LED products are too expensive to do UL certification
It is understood that the current biggest threshold for Chinese LED companies to enter the US market is to obtain UL certification. Mr. Xie, the general manager of a photoelectric company in Shenzhen, said in an interview that UL in the US market is a "stepping stone" to the US LED market. Without UL certification, it is impossible to enter the US market. However, the annual cost of UL certification is high. It costs 500,000 yuan to do a UL certification, and each certification number will probably pay more than 1,000 US dollars per quarter.
The cost of producing products that meet safety certification is much higher than that of products without safety certification, about 50%. When selling LED products with safety certification in the United States, the sales price will also be much higher and the same. "Generally speaking, Take a flat panel lamp as an example. The same 0.6m×0.6m, such a square lamp is installed on the top for office lighting. The safety lamp is sold for 150 dollars, and the non-safety lamp is sold for 100 dollars, which is 1.5:1. the difference.
UL Certification Co., Ltd. Ma Sheng said that the LED industry is developing very rapidly in China, with certifications ranging from 20% to 30%. Because the development of certified products is relatively rapid, there may be nothing to restrict its development and promote certified products. The export volume of LED products continues to increase; in addition, the upgrading of LED products is also relatively fast. For China’s manufacturing industry, certification is more about improving product quality and rectifying products.
