CCIC Europe Testing S.L. (CCIC EUT) is the first laboratory founded by the China Certification and Inspection Group (CCIC)—a Chinese government-owned megagroup providing inspection, verification, certification, and testing services—and China Quality Certification Centre (CQC), a Chinese administration based in Beijing and responsible for product certification. CQC, controlled by CCIC, is responsible for product standards and quality standards sold on the Chinese market.
CCIC Europe-Testing S.L. helps European-company customers effectively deal with CCC (China Compulsory Certificate) implementation rules, updates, and market changes, and to obtain CCCs for their products.
The CCIC EUT building comprises about 1,500 square metres, and houses a vehicle lighting testing laboratory with a 30-metre darkroom, a materials laboratory, an environmental laboratory, and a comprehensive laboratory. During the visit, Eric Blusseau met General Manager Mr. Wang Xiaojian, and Test Department Manager Mr. Lyu Hancong.
Equipment includes a photometric test system from Optronik, smoke-density tester for building materials, combustion tester, mechanical wear tester, rearview mirror impact test bench, differential-scanning calorimeter from DSC-Nietzsch, a thermogravimetric analyzer by TGA-Nietzsch, a universal material testing machine, and test chambers for salt spray corrosion and high- and low-temperature humidity by Weiss/Neurtek.
The laboratory is certified by the China National Accreditation Service (CNAS). It has ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation, it is a CQC-authorized training centre, and it is certified for CCC, CQC, and UNECE (E2, E4, E49) approval and US and Taiwanese certification.
Product testing services include self-declaration CCC tests, ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) inspections, CQC certification tests, UNECE approval tests, DOT and SAE tests, Taiwan certification services, conformity-of-production tests including vehicle lighting and light-signalling devices, and tests for other components.
CCIC can also manage factory inspections for CCC, CQC factory audits, and COP—conformity of production—tests according to CNCA-C11-01:2020 (regulations for the application of compulsory certification of motor vehicles).
The main things checked by CCIC during the audit include key components and assembly and control materials, production process control and process inspection, final inspection, and COP testing.
CCIC-EUT can support companies in diverse topics such as preparation of the COP control plan and execution report, organization of supplier certification, monitoring of Chinese GB standards, implementing rules and regulations with regular reports on relevant changes and updates, and managing COP in-situ/on-site tests.
