What is South African SABS Certification?
SABS is an abbreviation of the South African Bureau of Standards. It is a compulsory certification in South Africa. As long as the controlled products are produced in South Africa, SABS certificates must be produced. The South African Bureau of Standards is a neutral third-party certification body responsible for South African system certification and product certification. In addition to setting standards, SABS also manages mandatory regulatory standards on behalf of the state, grants the right to use marks for products that meet the specifications, and is also responsible for issuing certificates to enterprises that meet ISO 09001 and ISO 9002. On behalf of the state and some major buyers are responsible for the inspection and testing before shipment, issued a certificate of conformity. SABS certification is widely used in chemical products, biological products, fiber products and clothing, mechanical products, safety equipment, electrical products, civil and construction, and automotive products. In recent years, SABS certification has become an important weight for the South African government to control product imports.
SABS certified product range
SABS certification is divided into two categories: product certification and system certification, while SABS product certification mainly includes the following eight categories: chemical products, biological products, fiber products and clothing, mechanical products, safety equipment, electrical products, civil and construction and automotive products. Among them, the building materials and products involved are: stone products, concrete products, roof materials, cement, lime, cement mixtures, natural building stones, safety glass, steel structures, wood and wood products, bricks, tiles, paint, paint, paint, etc.. Sealant and so on.
SABS Certification Factory Inspection
Factory inspections are usually required.
SABS Certification Data Preparation
1. Application Form
2. Product specifications
3. Circuit diagram
4. Square Diagram
5. Labels

SABS Certification Process
1. The manufacturer fills in the complete application form;
2. If the factory has more than one plant, you need to fill out another application form. Each product within the scope of certification is required to be reflected in the application form. In addition, the factory also needs to fill in the application form for the reputation of the person in charge, who must guarantee the first review fee and other certification fees;
3. Upon receipt of the application form, the South African Standards Bureau will issue an approved quotation sheet;
4. Under the condition that the quotation is approved, the South African Standards Bureau will conduct factory reviews;
5. If the above review is passed, the South African Standards Bureau will prepare an annual supervision contract;
6. Each year, two auditors will conduct random reviews. The annual supervision review and testing costs will be stated in the contract;
7. The two auditors will take sample samples back to the laboratory;
8. Later is a sample of the test. The South African Bureau of Standards will take samples from buyers in South Africa. If the batch of goods is less than 4 times a year, then insufficient samples will be required to be sent from the factory. The cost will be borne by the factory;
9. If the test results are unqualified, then the cost of the sample and the cost of retesting will be borne by the factory;
10. The validity period of the certificate will be three years unless there are other reasons to cancel the certificate.
SABS Certification Notes
The validity period of the certificate will be three years unless there is another reason to cancel the certificate.
1. The product meets a SABS/SANS national standard;
2. The product passes the corresponding standard test;
3. The quality system meets ISO 9000 or other specified requirements;
4. Only if the product and quality system meet the requirements can you apply for the use of the SABS logo;
5. Conventional product testing should be conducted under guidance, and the test results should be given;
6. Quality system assessment at least 2 times a year, and require full content assessment;
SABS Certification Notes
First, the company must appoint an agent. The agent will declare that he is responsible for all data information and all matters such as sales. The South African Road Traffic Act(Act 93:1996) requires importers to register with the local Ministry of Transport;
2, South Africa is an imperial country, belongs to the right rudder member state, and can only continue to test and submit documents to SABS and other work after successful registration;
All testing projects should be completed in strict compliance with South African standards and technical documentation such as NRCS reports should be submitted;
4, the entire certification process consists of two parts: test report review and sample car consistency inspection; (Note: The inspection of the sample car can be arranged in the country or South Africa according to the needs of the company)
NRCS will issue certificates once all data and sample vehicles have passed the NRCS review and evaluation. In general, the entire audit process does not exceed 15 working days.
6, the date of validity of the certificate: as long as the applicable standards and regulations have not changed, and the vehicle has not changed, the certificate will continue to be valid;
NRCS will be responsible for production consistency control. If it finds that the model is inconsistent, it has the right to withdraw the certificate.
In order to ensure consistency in production, NRCS may conduct factory reviews after a certain period of time after the certificate application.
SABS certification cycle
3-5 weeks