According to the requirements of international market access standards, all domestic sanitary ware products must meet ISO90000 international quality system certification. In addition, there must be a number of international product certifications and certifications for the United States and other products that are recognized by various countries. If you want to directly export to western developed countries such as Europe and the United States, you must pay attention to the product standards of these countries and the requirements and changes in trade barriers that occur at any time. The technological content of export products must be continuously improved, and the grade and added value of export products must be continuously improved. While the majority of manufacturers are busy expanding production and participating in the exhibition to expand their marketing, a new issue that cannot be ignored is placed before everyone – the relevant quality certification in the international market. In the bathroom plumbing industry, many countries have their own certification marks. The following are the countries that have special requirements for ceramic sanitary products: (1) EU CE certification The directives for building products in the new EU Directive include building ceramics and sanitary ceramics. Ceramic tiles entering the EEA market (European economic zone or EU+Norway, Ireland and Liechtenstein markets) must be affixed with the CE marking on December 1, 2005. This requirement is mandatory when ceramic tiles are used in contact with food products. At the same time, there is a need for mandatory verification of the dissolution of hazardous substances. The CE mark certification is for product-specific certification and focuses on the product's safety features. Such as ceramic tile main test items are fire resistance, anti-skid performance, durability, lead and cadmium dissolution (when required by national laws), frost resistance, breaking strength, bending strength (ceramic tiles for ceiling decoration), resistance Thermal shock (depending on the material), bond strength, and binder (for bricks used in living areas, limited by the risk of falling objects). (2) Japan JIS certification Japan's certification of building ceramic products is a JIS mark certification for products, certified products that meet the requirements of Japanese building ceramic product standards, are voluntary certification, China's building ceramic products into Japan need to be JIS mark certification. (3) Russia's GOSTR certification and health certification Since January 1, 1993, Russia has begun to implement a quality and safety certification system for most commodities. When building ceramics enter Russia, they must pass the sanitation certification (radioactive testing and certification) and GOST R certification (quality certification) required by the Russian government. Certification must be collected before GOST-R certification. Products without a GOST-R certificate cannot be marketed in Russia. (4) Korea KS certification The KS mark certification system is to conduct product inspections and on-site inspections for manufacturers in accordance with Korean industrial standards. After passing, manufacturers will issue certificates to manufacturers, and manufacturers may attach the KS mark to their products. The KS logo indicates that the product complies with Korean industrial standards and that the manufacturer meets or exceeds the manufacturing capabilities specified by Korean industry standards. KS mark certification includes ceramic products. (5) Nigeria SONCAP certification SONCAP is a set of conformity assessment and certification procedures approved by the Nigerian Federal Government and implemented by the Nigerian Bureau of Standards for certain types of controlled products (including building sanitary ceramics) that are suitable for import into Nigeria. These must meet or comply with Nigerian Industrial Standard (NIS) regulations and/or other approved international standards prior to shipment. ? SONCAP began to take effect on September 1, 2005 and was formally implemented on December 1, 2005. (6) SASO certification in Saudi Arabia SASO certification is a new product assessment program for the export of Saudi Arabia approved under the Saudi Cabinet Act. The assessment program requires that all sanitary and sanitary ceramics imported from Saudi Arabia must be accompanied by a certificate of conformity (CoC) (to prove that the product complies with the requirements set by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The certificate must confirm that these products are in the country of origin and are under the supervision of a qualified agency. Next, we conducted a formal verification. (7) Iran VOC certification The Iranian Industrial Standards Institute (ISIRI) requires importers of imported industrial products (including building sanitary ceramics products) to hold VOC certificates of import goods. The VOC certificate must be declared by the international inspection company prior to shipment in accordance with the proforma invoice. Industrial standards issued, if you can not provide the relevant certificate, the goods must be imported by the Iranian State Inspection and Quarantine Corporation (IEI) for inspection, and other national industrial laboratories in Iran according to the standards of the record test after passing the release. (8) Kenya KEBS certification From September 30, 2005, Kenya Bureau of Standards authorized Intertek to take charge of the "pre-shipment certification" of products in China. The agreement is valid for 3 years. . "Pre-shipment certification" is a new measure taken by the Kenya Bureau of Standards to replace the "pre-shipment inspection" in accordance with the WTO rules. This measure stipulates that all goods entering Kenya must prove to be in conformity with the standards of Kenya and obtain a "Product Test Certificate" issued by a laboratory accredited by ISO/IEC 17025, an International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation or an International Inspection Agency Alliance. (9) MS Certification in Malaysia The Construction Industry Council of Malaysia has been conducting inspection and certification of cement, ceramic tiles, sanitary ceramics and PVC pipe materials since February 2004. The certification is authorized by the Malaysia Construction Industry Committee and two certification bodies SIRIM QAS INTERNATIONAL and IKRAM QA SERVICES Sdn Bhd. Carry out (the two buildings' ceramic products sampled in mainland China are now entrusted to the Ceramic Laboratory of the Inspection and Quarantine Technical Center of Foshan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau for inspection). The certification shall be performed on the products in addition to the testing of products according to Malaysia's standards. Conduct quality management system inspections. Construction materials that have not obtained MS certification from Malaysia are not allowed to be imported into the country. The testing and certification of so many different countries and different standards is a comprehensive obstacle to cost, technology, and time for local manufacturers whose technological strength is not strong. This huge obstacle has caused many domestic manufacturers to stop, and when foreign buyers ask questions like “whether or not there is certificationâ€, they are speechless. However, difficulties and opportunities are always coexisting. Taiwanese manufacturers, who are five to ten years ahead of domestic manufacturers, are answering this question and have shown different attitudes towards the issue of international certification. Taiwanese manufacturers' attitude toward certification is: First, products that are not certified in the market are difficult to compete with certified products. Uncertified products often cannot enter the retailer's hypermarkets and formal channel sales; contractors use uncertified products that cannot be audited by building auditors; insurance companies do not underwrite; non-certified products often cannot afford prices. Second, good product certification promotes market promotion. Crossing difficult certifications helps differentiate their products from low-end products that are not certified; at the show, it is very convincing to demonstrate the important certification of the product. “Certificates speak for themselves!†Thirdly, as a comprehensive obstacle to cost, technology, and time, certification has also blocked a large part of low-grade, low-tech products and manufacturers from the market, and has avoided low-level price wars to some extent. Testing and certification do help manufacturers understand the technical requirements of the target market, improve the technical content and safety of products, and also provide the basis for meeting regulatory requirements and after-sales services. The first step in solving the problem of testing and certification of products is to select laboratories. Currently, the vast majority of laboratory organizations qualified for testing are located in the United States and Canada, such as IAPMO Testing & Services; NSF International, CSA International, etc. The most authoritative and most professional testing and certification body. However, due to geographical, language, communication, time differences, and other reasons, foreign laboratories have been deterring domestic manufacturers from testing and certification. Therefore, it is recommended that domestic companies can use some internationally authoritative laboratories. As an international third-party testing institution for the sanitary ware industry, these laboratories can provide great help and convenience to domestic manufacturers in solving test and certification issues. First of all, manufacturers do not have to send products overseas, and can prepare prototypes and materials with the help of Chinese engineers, which reduces the cost of testing and greatly shortens the testing cycle. At the same time, they will no longer feel that language, time difference and other communication barriers In particular, when the failure of product testing requires improvement and retesting of products, the advantages of local laboratories are even more unmatched by foreign laboratories.