ST COA safety certification

Certification Introduction

Malaysia implements a combination of mandatory and voluntary product safety certification system. The mandatory certification is ST COA certification, not in the mandatory certification of products, you can apply for voluntary confirmation letter. For the time being, Malaysia has only safety requirements and has not implemented the control of electromagnetic compatibility.

Malaysia ST COA (Certification of Approvals) is a mandatory safety certification controlled by the Malaysian Ministry of Energy (ST, Suruhanjaya Tenaga) ST in accordance with the Electrical Equipment Supply Act (1990) and the Electrical Equipment Code Management Regulations (1994) for electrical and electronic products to implement Conformity certification system, control products must obtain conformity certification (COA) before entering the Malaysian market.

Standards and Industrial Research Corporation of Malaysia (SIRIM Berhad) is the only standard-setting body, a government-owned, non-profit corporation, formerly converted from the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM), a government agency.SIRIM Berhad's subsidiary, SIRIM QAS SIRIM QAS International Sdn.  SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of SIRIM Berhad, is the leading certification, inspection and testing body in Malaysia.

Malaysia's national standard is the MS (Malaysia Standard) standard, and the MS standard for product safety certification basically uses the equivalent national IEC standard.

COA is the customs clearance certificate, the product into the customs importers can rely on COA to SIRIM batch application to purchase MS labels. Special, if you want to add the logo directly in the factory, you need to apply for SIRIM factory inspection, because the cost is higher, this way generally for the high frequency of shipments of manufacturers.

Product Range

ST COA certification covers a total of 34 products, with the following main categories.

1.Large and small home appliances, such as rice cookers, microwave ovens, toasters, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, electric water heaters, electric fans, electric blowers, irons, etc.
2.AV products, including hi-fi devices, audio and video players, radios, etc.
3.Adapter products.
4.Lighting products, including LED lamps, table lamps, Christmas lights, fluorescent lamps, ballasts, etc.
5.Parts products, including plugs, switches, sockets, wires and cables, ceiling light boxes and other products.
6.Household power tools.

Application Process

1.If the customer does not have a test report, a test is required
2.The customer prepares the information and submits the application to GIG
3.GIG submits the information to the agent, who submits it to the official body ST
4.ST review the documents and issue the certificate
5.Importers purchase labels from SIRIM for labeling

Certification Mark

There are two main types of labels corresponding to ST COA certification, one is the SIRIM label and the other is the SIRIM certification mark. Note that all labels must be affixed to the product itself and cannot be affixed to the packaging. The following is the introduction to these two types of labels.

1.SIRIM label: As shown below, there are two types.

1) Certification label PCS (Product Certification Scheme ): As shown in the picture on the left, it can be affixed directly in the factory, but need to apply for factory inspection.
2) Batch label BTS (Batch testing scheme): As shown on the right, the goods will be randomly inspected at the port, and the ST COA certificate will be issued to SIRIM QAS to purchase the label, no factory inspection is required.

2.SIRIM certification mark: the following chart, two cases can be affixed to the mark.

1) The product size is insufficient or other special circumstances can not be affixed to the above label;

2) It belongs to the PCS authentication method.

Other Information

Technical information: voltage frequency AC 240V, 50Hz, plug MS 589/BS 1363/MS 1577/BS 546/MS 1578/BS EN 50075
Mandatory or not: Mandatory
Certificate validity: 1 year valid
Factory inspection requirements: Generally speaking no requirements. Factory inspection is required if the application is made by way of adding a certification label to the factory
Licensee requirements: must be a local registered importer