Brazilian

Brazilian Standards Inspection Agency Certification INMETRO’s full name is: Brazilian National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality, a government agency

Voltage: 127Vac/220Vac Frequency: 60Hz

Plug: Complies with Brazilian NBR14136 standard

Compulsory: Type AVoluntariness: Type B

Type A:

  1. Switches

  2. Plugs & Sockets

  3. Electrical Wires & Cables

  4. Circuit Breakers

  5. Electronic Medical Instruments

  6. Pneumatic System Instruments

  7. Voltage Regulators

  8. Electronic Ballasts

  9. Gas Equipment

Type B:

  1. Information Products, Audiovisual Products & Home Appliances

  2. Lighting Fixtures

  3. Electrical Wires, Cables & Connectors

Certificate validity: 1 year

Local representative: yes

Factory inspection: Yes

Product Range At present, product certification in Brazil is divided into two types: compulsory certification and voluntary certification. Compulsory certification products include: household appliances and similar products, pumps, fluorescent lamps, toys, wires and cables, switches, plugs and sockets, circuit breakers, electronic ballasts, etc.; voluntary products include IT/AV products, power tools, etc. As of December 2014, the number of products covered by compulsory certification is 113.