On February 25, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the National Fire and Rescue Administration jointly issued a notice announcing the removal of fire safety signs from the scope of China Compulsory Certification (CCC) for products listed in the mandatory certification catalog, effective immediately.
Currently, the CCC catalog covers three major categories of fire protection products: fire alarm products, fire extinguishers, and evacuation and escape products. These three categories must comply with the following CCC implementation rules and undergo third-party certification before entering the market:
- CNCA-C18-01:2024 Implementation Rules for Compulsory Product Certification – Fire Alarm Products
- CNCA-C18-02:2024 Implementation Rules for Compulsory Product Certification – Fire Extinguishers
- CNCA-C18-03:2024 Implementation Rules for Compulsory Product Certification – Evacuation and Escape Products
The fire safety signs removed from the CCC catalog fall under the category of evacuation and escape products. This includes various types of fire safety signs, such as standard fire safety signs, photoluminescent fire safety signs, retroreflective fire safety signs, fluorescent fire safety signs, and other fire safety sign products.
Other evacuation and escape products, such as escape ladders, escape slides, self-rescue respirators, and fire emergency lighting and evacuation indication products, remain within the scope of CCC certification.
As a fundamental market access measure, CCC primarily targets products that may pose significant risks to personal safety, property, or the environment. Fire safety signs are evidently not closely associated with such risks. The removal of these products from the CCC scope reflects a more rational evolution of the certification system, helping to reduce the compliance burden on enterprises. We urge the Chinese government to further optimize the CCC system by excluding more low-risk products, thereby making the certification process more efficient and industry-friendly.
