New KC EMC Standards To Become Mandatory In May

New KC EMC Standards to become mandatory in May 29. April 2021

The Korean Radio Research Agency (RRA) circulated new standards for KC EMC in their Announcement No. 2021-10 on February 8.

The changes take effect three months after publication and thus the new standards will be mandatory from May 9, 2021.

For KC EMC approvals it means that test reports on the technical requirements for electromagnetic compatibility will have to comply with and show the new standards in order to be accepted.

The following table provides a comparison between the old and new standards:

Old standards	New standards
KN 16-1-1	KS C 9816-1-1:2020
KN 16-1-2	KS C 9816-1-2:2020
KN 16-1-3	KS C 9816-1-3:2017
KN 16-1-4	KS C 9816-1-4:2020
KN 16-1-5	KS C 9816-1-5:2020
KN 16-2-1	KS C 9816-2-1:2020
KN 16-2-2	KS C 9816-2-2:2020
KN 16-2-3	KS C 9816-2-3:2020
KN 16-2-4	KS C 9816-2-4:2017
KN 16-2-5	KS C 9816-2-5:2020
KN 61000-3-2 / KN 61000-3-12	KS C 9610-3-2:2020 / KS C 9610-3-12:2020
KN 61000-3-3 / KN 61000-3-11	KS C 9610-3-3:2020 / KS C 9610-3-11:2017
KN 61000-4-2	KS C 9610-4-2:2017
KN 61000-4-3	KS C 9610-4-3:2017
KN 61000-4-4	KS C 9610-4-4:2020
KN 61000-4-5	KS C 9610-4-5:2020
KN 61000-4-6	KS C 9610-4-6:2020
KN 61000-4-8	KS C 9610-4-8:2017
KN 61000-4-11	KS C 9610-4-11:2020
KN 61000-4-9	KS C 9610-4-9:2019
KN 61000-2-2	KS C 9610-2-2:2017
KN 61000-2-4	KS C 9610-2-4:2017
KN 11	KS C 9811:2019
KN 60601-1-2	KS C IEC 60601-1-2:2007
KN 60974-10	KS C 9974-10:2020
KN 60255-26	KS C IEC 60255-26:2020
KN 41	KS C 9990:2017
KN 301 489-51	KS C 9995:2021
KN 14-1	KS C 9814-1:2020
KN 14-2	KS C 9814-2:2020
KN 15	KS C 9815:2019
KN 61547	KS C 9547:2020
KN 60	KS X 3141:2015
KN 301 489-1	KS X 3124:2020
KN 301 489-17	KS X 3126:2020
KN 301 489-52	KS X 3129:2020
KN 301 489-6	KS X 3128:2014
KN 301 489-13	KS X 3131:2014
KN 301 489-5	KS X 3127:2014
KN 301 489-3	KS X 3125:2020
KN 301 489-9	KS X 3130:2014
KN 301 489-50	KS X 3135:2020
KN 301 489-18	KS X 3132:2014
KN 301 489-15	KS X 3136:2014
KN 301 489-2	KS X 3137:2014
KN 301 489-27	KS X 3134:2014
KN 301 489-32	KS X 3138:2015
KN 301 489-20	KS X 3139:2014
KN 62040-2	KS C 9040-2:2017
KN 60947	KS C IEC 60947-1:2017 / KS C IEC 60947-2:2019 / KS C IEC 60947-4-1:2016
KN 32	KS C 9832:2019
KN 35	KS C 9835:2019
KN 61800–3	KS C 9800-3:2017
KN 12015	KS B 6955:2019
KN 12016	KS B 6945:2019
KN 17	KS X 3143:2020
KN 61000-6-3	KS C 9610-6-3:2017
KN 61000-6-1	KS C 9610-6-1:2019
KN 61000-6-4	KS C 9610-6-4:2017
KN 61000-6-2	KS C 9610-6-2:2019
KN 100	KS C 9991:2019
KN 101	KS C 9992:2019
KN 160	KS C 9993:2019
KN 15194	KS C 9994:2021

If you have products for which a KC EMC registration for electromagnetic compatibility is required we would be happy to support you with the registration under these new standards.

For products with radio technologies, KC EMC certification is also required to gain access to the South Korean market. This applies to products with radio technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID or other wireless communication technologies. MPR International GmbH has solid experience in Korea certification and competent local partners.

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