Documents and certification
Most orders turn on four documents: the safety listing card for your market, the signed declaration of conformity, the test reports behind it, and the energy-label data for the EU. The register below sets out what iLamp Technology (Shenzhen iLamp Technology Co., Ltd, 深圳市兰谱芯科技有限公司) states today, what each document would show, and what to ask for with your quotation.
Document register
One row per document a buyer asks for. "Factory-stated · requested" means the factory states the mark, and the paper behind it is requested and goes up here when it arrives. The rest are settled per order: name them on your quotation. Quote the factory code from the family page when you ask, because a safety listing names models, not a range.
| Document | Family | Status | What it would show | What to do now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRTL safety listing card | String lights and lamps | Factory-stated · requested | Which body issued the listing, the standard and edition behind it, the models it names, and the label the product has to carry. | Ask for the listing card that names your factory code, then compare the label on your sample with it. |
| UL file for the filament bulbs | LED filament bulbs | Factory-stated · requested | Who holds the file, which bulb shapes it covers, and the current card for the shape, wattage and base you are buying. | Ask for the current card for that shape before you approve the sample, and check it names the wattage and base you ordered. |
| CE declaration of conformity | Every family sold into the EU or Great Britain | Factory-stated · requested | The model, the legislation claimed and the standards applied, signed and dated by the maker. It is signed by the maker rather than issued by a third party. | Ask for the declaration for your model before the first shipment, and check the model on it against your order. |
| EMC and LVD test reports | Mains string lights, filament bulbs, mains-fed garden lights and mains lamps | Factory-stated · requested | The laboratory, the model tested, the standards applied and the results the declaration rests on. The Low Voltage Directive covers 50 to 1000 V AC and 75 to 1500 V DC, so a solar or battery model sits outside it and the EMC and RoHS reports carry more of the weight. | Ask for reports that carry the same model number as the declaration, not a sister model. |
| RoHS test report | Every family | Factory-stated · requested | Which restricted substances were tested, on which parts — housing, cable, driver — and when the report was issued. | Ask for a current report naming the model and its cable, and keep it with your import file. |
| Energy-label data and EU register entry | LED filament bulbs; any string whose LEDs cannot be taken out without damaging them | Ask with your order | The energy class, the label artwork for the model, and the entry the EU register holds for that light source. | Ask who registers the model for the EU market and settle it on the quotation, before the first production order. |
| Radio equipment authorisation, US and Canada | Smart WiFi and RF-remote strings | Ask with your order | Which body granted it, the model it covers, and the identifier printed on the product and its label. | Ask whether the authorisation is held on the finished string or on the radio module inside it, and who holds it. |
| Battery cell papers | Solar strings, solar lanterns and the portable battery table lights | Ask with your order | Which cell is fitted, who made it and its capacity, with the cell maker's own test papers and the transport test summary. | Ask for them with your quotation and pass them to your freight forwarder before you book the shipment. |
| Business licence copy | The company | Ask with your order | The registered name, the registered address and the scope of business. | Ask for it with your first quotation and check the name against the party that issues your proforma invoice. |
| Factory photographs of your run | Every family | Ask with your order | The assembly bench and the packing bench working on your configuration, dated. | Ask for dated photographs at the first production check, or send a third-party inspector instead. |
The models behind each row are on the family pages: outdoor string lights, solar string lights, smart WiFi and RGBW strings, LED filament bulbs, landscape and garden lights and table and floor lamps.
What each market asks for
A buyer's summary of the rules the register sits against. It is not legal advice, and it does not say that any model meets them. The two compliance guides go further: seasonal vs all-year string lights and CE and energy labels for string lights.
United States
For a 120 V string the question is seasonal or all-year. UL 588 Supplement SD, added on 15 September 2017, covers factory-assembled string lights for year-round outdoor use at up to 120 V, calls for hard-usage cord such as SJW, and is taken as a listing under product category DGZW with a holographic label; a listing to UL 153 is the alternative route for the same strings. Ask which route the model you are quoting sits on, and read the label on your sample.
Canada
Settle the Canadian side of a WiFi model early. ISED's RSP-100, Issue 12 of August 2019, requires a Canadian representative when the certification applicant's company address is outside Canada; that representative answers ISED enquiries and supplies audit samples, and the certification agreement has to stay in force for as long as the product is on the Canadian market. A Shenzhen factory cannot fill that seat on its own, so decide who does before you order.
European Union
The Low Voltage Directive applies from 50 to 1000 V AC and 75 to 1500 V DC, and no notified body is involved: the maker assesses conformity and signs the declaration itself. Ecodesign Regulation 2019/2020 and energy labelling Regulation 2019/2015 have applied since 1 September 2021, with an A to G label carrying a QR code to the EU register. A light chain is in scope above 60 lm, and where the LEDs cannot be removed without damaging them the chain is itself a light source, so it needs the label and the register entry. The separate luminaire label ended on 25 December 2019.
United Kingdom
Great Britain recognises CE marking indefinitely across 21 product regulations, so UKCA marking is a choice rather than a second project, and a party placing goods on the GB market from outside the UK carries importer duties. A GB declaration names the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 and, on a radio model, the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017. There is no GB equivalent of the EU register: the supplier keeps the technical documentation itself, produces it on request and holds it for 15 years after the model stops being made, and a GB energy label carries the UK flag.
Australia
The Electrical Equipment Safety System covers household equipment above 50 V AC RMS or 120 V ripple-free DC and below 1000 V AC RMS or 1500 V ripple-free DC. Under AS/NZS 4417.2 a decorative lighting outfit and a portable luminaire are Level 3, the high-risk tier, so each needs a current Certificate of Conformity from a recognised certifier, listed on the national register, before the equipment is registered for sale; a simple portable luminaire is Level 2, which runs on a declaration and a compliance folder. The Responsible Supplier has to be an Australian or New Zealand entity with an ABN or IRD number, so an importer or a brand owner takes that role, not the Shenzhen factory.
Rules read 9 September 2026. Reviewed September 2026.
What to check on the sample you approve
- The label: brand, model, voltage, wattage, the mark and the number printed beside it, and whether the same wording appears on the carton.
- The cable print: the gauge and type printed along the jacket, such as SPT-1 or 20AWG SJTW, matching the specification you were quoted.
- The plug: moulded, in the pin pattern you ordered — US 2 Prong, EU 2 Round F or GB 3 G — with the strain relief intact where the cord enters it.
- The sockets: the count you ordered, the same socket type from end to end, and even spacing along the cable.
- The paperwork: the model number on the declaration and on each test report is the model number on your proforma invoice.
The register is a buyer's checklist, not a statement that any model holds a listing. After-sales terms are set on your quotation. Each requested document goes up here once the factory sends it.