What is SGS? SGS Assessment

Background

SGS was founded in Rouen in 1878 as the French Grain Shipment Inspection Institute. In 1919, the company was registered in Geneva as Société Générale de Surveillance. In 1985, the company's shares were listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SWX) for the first time. Since 2001, it has only held registered shares.

SGS Service Scope

Various professional laboratories provide comprehensive testing and issue widely recognized authoritative test reports in accordance with the standards of the United States, Canada, the European Community, the United Kingdom, Germany, etc. or customer requirements:

*SGS material laboratory can provide various tests for building materials, polymer materials, and materials, including mechanical properties, composition, size, aging, salt spray, composition, flame retardancy, etc.

*SGS inspection team can provide on-site inspection services such as supply chain management, customs clearance reports, and non-destructive testing.

*SGS Chemical Laboratory can provide the most comprehensive environmental testing, component wet analysis and other complex chemical analyses.

*The toy laboratory can conduct tests on the physical and mechanical properties, flammability, toxicity, reliability, metal content, etc. of plush/plastic/electric toys, ceramic products, baby products, and gifts.

*Grocery labs can provide packaging box transportation testing, finished shoe quality and safety testing, shoemaking material quality testing, furniture strength and stability testing, etc.

*EMC laboratories test the electromagnetic interference and anti-interference capabilities of products such as electric toys, lamps, household appliances, broadcast receivers and related equipment, power tools and computer accessories.

*LVD electrical safety laboratory tests household appliances, power tools, information technology equipment, audio and video products, transformers, power supplies and electronic toys from the safety perspective.

*SGS electronic and electrical product testing and certification helps products to be exported to the international market smoothly. It can handle certification of various marks such as CE, GS, EMC, FIMKO, TUV SAARLAND, etc.

*Laboratories in textiles, food, petrochemicals, minerals and agricultural products conduct tests on related products.

SGS core services can be divided into the following four categories:

Inspection: We offer a full range of world-leading testing and verification services, such as checking the condition and weight of traded goods during transit, helping to control quantity and quality and meet all relevant regulatory requirements in different regions and markets;

Testing: Our global network of testing facilities, staffed by knowledgeable and experienced personnel, can help you reduce risk, shorten time to market and test the quality, safety and performance of your products to relevant health, safety and regulatory standards;

Certification: Through certification, we can prove to you that your products, processes, systems or services comply with national and international standards and regulations or customer-defined standards;

Verification: We ensure that products and services comply with global standards and local regulations. Combining global coverage with local knowledge, unparalleled experience and expertise in nearly every industry, SGS covers the entire supply chain from raw materials to final consumption.

What is SGS certification

SGS certification refers to the service provided by SGS for the conformity certification of targets according to standards, regulations, customer requirements and other conditions. To carry out relevant certification, it is necessary to go through inspection, testing, identification, certification and other means (SGS certification itself is not a certification, but refers to the certification service of SGS). In short, SGS certification is the conformity certification or testing service provided by SGS for products or organizations according to the standards, regulations or customer requirements of a country, and the certificate or report issued by SGS.

To apply for SGS inspection, please follow the following procedures

1. Export transaction.

The exporter reaches an export transaction with the importer according to normal trade procedures. The importer then notifies the SGS liaison office in the country of the transaction and informs the exporter that SGS-CSTC is required to inspect the goods. After receiving the notification (inspection number) from the SGS liaison office in the importing country, SGS-CSTC faxes (mails) a blank inspection application form (RFI) with "SGS inspection number" (IONO.) and SGS-CSTC "ICN" number to the exporter, notifying the exporter to submit documents and arrange inspection.

2. Apply for inspection.

To arrange the inspection, the exporter needs to fill out the Inspection Application Form (RFI) with the SGS inspection number and fax (send) it together with the following documents to the SGS-CSTC branch closest to the inspection location.

These documents include pro forma invoice, pro forma packing list and spare parts list, product technical specifications, samples, letters of credit, manufacturer's test report (machine/equipment), manufacturer's analysis report (chemical/pharmaceutical/petroleum/dye products), health certificate (food), plant quarantine certificate (all agricultural products), factory inspection analysis sheet (all steel materials and their primary products).

All documents submitted to SGS-CSTC must indicate the SGS inspection number (this number can be found in the inspection application form).

The supplier's detailed information, such as contact person and telephone number, inspection time, inspection location, etc., should be listed on the inspection application form so that SGS-CSTC can contact them and arrange inspection.

The exporter must submit the RFI and the above documents to SGS-CSTC branch 3 working days before the inspection date.

3. SGS-CTSG conducts inspection.

SGS-CSTC does not charge any fees to exporters for pre-shipment inspection required by CISS national regulations.

4. Final documents required for SGS-CSTC to issue the certificate.

After SGS-CSTC completes the inspection, the exporter must fax (send) the final documents to SGS-CSTC Shanghai Economic Affairs Department (EAD) by country. All documents submitted to SGS-CSTC should indicate the SGS inspection number (this number can be found in the inspection application form).

5. How to obtain the SGS safety label.

If the letter of credit received by the exporter requires "a SGS security label on the exporter's invoice", the exporter can submit a final export invoice to the nearest SGS-CSTC branch and pick up the security label, or ask SGS-CSTC to mail the security label to the exporter. Please note that SGS-CSTC will only issue the security label after completing the above 1-4 procedures.

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