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Telecommunication Products Type Approval by Country

Equipment that connects to telecom networks or carries voice and data, from phones and routers to PABX and modems.

Type approval required in ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Botswana๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ Burundi๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท Mauritania๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Mauritius๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Namibia๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ Rwanda๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Sierra Leone๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒ The Gambia๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ Togo๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Uganda๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Zambia๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ The Bahamas๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ Iraq๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Lebanon๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ Syria๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช Yemen๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒ Bermuda๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Fiji๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Kiribati๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท Nauru๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New Guinea๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ Samoa๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ด Tonga๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ Vanuatu๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghanistan๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ Brunei๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Cambodia๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Laos๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam

Requirements by country

CountryAuthorityScopeNoteLead timeRequirements
Botswana BOCRA In scope โ€“ 2-12 weeks Requirements โ†’
Burundi ARCT In scope โ€“ 22 working days Requirements โ†’
Egypt NTRA In scope โ€“ Paperwork: 14 days. Local Testing 4-5 weeks. Requirements โ†’
Ghana NCA In scope โ€“ 15 days Requirements โ†’
Mauritania ARE In scope โ€“ 2 months Requirements โ†’
Mauritius ICTA In scope โ€“ 4 weeks Requirements โ†’
Namibia CRAN In scope โ€“ 40 days Requirements โ†’
Nigeria NCC In scope โ€“ 30 days Requirements โ†’
Rwanda RURA In scope โ€“ 5 days and 10 days Requirements โ†’
Sierra Leone NatCA In scope โ€“ Based on NatCA estimation Requirements โ†’
South Africa ICASA In scope โ€“ 30-45 days Requirements โ†’
Tanzania TCRA In scope โ€“ 14 working days Requirements โ†’
The Gambia PURA In scope โ€“ 2-4 weeks Requirements โ†’
Togo ARCEP In scope โ€“ Approximately 1-2 months Requirements โ†’
Uganda UCC In scope โ€“ Typically 5-6 weeks Requirements โ†’
Zambia ZICTA In scope โ€“ 5-15 days Requirements โ†’
The Bahamas URCA In scope โ€“ Typically 4-8 weeks Requirements โ†’
Hong Kong OFCA In scope โ€“ 15 working days Requirements โ†’
Japan MIC In scope โ€“ 3โ€“4 weeks Requirements โ†’
South Korea RRA In scope โ€“ About 8 weeks Requirements โ†’
Bahrain TRA In scope โ€“ 14 days Requirements โ†’
Iraq CMC In scope โ€“ 2 weeks Requirements โ†’
Lebanon TRA In scope โ€“ 6 weeks Requirements โ†’
Oman TRA In scope โ€“ 7-10 days Requirements โ†’
Qatar ICT In scope โ€“ Simplified Type Approval: 5 days. Standard Type Approval: 15 days Requirements โ†’
Saudi Arabia CST In scope โ€“ About 2 weeks Requirements โ†’
Syria SY-TPRA In scope โ€“ 20 days Requirements โ†’
United Arab Emirates TDRA In scope โ€“ 3-5 working days Requirements โ†’
Yemen MTIT In scope โ€“ 4โ€“8 weeks Requirements โ†’
Bermuda RA In scope โ€“ 2-3 weeks Requirements โ†’
Canada ISED In scope โ€“ Typically 4-6 weeks Requirements โ†’
Mexico CRT In scope โ€“ NOM: 3-5 weeks. CRT: 20 business days. Requirements โ†’
Australia ACMA In scope โ€“ 5 business days Requirements โ†’
Fiji TAF In scope โ€“ 10 working days Requirements โ†’
Kiribati CCK In scope โ€“ 7 days Requirements โ†’
Nauru NCA In scope โ€“ Not publicly specified by the NCA Requirements โ†’
New Zealand RSM In scope โ€“ 2 weeks Requirements โ†’
Papua New Guinea NICTA In scope โ€“ 10 days Requirements โ†’
Samoa OOTR In scope โ€“ 30 days Requirements โ†’
Tonga CCT In scope โ€“ 5 days Requirements โ†’
Vanuatu TRBR In scope โ€“ 30 days Requirements โ†’
Argentina ENACOM In scope โ€“ 12-14 weeks Requirements โ†’
Brazil ANATEL In scope โ€“ 8โ€“12 weeks Requirements โ†’
Colombia CRC In scope โ€“ 3-4 weeks Requirements โ†’
Afghanistan ATRA In scope โ€“ 30 days Requirements โ†’
India WPC ETA and TEC MTCTE In scope โ€“ WPC ETA certification is around 1 to 2 weeks. TEC MTCTE certification takes around 8-12 weeks Requirements โ†’
Nepal NTA In scope โ€“ 4 weeks Requirements โ†’
Sri Lanka TRCSL In scope โ€“ 30 days Requirements โ†’
Brunei AITI In scope โ€“ 2 weeks Requirements โ†’
Cambodia TRC In scope โ€“ 15 working days Requirements โ†’
Indonesia DJID In scope โ€“ Local Testing around 5 weeks and Paperwork is about 3-5 week. Requirements โ†’
Laos MTC In scope โ€“ Paperwork: 10 working days. Local Testing: Take several additional weeks Requirements โ†’
Malaysia SIRIM In scope โ€“ Paperwork about 2weeks. Local testing approximately 4 to 6 weeks. Requirements โ†’
Philippines NTC In scope โ€“ 20-25 business days Requirements โ†’
Singapore IMDA In scope โ€“ 3 days (M2M: 2โ€“3 months) Requirements โ†’
Thailand NBTC In scope โ€“ 4โ€“8 weeks Requirements โ†’
Vietnam MoST In scope โ€“ 5โ€“6 weeks Requirements โ†’

Products in this category

  • Radio Rig
  • Server
  • USB Dongle
  • SmartphoneA mobile phone with cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and GNSS radios, one of the most regulated product types.
  • Line/wired telephoneA telephone that connects to a fixed telephone line.
  • Tablet PCA tablet computer with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and cellular radios in some models.
  • Handy Talkie/Walkie TalkieA handheld two-way radio for push-to-talk voice on licensed or licence-free bands such as PMR446.
  • SwitchA network switch that connects devices in a wired Ethernet network, including managed and PoE models.
  • RouterA device that routes traffic between networks, usually with Wi-Fi and sometimes a cellular or fibre interface.
  • Access PointA device that provides Wi-Fi coverage for a wired network in homes, offices and outdoor sites.
  • Video ConferenceVideo conferencing systems with cameras, microphones and network connectivity for meeting rooms.
  • Cordless telephoneA telephone handset that connects wirelessly to a base station, usually using DECT.
  • IP PhoneA telephone that carries calls over IP networks (VoIP) instead of a traditional phone line.
  • PABXA private telephone exchange that connects internal extensions and external lines, in analog, digital, IP or hosted form.
  • FirewallA network security appliance that filters traffic between networks.
  • ModemA device that connects a network to a broadband line such as DSL, coaxial cable or fibre.

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