In order to export wireless devices, the requirements of the local market’s radio regulation have to be met. Not only do the regulations and standards required by each country’s certification system differ, they are frequently subject to revision. Almost all the countries have mandatory certification systems in place for radio requirements. UL provides regulatory information and certifications for approximately 200 countries/regions, by leveraging the cooperative relationships we have built with global regulatory organizations. From staying up-to-date on the latest information on global radio regulations and gaining knowledge on marking requirements for labels and manuals to obtaining certifications from multiple countries, we have a system in place to accurately and quickly respond to your needs.
| Country | Governing Agency |
Certification Type |
Process | Local Representative Required |
Length of License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Autorite de Regulation de la Poste et des Telecommunications (ARPT) / Telecommunications & Post Regulatory Authority | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 2 years |
| United States | FCC | Mandatory | FCC Testing, FCC Documentation | N/A | Indefinite |
| Canada | ISED | Mandatory | FCC/IC Testing, FCC Documentation | Yes | Indefinite |
| Angola | Instituto Angolano das Comunicacoes (INACOM) | Voluntary; Recommended | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes; however it must be actual importer | No Expiration |
| Anguilla | Public Utilities Commission of Anguilla | Voluntary; Recommended | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and Telecommunications (MBT) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Argentina | Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones (ENACOM | Mandatory | In-country testing | Yes | 3 years |
| Armenia | Public Services Regulatory Commission | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 1 year |
| Aruba | Aruban Directorate of Telecommunication Affairs | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Australia | The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | No Expiration |
| Azerbaijan | Ministry of Communications & High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan – MCHT | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 1 year |
| Bahamas | The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No |
| Bahrain | Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 3 years |
| Barbados | Telecommunications Unit Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Energy |
Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Belize | Public Utilities Commission (PUC) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Benin | Autorite de Regulation des Communications Electroniques et de la Poste (ARCEP) | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 5 years |
| Bermuda | Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications and E-Commerce |
Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Bolivia | Autoridad de Fiscalizacion y Regulacion de Telecomunicaciones y Transportes (ATT) |
Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | Yes | 5 years |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba (BES) | Bureau of Telecommunications and Post (BT&P) | Mandotory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Botswana | Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 1 year |
| Brazil | Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes (ANATEL) | Mandatory | In-country testing | Yes | Depending upon the product category |
| British Virgin Islands | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of BVI | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Brunei | Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 5 years |
| Burkina Faso | Autorite de Regulation des Communications Electroniques (ARCE) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 5 years |
| Burundi | Agence de Regulation et de Controle des Telecommunications (ARCT) |
Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 5 years |
| Cambodia | Cambodian Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | No Expiration |
| Cape Verde | Agencia Nacional das Comunicacoes | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Cayman Islands | Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC/R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 10 years |
| Central African Republic | Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 5 years |
| Chile | Subsecretaria de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| China | The State Radio Regulation Center (SRRC) | Mandatory | In-country testing | No | 5 years |
| Colombia | Comision de Regulacion de Comunicaciones (CRC) | Mandatory (cellular/voice, fax machines and handsets.) | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Comoros | Ministry for Transportation, Post & Telecommunications, Communication, & Tourism | Voluntary | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | Autorite de Regulation de la Poste et des Telecommunications du Congo (ARPTC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 10 years |
| Congo, The Republic of | Regulatory Agency for Post and Electronic Communication (ARPCE) | Mandatory | In-country testing | Yes | No Expiration |
| Costa Rica | Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (SUTEL) |
Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Autorite de Regulation des Telecommunications de Cote d’Ivoire (ARTCI) |
Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 5 years |
| Curacao | Bureau of Telecommunications and Post (BT&P) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Dijbouti | Office Des Postes et des Telecommunications, Ministere de la Communication, de la culture, charge des postes et telecommunications (MCCPT) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Dominica | National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Dominican Republic | Instituto Dominicano De Las Telecomunicaciones (INDOTEL) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Ecuador | Agencia de Regulacion y Control de las Telecomunicaciones (ARCOTEL) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Egypt | National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| El Salvador | Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones (SIGET) | Voluntary; Recommended | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Telecommunication Agency | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 2 years |
| European Union (EU) | N/A: Manufacturer’s self-declaration | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Fiji | Telecommunications Authority of Fiji | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| French Polynesia/Tahiti | Agence Nationale des Frequences, Haut Commissariat de la Republique en Polynesia Francaise (ANF) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Gabon | Agence de Regulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 2 years |
| Gambia | Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 2 years |
| Ghana | National Communications Authority (NCA) | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Grenada | National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Guatemala | Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala (SIT) | Voluntary; Recommended | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Guinea-Bissau | Autoridade Reguladora Nacional das Tecnologias de Informacao e Comunicacao (ARN) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 5 years |
| Guinea-Conakry | Ministry of Communication Direction Nationale des Postes et Telecommunications (ARPT) | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | No Expiration |
| Guinea Equatorial | Oficina Reguladora de las Telecomunicaciones (ORTEL) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 3 years |
| Guyana | National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Haiti | Conseil National des Telecommunications (CONATEL) | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Honduras | Comision Nacional de Telecommunicaciones (CONATEL) | Mandatory if maximum output power is >10mW | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Hong Kong | Office Communications Authority (OFCA) | Voluntary; Recommended | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| India | Ministry of IT and Communications, Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing (WPC) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC/R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | No Expiration |
| Indonesia | Direktorat Jenderal Sumber Daya Dan Perangkat Pos Dan Informatika (SDPPI) | Mandatory | In-country testing | No | 3 years |
| Iraq | Iraqi Communications and Media Communications (CMC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 1 year |
| Israel | Ministry of Communications (MOC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes; however it must be actual importer | 5 years |
| Jamaica | Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Japan Radio Law (R Mark) | Ministry of Information and Communications | Mandatory | Japan Radio Law testing requirements | No | No Expiration |
| Japan Telecommunications Business Law (T Mark) | Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) | Mandatory | Japan Telecommunications Business Law Testing by MIC accredited lab | No | No Expiration |
