Thailand

Thailand Type Approval Summary

Thailand is one of the strongest nations in Southeast Asia. Its status as the new industrialized country has boosted its GDP to US$505 billion (World Bank data 2018), which is the 8th largest economy in Asia, as well as the second-largest in Southeast Asia after Indonesia. To access the Thailand market, especially for ICT products, there's a compliance instrument that manufacturers must comply with. This compliance instrument is called "NBTC certification".

NBTC stands for "National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission", a government-owned regulatory body in Thailand that's responsible for setting up the regulation and policies regarding Information and Communication Technology. One notable event that has been handled by NBTC such as the restructuration of 3G, 4G, and 5G frequency bands as well as doing the frequency auction. Besides, NBTC also plays a role in licensing ICT products that will be sold or used in Thailand.

Securing NBTC certification can be difficult. Although it accepts foreign test reports based on international standards such as CE or FCC, there are situations where the NBTC mandates additional local testing, especially if the foreign reports don’t meet their specific requirements. With deep expertise, extensive experience, and global connections in the certification industry, Narmadi Company is fully prepared to help you navigate the challenges of the certification process, remove any hurdles, and ensure you obtain the certificate by your target date.

Label Requirements

Product label

Required

Approval mark

Required

Label registration

Required

E-labeling

Not allowed

Once the product obtains an NBTC certificate, a conformity mark must be applied. The rules for applying this conformity mark are:

Class A equipment

For class A equipment, here is the conformity mark format:

Where YYYYYY is registration number (6 digits), ZZ is the year of registration (last 2 digits of the year), and XXXX is supplier code (4 digits)

Class B Equipment

For class B equipment, here is the conformity mark format:

Where YYYYYY is the registration number (6 digits), ZZ is the year of registration (last 2 digits of the year), and XXXX is the supplier code (4 digits)

Both class A and class B labels must be affixed on the surface of the product, in a place that can be found easily and is visible. Labels must be affixed using a method that is reliable and can not easily be removed.

If the label can not be affixed to the product due to a certain reason, for example, because the product size is too small, it is allowed to affix the label on the packaging, or any material that comes with the product, such as a user manual or compliance sheet.

Products under Class A and Class B must be registered for the self-labelling process with NBTC; the importer must report label usage monthly to NBTC.

SDoC product

For the case of SDoC, the supplier is also mandatory to affix labels stating that the product has complied with certain Thai standards. The wording can follow the following format:

This statement must be affixed to the user manual or any other supplementary documents that come with the product, such as a specification sheet or a compliance sheet of the product.

More on Labeling

E-labeling is not acceptable. It must be in physical form.

Certificate Example

Issued under

National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC)

Certificate

NBTC certification

Validity

Unlimited

Lead time

4–8 weeks