perfumes (Module B)
9. Detergents (Module B)
10. Cosmetics and Personal Care Products (Module B)
11. Food Contact materials (Module B)
12. Honey (Module B)
13. Paints and varnishes (Module B)

2.1.3 Other Products

1. Tires (Module H)
2. Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders (Module H)
3. Trailer and Semi-Trailer (Module H)
4. Escalators and elevators (Module B)
5. Child car seat (Module B).
6. Data communication cable (Module B)
7. Personal protective equipment (PPE) (Module B)
8. Automatic door (Module B).
9. Water fixtures (Module B)
10. RoHS (Module A)
11. Speed limiter (Module H)

Note: ESMA regulated products list will be updated frequently. Please contact SGS Gulf Ltd for updated list.
Module B – Documents verification only, Module H – Document verification + onsite assessment. Module A- Self declaration.

3. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Any products having lard or lard derivatives are
prohibited.
PROHIBITED IMPORTS Product having Hebrew marking is prohibited.
Any regulated product which is against regulation,
rule and guideline set by ESMA is prohibited.

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 All kinds of Narcotic drugs (Hashish, Cocaine,
Heroin, Poppy Seeds, Hallucination Pills, etc.).
Goods intended to be imported from boycotted
countries.
Goods from Israeli origin or bearing Israeli
trademarks or logos
Crude Ivory and Rhinoceros horn.
Gambling tools and machineries.
Three layers fishing nets.
Original engravings, prints, lithographs, sculpture
and statues in any material.
Used, reconditioned and inlaid tires.
Radiation polluted substances.
Printed publications, oil paintings, photographs,
pictures, cards, books, magazines stony sculptures
and mannequins which contradict Islamic
teachings, decencies, or deliberately implying
immorality or turmoil.
Any other goods, the importation of which is
prohibited under the authority of U.A.E. customs
laws or any other laws in the country.
Forged and duplicate currency.
Cooked and home-made foods.
LABELLING REQUIREMENTS According to the applicable standards and guideline.
4. FEES in USD
Fees will be provided upon request from the local SGS office.

5. CONTACT INFORMATION

Krishna Raj Sithara Hatim

Governments & Institutions (GIS) Government and Institutions Services
SGS Gulf Limited (DAFZ Branch) SGS Gulf Limited
Office # 626, Building- 5WA Jebel Ali Free Zone – South
Al Quds Street, Dubai Airport Free Zone Office: S3A1SR01
Dubai - United Arab Emirates P.O. Box: 18556, Jebel Ali Free Zone
Phone: +971 4 228 3990 Ext- 120 Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Mob: +971 56 40 30 669 Phone: +971 4 880 93 93 Ext: 249
E-mail: krishna.raj@sgs.com Fax: +971 4 880 90 08
E-mail: Sithara.hatim@sgs.com

The information contained herein is for the purpose of facilitating manufacture, import & trading the product in UAE and does not relieve
manufacturer or importers or trader from their obligation in respect of compliance with the import regulations of the country of importation.
Although every effort has been made to ensure the correctness of the information, as at the date of issuance of this data sheet, SGS does not
accept any responsibility for errors or omissions and, furthermore, the information may subsequently be subject to change as may be
announced by the Authorities in the country of importation. Consequently manufacturer, importers or trader are advised to check with SGS, prior
to shipment of the goods, if there is any doubt concerning the issuance of a Clean Report of Findings or any other Certificate. For further
information, or clarification, please contact the SGS GIS Administrative Office in UAE.

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