Client’s Task
An environmental equipment manufacturer planned to export an air quality monitoring station (with automatic gas analyzers and a weather station) to the United Arab Emirates. To enter the market, the product had to undergo mandatory certification in accordance with RoHS (ECAS) and TDRA requirements.
ChallengesThe client faced several obstacles:
- No local representative in the UAE with a trade license
- Requirement to undergo multiple independent tests (EMC, RF, Safety)
- Specific plug and packaging standards (British BS 3-pin plugs)
- Complexity in preparing the full set of technical documentation
- Long testing periods — up to 8 weeks
Solution by WorldWideBridge
The WWBridge team provided full support at all certification stages:
1. ECAS RoHS Certification- Certificate valid for 1 year
- Issuance time — about 1 week
- Laboratory testing of samples organized (5–6 weeks)
- Local representative with license provided
- Proper packaging and labeling ensured according to MOIAT standards
- USD 2,380 — certificate issuance
- AED 705 — state fee (paid directly to MOIAT)
- Certificate valid for 3 years
- EMC, RF, and Safety tests conducted
- Full documentation package prepared: from tech specs to BOM and schematics
- Logistics for 4–6 samples, including fixed-frequency models
- EMC: USD 2,000
- RF: USD 3,500
- Safety: USD 2,500
- USD 3,750
- Time to obtain certificate: up to 4 weeks
Result
The company successfully passed all certification stages and obtained the necessary approvals for export. Thanks to detailed planning and WWBridge’s support:
- Delays due to lack of local representation were avoided
- Certification time was minimized
- The device was launched on the UAE market on schedule