Japan METI Guide for Safety Requirement

Safety approval in Japan is based on the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act (DEN-AN Law), the Consumer Product Safety Act, and the Household Goods Quality Labelling Act. 

Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is a regulatory body for mandatory safety certification and labelling requirements. 

1. Product Safety Electrical (PSE) approval is based on DEN-AN Law.

The METI appointed Certification Assessment Bodies (CAB) for PSE certification. 

At the moment, the DEN-AN Law specifies about 450 items of the electrical appliances and materials, which must comply with the DEN-AN Law or international IEC Standard with Japanese deviations (under CB Scheme).

METI-designated electrical products fall into two categories:

1.Specified electrical product (116 items are designated as SEP, as they specially call for regulations for safety reasons). These products need to pass conformance testing with a Registered CAB before the manufacturer or importer must affix the Diamond PSE Mark on the product. 

The list of Specified Electrical Appliances and Materials could be found here. 

2.Non-specified electrical product (341 items). Manufacturers and importers of these products can self-declare conformity by testing to DEN-AN’s technical requirements at the manufacturing stage and keeping a copy of the test report as well as apply the Circle PSE Mark to the products.

The list of Non-Specified Electrical Appliances and Materials could be found here.

Importers have certain obligations:

• Submit an official notification to the METI

• Confirm compliance with Technical Requirements and conduct self-inspection

• Domestic importers can apply conformity assessment to Registered CAB and obtain Certificate of Conformity for Specified Electrical Appliances and Materials (SEP)

• Foreign manufacturers can apply assessment equivalent to conformity assessment and obtain/keep an official copy of “the equivalent of a certificate”

• Affix the PSE mark

Labelling requirements 

The PSE Mark is a mandatory mark in Japan according to the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act (DEN-AN Law). It is administered by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

Label examples:

2. The Consumer Product Safety Act.

As part of the market approval in Japan, manufacturers must also comply with the requirements based on the Long-term Use Consumer Product Safety Inspection System established by the Consumer Product Safety Act for Long-Term Product Use (Consumer products):

• The manufacturers or importers of the "Special Specified Products" must complete a notification process, undergo an assessment by an organization registered by the METI (registered CAB), obtain the certificate, and keep the certificate

• Indicate “The standard period of use” (standard period a product can be used safely) was established as a guideline for the safe use

• Report product accidents (for major accidents involving consumer products, such as fire or fatal injury, the importer or manufacturer of the product involved must submit an accident report to the Japanese government)

• Affix the Consumer Product Safety Mark (PSC mark) on the product.

There are two kinds of regulated products:

•  "Specified Products" which require self-verification

•  "Special Specified Products" which require third-party assessment. 

Label example:

3. The Household Goods Quality Labelling Act.

17 electrical appliances (such as washing machines, electric blankets, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, ventilation fan, air conditioners, etc.) are subject to the Household Goods Quality Labelling Act and must be labeled in accordance with the Quality Labelling Standards for Electrical Appliances. 

Label example:

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