Product approval, certification services - Hong Kong

Telecoms and radio

TRaC offers a full testing and type approval service for a wide range of telecoms equipment to ensure that products intended for sale or use in Hong Kong meet all of the necessary regulatory and compliance requirements for the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA).

TRaC is an accredited test lab and its reports are accepted by the OFTA. TRaC also offers project management of the Hong Kong type approval processes, from completion of application forms to ongoing liaison with the approvals bodies to ensure type approval is granted. 

Types of Equipment

TLTE and RF Type Approval is applicable but not necessarily limited to, data and text processing equipment, data preparation equipment, data terminal equipment, data circuit terminating equipment (for example, modems), automatic telephone answering machines, facsimile transceivers, call restriction devices, cordless telephones, digital and analogue feature telephones, lightning protection devices, line monitoring equipment and speech recorders.

Type Approval Requirements

On satisfactory completion of the evaluation process, an approval certificate is issued so that applicants can import equipment into Hong Kong with the assistance of their local representative. Certificates are normally valid for as long as the equipment remains unchanged and continues to comply with Hong Kong requirements.

Project Management for Hong Kong Approvals

For Hong Kong approvals, the process that TRaC can project manage includes the following services:

• Completion of all paperwork including application forms, declarations and letters of authority to be sent to OFTA in Hong Kong
• Liaison with local offices and distributors in Hong Kong
• Submission of the approval applications to the Hong Kong authorities
• Making payment for the certification on your behalf
• Ongoing liaison with the Hong Kong authorities until type approval is granted

Test Standards required by the OFTA in Hong Kong

To ensure that we give you the very latest information about current test standards for OFTA, or for more information about the testing services offered by TRaC for telecoms products for the market in Hong Kong, please contact us.