Product approval, certification services - New Zealand

Telecoms and radio

TRaC offers a type approval and project management service for a wide range of telecoms equipment to ensure that products intended for sale or use in New Zealand meet all of the necessary regulatory and compliance requirements for Telepermit and Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) approvals.

TRaC is a Telepermit accredited test lab and TRaC European and FCC test reports are also accepted by the Radio Spectrum Management group in New Zealand. 

Telepermit Certification

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

All equipment testing is carried out in-country. On satisfactory completion of the evaluation process, an approval certificate is issued so that applicants can import equipment into New Zealand with the assistance of their local representative.

Project Management for Telepermit Approvals

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

• Management of the testing process till type approval is complete

• Completion of all paperwork including application forms, declarations and letters of authority to be sent to Telepermit in New Zealand

• Liaison with local offices and distributors in New Zealand

• Submission of the approval applications to Telepermit

• Making payment for the certification on your behalf

• Ongoing liaison with Telepermit until type approval is granted

Testing Standards required by Telepermit 

Radio Spectrum Management Certification

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

All equipment testing is carried out in-country. On satisfactory completion of the evaluation process, an approval certificate is issued so that applicants can import equipment into New Zealand with the assistance of their local representative.

Project Management for Radio Spectrum Management Approvals

For Radio Spectrum Management approvals, the process that TRaC can project manage includes the following services:

• Management of the testing process till type approval is complete

• Completion of all paperwork including application forms, declarations and letters of authority to be sent to Radio Spectrum Management in New Zealand

• Liaison with local offices and distributors in New Zealand

• Submission of the approval applications to Radio Spectrum Management

• Making payment for the certification on your behalf

• Ongoing liaison with Radio Spectrum Management until type approval is granted

Testing Standards required by Radio Spectrum Management

The New Zealand authorities accept TRaC European and FCC test reports.

For the latest information about appropriate standards for your products, or for more information about the testing services offered by TRaC for telecoms products for the market in New Zealand, please contact us.

« back to top