| Jordan | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 1 year |
| Kenya | Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 6 months, then permanent |
| Kiribati | Communications Commission of Kiribati (CCK) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Kuwait | Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 1 year |
| Kyrgyzstan | State Communications Agency under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 1 year |
| Laos, Peoples Democratic Republic of | Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes; however it must be actual importer | 1 year (import license) 5 years (product license) |
| Lebanon | Ministry of Telecommunications (MOT) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Lesotho | Lesotho Telecommunications Authority (LTA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Liberia | Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Libya | Ministry of Communications & Informatics | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 5 years |
| Macau | Direccao dos Servicos de Regulacao de Telecomunicacoes (DSRT) | Mandatory for products that connects to public network (PSTN) | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 10 years |
| Madagascar | Autorite de Regulation des Technologies de Communication (ARTEC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Malawi | Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Malaysia | Scientific and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes; however it must be actual importer | 1 year |
| Maldives | Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology (TAM) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Mali | Comite des Telecomunications des Mali | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | No Expiration |
| Mauritania | Autorite de Regulation | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 5 years |
| Mauritius | Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 10 years |
| Mexico | Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFETEL) |
Mandatory | In-country testing | Yes | No Expiration |
| Moldova | National Radio Frequency Center | Mandatory | In-country testing | No | 3 years |
| Mongolia | Communications Regulatory Comission of Mongolia (CRC) | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes; however it must be actual importer | 1–3 years |
| Montserrat | Montserrat Info-Communications Authority (MICA) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Morocco | National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (Agence National de Reglementation des Telecommunications, ANRT) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 10 years |
| Mozambique | Instituto Nacional das Comunicacoes de Mocambique (INCM) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Import license only; handled directly by importer | Mandatory | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Namibia | Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 3 years |
| Nepal | Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) |
Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 6 months (then permanent (extra charge for 5 year renewal) |
| New Caledonia | Agence Nationale des Frequences (ANFR) | Voluntary; Recommended | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| New Zealand | Ministry of Economic Development (RSM: Radio Spectrum Management group) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | No Expiration |
| Nicaragua | Instituto Nicaraguese de Telecomunicaciones y Correos (TELCOR) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Niger | Nigerien Regulator, L’Autorite de Regulation des Telecommunications et de la Poste (ARTP) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Oman | Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | No Expiration |
| Pakistan | Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) | Mandatory | In-country testing | No | No Expiration |
| Panama | Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Publicos (ASEP) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Papua New Guinea | National Information & Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Paraguay | Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | Yes | 5 years |
| Peru | Ministerio de Transportes, Comunicaciones, Vivienda y Construccion (MTC) | Mandatory if maximum output power is >10mW | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Philippines | National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Qatar | Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ICT Qatar) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Rwanda | Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) |
Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Saint Lucia | National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) |
Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Saint Martin | Minister of Telecommunications | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Saint Vincent & Grenadines | National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Samoa, Independent state of | Office of the Regulator | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Saudi Arabia | Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 2 years |
| Senegal | Agence de Regulation des Telecommunications et des Postes (ARTP) |
Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Serbia | Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RATEL) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 3 years |
| Seychelles | Department of Information Communications Technology (DICT) | Voluntary; Recommended | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Sierra Leone | National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Singapore | Info-communications Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 5 years |
| Solomon Islands | Telecommunications Commission of the Solomon Islands (TCIS) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| South Africa | Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | No Expiration |
| South Korea | Radio Research Agency (RRA) | Mandatory | Korea KN Standard report by NRRA accredited Lab | Yes | No Expiration |
| Sri Lanka | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 3 years |
| Suriname | Telecommunicatie Autoriteit Suriname (TAS) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Swaziland | Swaziland Communications Commission (SCC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Taiwan | National Communications Commission (NCC) | Mandatory | Taiwan LP0002 Standard report by NCC accredited lab | No | No Expiration |
| Tajikistan | Communication Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 1 year |
| Tanzania | Tanzanian Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Thailand | National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | No Expiration |
| Togo | Autorite de Regulementation des secteurs de Postes et de Telecommunications (ARTP) | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage FCC documentation | Yes | 5 years |
| Tonga | Ministry of Information & Communication (MIC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Tunisia | Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche des Telecommunications (CERT) | Mandatory | In-country testing | Yes; however it must be actual importer | 3 years |
| Turkey | Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) | Mandatory; for devices in 5150-5350MHz band | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes; however it must be actual importer | No Expiration |
| Turkmenistan | Ministry of Communication of Turkmenistan | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | 6 months |
| Turks & Caicos | Turks and Caicos Islands Telecommunications Commission | Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Uganda | Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Ukraine | State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | No Expiration |
| United Arab Emirates | Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) | Mandatory | Sample Validation / Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 3 years |
| Uruguay | Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones (URSEC) |
Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Uzbekistan | Ministry of Development of Information Technologies and Communications (MITC) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | 1 year (without CIG023); 3 years (with CIG023) |
| Venezuela | Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL) |
Mandatory | Leverage FCC documentation | No | No Expiration |
| Vietnam | Ministry of Information and Communications of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (MIC) | Mandatory if maximum output power >60 mW EIRP | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes; however it must be actual importer | 2 years |
| Yemen | Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | Yes | 1 year |
| Zambia | Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) | Mandatory | Leverage FCC and R&TTE documentation | Yes | No Expiration |
| Zimbabwe | Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) | Mandatory | Leverage R&TTE/RED documentation | No | No Expiration |
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