Thailand

Regulatory agency

Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry

Regulations

• Products regulated under the Industrial Product Standards Act are required to be affixed with the TISI Mark, QR codes should be applied for all certified products.

• Products under the mandatory list need to comply with TIS standards and factory quality control system requirements before affixing the mandatory TISI Mark (red color).
• Assessment of quality control system usually involves a factory inspection.
• Testing of product samples need to be performed by accredited or approved test laboratories.
• Other products may also obtain the voluntary TISI Mark (blue color).
• EMC compliance is required for certain products 

Guidelines

• A Local Representative is required for application.

Approval procedure:

• Submission of application.
• Evaluation of product.
• Assessment of quality control system.
• Issuance of TISI certificate.
• Labelling
• Surveillance.

Applicable product categories

A full mandatory list of product categories may be found here.

To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.

Regulatory agency

National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC)

Regulations

• Equipment which falls under the mandatory scope requires NBTC approval.
• There are 3 types of equipment classification with different types of Conformity Assessment procedures:
  
  1. Class A equipment requires testing by the office of NBTC, certification from NBTC and labelling.
     
  2. Class B equipment follows the same procedure as Class A but NBTC accepts test reports based on international test standards* by an accredited test laboratory.
     
  3. SDoC equipment requires an issuance of a DoC to NBTC, labelling is not required.
• Products with Class A or Class B must be marked with NBTC mark.

• Local suppliers can apply permission from NBTC to apply self-labelling either by printing or using electronic label.

EMC:

• EMC compliance is required for the above, where applicable.

* International test standards include FCC, ETSI/EN standards.

Guidelines

• A local representative is required.

Approval procedure for Class A and B:

• Submission of application.
• Type approval based on testing of sample (Class A), or recognition of test report (Class B).
• Obtain NBTC approval.
• Label products appropriately.

DoC procedure:

• Submit DoC, test report and essential documents to NBTC for approval.

Applicable product categories

• Class A equipment: GMPCS/ microwave fixed links;
• Class B equipment: High-power RFID/ Vehicle radar, land mobile VHF/UHF, maritime/aeronautical
• SDoC equipment: Low power device/short range devices, telecommunications terminal equipment, WLAN/radio control

To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.

Regulatory agency

Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry (MEPS)

Thailand Environment Institute (Green Label)

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Electricity Saving Label Project No. 5)

Regulations

• Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) are required for certain products. The certification schemes include mandatory and voluntary certification options for different product classes.

• Electricity Saving Label Project No. 5 program is recognised among consumers as a designation of energy efficiency on various products. The labelling of appliances is the responsibility of EGAT, which has labelled typical household appliances.
• The Green Label is an environmental certification on a voluntary basis awarded to specific products that are shown to have minimum detrimental impact on the environment, in comparison with other products serving the same function.

Guidelines

• Manufacturers are required to test products for labelling.

Applicable product categories

• MEPS (mandatory): Air conditioners, refrigerators, ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps, clothes washing machines
• Green Label: A full list of electric devices can be found here. 
• Electricity Saving Label Project No. 5: A full list of electric devices can be found here.

To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.