EU Compliance Checks for China Sourcing:
CE, DoC & Test Reports Verified

Per SKU: that the CE marking has a legal basis (which directive or regulation applies), that the EU Declaration of Conformity names the correct manufacturer, product and standards, that the test reports cover the exact model and configuration you are buying, that the standards cited are still current, that the lab was properly accredited, and that the labels and the technical file carry what the EU importer needs — including a responsible person established in the EU where the rules require one.

Six reasons, seen constantly: (1) the test report covers a different model or an older version of the product; (2) "CE" is printed on the label with no test report behind it at all; (3) the standards cited have been superseded but the report was never updated; (4) the report comes from a lab with no accreditation for that standard; (5) the report carries a disclaimer such as "for reference only" or "not intended for CE marking"; (6) the Declaration of Conformity lists directives but no standards, no manufacturer address and no authorised representative. Any of these ends the same way: the goods are stopped at the port, or your customer's compliance manager rejects the file after you have paid.

No, and we will not claim to. CE marking is a declaration by the manufacturer (or the importer who places the product on the market under its own name), and notified-body involvement is required only for certain product categories. What we do is check, challenge and fix the supplier's documentation, coordinate accredited third-party lab testing in China, and hand you a file your own compliance people can work with. If you need an EU authorised representative or importer-of-record service, we tell you plainly that it sits outside our role and point you to the options.

Electrical and electronic goods: Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU for anything transmitting, plus RoHS 2011/65/EU and WEEE 2012/19/EU. Machinery: Directive 2006/42/EC until 19 January 2027, then Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 applies from 20 January 2027 with no transition window. Construction products: Regulation (EU) 305/2011 (CPR). Consumer products generally: GPSR (EU) 2023/988, in application since 13 December 2024, plus REACH. Toys, PPE and batteries have their own regimes. We map your actual SKUs to the list that applies rather than sending a generic checklist.

If you are the importer, EU product-safety rules put duties on you before the goods are placed on the market: verify the manufacturer has complied, add your own name and contact details to the product or packaging, keep a copy of the technical documentation for ten years, and cooperate with market surveillance authorities. Under the General Product Safety Regulation, that applies to consumer products whether you sell in a shop, a webshop or a marketplace. This is exactly why the documentation has to be checked before the container sails, not after the customer complains.

The documentation check is part of our sourcing commission — no separate fee — when we are sourcing the product for you. The timeline is short: 2–5 working days for a document audit on a normal SKU set, then the remediation follow-up with the factory runs alongside production. Third-party lab testing is billed at cost, and we quote it before booking so you can decide whether to test or to push the cost back onto the supplier.

Yes, on a per-project basis: send the supplier's test reports, declarations of conformity and product photos, and we return a gap list with the specific standard, clause and missing item for each SKU. Many EU importers use this as a second pair of eyes before a first order, then move to full sourcing support once the supplier relationship proves out.