Radio Frequency Testing

Consumer networked products (such as smart home devices, wearable devices, payment terminals, etc.) need to build a multi-dimensional compliance system when exported to European and American markets, and their certification requirements have expanded from traditional security performance to network security, data privacy and sustainability. This article will systematically analyze the latest certification framework and implementation points in the European and American markets in 2025.

1. EU market: new network security regulations become the core threshold

1. CE-RED and EN 18031 compulsory certification

Starting from August 1, 2025, the European Union will enforce the EN 18031 network security standard. As a supplement to the CE-RED directive, this standard is divided into three levels of control:

EN 18031-1: Applicable to networked devices (e.g. routers, smart appliances) requiring protection against cyber attacks, security upgrades, and encrypted communications

EN 18031-2: Mandatory data encryption and access control for privacy devices (e.g. children's watches, health trackers)

EN 18031-3: Regulates financial terminals (e.g. POS machines, crypto wallets), requiring fraud-proof design and transaction verification

Key changes: Devices must force users to create authentication credentials, children's products need to integrate parental control functions, and financial devices require dual security update mechanisms.

2. Environmental protection and energy efficiency supporting requirements

New battery regulations (EU 2023/1542): Effective on August 18, 2025, digital battery passport is required (including proportion of recycled materials and carbon footprint data)

RoHS 3.0 & REACH: Restrict 10 types of hazardous substances, plastic shell plasticizer > 0.1% needs to be notified

2. U.S. market: superposition of safety certification and regional regulations

1. Basic access certification

FCC certification: Wireless products require FCC ID (test radio frequency parameters), and ordinary networked devices do FCC SDoC

UL 62368-1: Mandatory for platforms such as Amazon, new upgraded version in 2025 strengthens single fault testing 

2. State-level compliance requirements

California CCPA: Devices that collect user data are required to provide privacy notices

New York's SHIELD Act: Requires devices to have data encryption storage capabilities

3. Key upgrades of new regulations in 2025

European Union

Carbon Footprint Statement: Home connected devices are required to disclose full life cycle carbon emissions (effective January 2025)

PVC material is prohibited in packaging, and the proportion of recycled plastic is ≥ 35%

America

FCC Part 15E revision: radiation limits for wireless charging equipment are tightened by 3dB

Department of Energy DoE Level VII Energy Efficiency: Standby Power Consumption ≤ 0.05 W (Draft Phase)

4. Enterprise implementation strategy

1. Authentication path optimization

Take advantage of modular certification: Pre-certified wireless modules reduce whole-machine test items

High-risk products are prioritized: IoT sensors and payment terminals need to complete EN 18031 certification before Q2 2025

2. Key points of technical design

Force initial password setting and disable "password-free direct connection" mode

Meet EN 18031-3 financial protection requirements with hardware security module (HSM)

3. Document system construction

EU: Technical documents need to include vulnerability scan reports (CVSS 3.1 standard)

USA: Keep FCC test records for at least 5 years

epilogue

European and American certification systems have formed a three-dimensional matrix of "network security + data privacy + green compliance". Enterprises need to focus on the enforcement nodes of the new EN 18031 regulations and simultaneously respond to differences in U.S. state-level regulations. Only by establishing full-chain compliance management and putting technology upgrades and certification planning in advance can market access risks be avoided.

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