UVC devices

Product Definition & Photos

UVC products refers to devices equipped with Ultraviolet-C (wavelength range of 200-280 nanometres (nm)) radiation. UVC is known to be able to effectively disinfect inorganic surfaces within a short duration of exposure.

UVC poses potential health risks such as eye injury (e.g. irritation and inflammation of cornea) and skin injury (e.g. erythema). The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised that UV sterilisers should not be used to disinfect the hands or any areas of the skin. For details, please refer to WHO webpage.

1. Home use portable sterilizer
   
   
2. Personal portable wand sterilizer
   
   
3. UVC Replacement bulbs
   
   

   (1.) Home Use Portable Steriliser, (2.) Personal Portable Wand Steriliser and (3.) UVC Replacement Bulbs are prohibited.

4. Home use air cleaners with internal (contained) UVC
   
   
5. Portable and stationary UVC sterilization boxes
   
   

Amazon’s policies require that (4.) Home use air cleaners with internal (contained) UVC and (5.) Portable and Stationary UVC Sterilization Boxes sold through the Amazon website meet the testing requirement as per specified standards.

The sale of all products of this product type on the Amazon website must meet specified certification standards. To sell these products on Amazon, you must apply by submitting the following information and documents to this email address:

jp-life-safety-equipment@amazon.com

1. Company name
2. Merchant Token/Vendor ID
3. Email address (of which you registered to Amazon)
4. Phone number
5. A list of ASINs with Name of Business for Manufacturing (or Importing) and Name of manufacturer(s) you are applying to sell

Documents per ASINs (please include the ASIN in the file name of the documents).

Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act (PSE)

Non-Specified Electrical Appliances and Materials

1. Copy of Notification of Business for Manufacturing (or Importing) Electrical Appliances and Materials (the copy must have a receipt stamp from METI, and the Table of Classification by Katashiki must be included in the copy); Or the register information of manufacturing or import business on METI’s The Safety Portal Website (the Table of Classification by Katashiki must be included)

2. Photograph of label (PSE mark, name of the notifying supplier, name of registered conformity assessment bodies and rated voltage etc. must be legibly displayed on the product)

3. Proof of METI’s approval if there is a difference between the name of Notifier on the labels and the one in the Notification of Business

4. Inspection record (all final products must be tested)

Specified Electrical Appliances and Materials

1. Copy of Notification of Business for Manufacturing (or Importing) Electrical Appliances and Materials (the copy must have a receipt stamp from METI, and the Table of Classification by Katashiki must be included in the copy) ; Or the register information of manufacturing or import business on METI’s The Safety Portal Website (the Table of Classification by Katashiki must be included)

2. Photograph of label (PSE mark, name of the notifying supplier, name of registered conformity assessment bodies and rated voltage etc. must be legibly displayed on the product)

3. Certificate of Compliance (the document must be issued by one of registered conformity assessment bodies and confirmed Model No. of rated label)

4. Proof of METI’s approval if there is a difference between the name of Notifier in labels and the one in Notification of Business

5. Inspection record (all final products must be tested)

To which already acquired S-mark certification:

If your products have acquired S-mark certification, you can submit the following documents instead:

1. Copy of Notification of Business for Manufacturing (or Importing) Electrical Appliances and Materials (the copy must have a receipt stamp from METI, and the Table of Classification by Katashiki must be included in the copy) ; Or the registered information of manufacturing or import business on METI’s The Safety Portal Website (the Table of Classification by Katashiki must be included)

2. S-mark certification (the model number and Ratings of Product need to be stated in the certificate and the model number must match the one of ASIN’s; a table which shows the relationship between the model number and ASIN must be attached.

Product Safety test report

Documentation that all ASINs you are applying to list have been tested to one or more of the following standards by an ILAC ISO 17025 certified laboratory: IEC/EN 62471 or JIS C7550

• Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act (PSE) (Japanese)
• Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act (PSE) (English)

• METI: The Safety Portal Website

• Steering Council of Safety Certification for Electrical and Electronic Appliances (SCEA) (Japanese)
• Steering Council of Safety Certification for Electrical and Electronic Appliances (SCEA) (English)
• Steering Council of Safety Certification for Electrical and Electronic Appliances (SCEA) (Chinese)