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Certification map
Tap where you'll sell, how it's powered and what radios it has. You get the certifications your product likely needs in each market, why each one applies, when it bites in your schedule, and the primary source behind every rule.
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About the rules
Three levels, one source per rule, open for review.
Required means needed to legally sell or ship, given what you selected. Likely means expected in practice (by retailers, insurers or carriers) or required for most products like yours. Maybe means it depends on details the tool doesn't ask about.
Every rule is data, not code, so an engineer can audit it: view the raw rules (JSON). Costs and lead times appear only where an official source publishes them; everywhere else the honest answer is "get lab quotes."
This is a planning aid, not legal or compliance advice. It can't see every detail of your design, and the rules change. Confirm the final list with an accredited test lab, and with regulatory counsel for medical, children's and food-contact products.
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How srvo helps with this
Design it to pass, then walk it through the lab.
Most certification cost is set long before the lab: by the radio you pick, the board layout and the enclosure. We make those choices with the test in mind.
Compliance-ready electronics
Module selection, layout, grounding and EMI shielding chosen to pass emissions the first time. Firmware & electronics
Battery and power safety
Pack design, protection, thermal management and the documentation shipping and safety labs ask for. HVAC, buildings & power
A plan before DVT
A test plan, a lab, and the right units ready on the right date. Check your production readiness
FAQ
Questions founders ask
Do I need FCC certification, or just a declaration?
It depends on whether your product transmits. A product with digital electronics but no radio is an unintentional radiator under FCC Part 15 Subpart B, and most consumer devices like that can use a Supplier's Declaration of Conformity: you test at a lab and keep the records, with no FCC filing. Anything with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LoRa, NFC or another transmitter is an intentional radiator and needs certification, which means a grant and an FCC ID issued through a Telecommunication Certification Body.
Can a pre-certified radio module save me testing?
Often, yes. If you integrate a module that already holds its own FCC, ISED or MIC approval and follow its integration conditions, you can usually rely on the module's radio approval instead of certifying the radio again. Your finished product still needs its own unintentional-radiator (EMC) testing, an RF exposure check if it is worn on the body, and, for Bluetooth, its own Bluetooth SIG listing.
Is UL certification legally required in the US?
For most consumer products, no federal law requires it. OSHA requires electrical equipment used in workplaces to be approved, which in practice means listed by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (UL, Intertek ETL, CSA and others). Large retailers, insurers and commercial buyers also commonly require a listing, so plan for it if you sell through those channels or plug into the wall.
What is pre-compliance testing, and is it worth it?
It is a quick, cheaper scan of emissions (and sometimes immunity or radio performance) on EVT or DVT units before the formal test. Finding a problem at EVT usually costs a layout tweak. Finding it at formal testing usually costs a board revision, new units and a second round of lab fees.
How current is this, and can I rely on it?
The rules were last updated on 2026-10-21 and every one links to its primary source. Regulations change (the EU, for example, is phasing in new battery and cybersecurity rules through 2027), and the tool can't see every detail of your design. Use it to plan and to brief your lab. It is not legal or compliance advice; confirm the final list with an accredited lab.
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