IEC 60086 Battery Standard

What is IEC battery standard certification?

IEC 60086 is an international standard that encourages manufacturers of batteries to ensure that their batteries are interchangeable according to standard form, fit and function. This is intended to help end users, as well as manufacturers of devices that use your batteries. Certification of the IEC battery standard shows that the battery complies with the standard. What’s more, interchangeability means the battery can be used in a much wider range of products, meaning you can boost adoption – and revenue, as a result.

TÜV SÜD is an accredited IEC testing partner

There are many benefits to demonstrating that a battery complies with the IEC battery standard:

• Enhance consumer trust in your brand
• Increase the likelihood that device manufacturers will include or recommend your batteries in their products
• Demonstrate safety
• Batteries that do not bear the IEC 60086 mark may be prohibited from certain markets

TÜV SÜD is an accredited IEC testing partner

TÜV SÜD has extensive expertise of IEC testing standards for a wide range of batteries. Our state-of-the-art testing labs around the world can assess a battery’s compliance with the IEC battery standard.

Our technical experts are involved with international advisory boards and in developing standards and are up to date with all the latest changes with regards to battery technology and testing.

TÜV SÜD IEC battery standard testing means you can get your product certified fast and speed up go-to-market for your products.

TÜV SÜD provides testing services for all IEC battery standards

We have a highly efficient testing and certification process for a wide range of battery types:

• Primary Battery – standards IEC/EN60086-1, IEC/EN60086-2 are intended to standardise primary batteries with respect to dimensions, nomenclature, terminal configurations, markings, test methods, performance, safety and environmental aspects.
• Primary Lithium Battery – standards IEC/EN60086-1, IEC/EN60086-2, IEC/EN60086-4 are intended to standardise primary lithium batteries with respect to dimensions, nomenclature, terminal configurations, markings, test methods, performance, safety under intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse and environmental aspects.
• Primary Battery with Aqueous Electrolyte – standards IEC/EN60086-1,IEC/EN60086-2, IEC/EN60086-5 are intended to standardise primary batteries with aqueous electrolyte with respect to dimensions, nomenclature, terminal configurations, markings, test methods, performance, safety under intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse and environmental aspects.
• Primary Lithium Battery for Watches – standards IEC/EN60086-1,IEC/EN60086-3, IEC/EN60086-4 are intended to standardise primary lithium watch batteries with respect to dimensions, nomenclature, terminal configurations, markings, test methods, performance, safety under intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse and environmental aspects.
• Primary Battery with Aqueous Electrolyte for Watches – Standards IEC/EN60086-1, IEC/EN60086-3, IEC/EN60086-5 are intended to standardise primary watch batteries with aqueous electrolyte with respect to dimensions, nomenclature, terminal configurations, markings, test methods, performance, safety under intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse and environmental aspects.