GS mark is the voluntary safety mark of Germany. It holds high recognition by consumers. Many products, including electric tools, IT equipments and household appliance, etc. are difficult to sell in and around Germany with GS mark.

Product evaluation, certification, and pre-license inspection
Product evaluation is on the basic of harmonized European Standard, and refers to the Low-voltage directive, EMC directive and Machinery directive. If the GS required product does not have the related European standard, it would issue the IEC standard certificate. The use-life of the certificate is five years.
Pre-license inspection is the necessary requirement. After this, it is the annual factory inspection.
Besides in accords with European harmonized standard and German National Deviations, product evaluation should also refer to ZEK document issued by ZEK, and documentation established by Exchange of Experience Forum 1 (EK1). Some products also need Ergonomic testing.
According to ZEK 01-08, from April 1 2008 on, products applied for GS certification should has the PAHs evaluation, thus to complied with the regulation and avoid health hazard. This compulsory requirement adapts to all the possible PAHs materials that can be touched by human being or put into mouth in ordinary use or reasonable anticipative misusing. Products accessed GS certificate before April 1 2008 should accomplished the PAHs evaluation before March 31 2009.
Revised edition ZEK 01.1-08 of ZEK 01-08 has been published on June 25 2008.
Ergonomic testing required by GS mark containing multi-sorts of IT products, including LCD/CRT display services, computers, laptops, and other computer peripheral equipment (such as keyboards, mices, printers, scanners, etc.), must be complied with the related ergonomics standard within EK1-ITB 2000.

About Us

Shenzhen LCS Compliance Testing Laboratory Ltd., abbr. for LCS, was founded in 2004 in Shenzhen, LCS is now growing into an independent comprehensive third-party institution which focuses on test & certification. Profound technical background and diligent working attitude decided LCS with an outstanding high starting point from the outset，pioneering spirit and consciousness of keeping pace with the times which predestined the thoroughly tempered course of LCS.

Our Labs

LCS Founding Members have engineering background and had gradually built up Safety Lab, EMC Lab, RF Lab, SAR & HAC Lab, Reliability Lab, Lighting Electrical Lab, LED Lighting Performance Lab, Energy Efficiency Lab, Electronic Cigarette Testing Lab, Chemistry Lab, BQTF, Environmental and Occupational Evaluation Lab, Battery Lab, Toy Lab, Textile Lab, Food and Food Grade Material Lab. The establishment of our comprehensive labs ensure our test and certification scope covers almost all fields, such as Reliability and Safety test, EMC test, Chemical Hazardous Substances test, Material Analysis, Food Contact Material test, Bluetooth Test & Certification, Environment and Occupational Health, Performance test of spare parts of Automobile and so on.

Authorization

Moreover, LCS won many authorized qualifications both domestic and overseas. LCS is recognized as IEC/ISO17025 laboratories accepted by CNAS and NVLAP, accredited by CPSC, CMA, accredited for CQC, ISTA, CBTL, SASO, SABS. Meanwhile LCS become laboratory authorized by TUV, BQTF issued by the SIG. LCS had also signed cooperation agreements with FCC, ISED, ETL, CEC, UL, E-Mark, CETECOM, KTC, SAA Approval and many other authoritative institutions, hence we can provide our clients with efficient and professional service for product test and certification.

Experience

Our RF experience ranges from WLAN (802.11b/g/n/a/ac), Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth (802.15.1), ZigBee (802.15.4), Z-Wave, UWB (802.15.3), WiMAX (802.16), SRD, DECT, RFID, NFC, GSM, WCDMA (+HSDPA/HSUPA), LTE, 5G (NR/VoNR/eMTC/eMBB/URLLC),UHF/VHF, WHDI, AM, FM, DAB, DVB, GPS, GNSS, COMPASS, GLONASS and more. The products we are mostly working with are basestations, client adapters, laptops, cordless phones, baby monitors, cellulars, radars, sensors, scanners, receivers, immobilizers, remote controls, etc. Modern products incorporate not often one, but a variety of co-existing technologies.

Welcome

LCS is a reliable party. With more than 20 years hands-on experience in the field of Radio, Telecom, EMC and Safety certification, including country approvals worldwide, we will guide you with our knowledge. You are very welcome!

We will be pleased to assist you with your questions or inquiries, please contact us.