1. what is the Garner G-CAP certification?
Garner G-CAP (Ghana 's Conformity Assessment Program) (G-CAP) is the Garner pre export product conformity certification, from October 1, 2014 onwards, Garner of the National Bureau of standards (GSA) for certain imports of consumer goods, the implementation of the new product conformity assessment program. All controlled products covered in the G-CAP program must be accompanied by a qualified test report or certificate designed to prevent unsafe and shoddy goods from entering the Garner market. For G-CAP conforming goods, the COC certificate is issued, which is a necessary document for customs clearance at Garner port of destination. If you can not provide these materials, products need to be inspected at the port of destination, resulting in high costs, may also cause delays, if the final can not be qualified, will be prohibited entry and returned.
It has been enforced since March 1, 2015
2.which products need G-CAP certification?
- toys and sports products
- Electronic and electrical products
- cars (including new and used cars)
- chemical products
- machinery, materials and gas appliances
- paper and stationery
- furniture (wood and metal articles)
- safety equipment (personal protective equipment)
- Food
- building materials
- selected medical equipment and drugs
- used products
- fuel and petroleum products
- Textiles and footwear
3.G-CAP process:
1, application materials:
1) packing list and proforma invoice
2) product test report: issued by the third party laboratory with ISO/IEC17025 CNAS qualification, and also can accept the factory ISO9001+ internal test report (see the name of commodity), except for sampling test.
3) G-CAP application form: blank application form is provided by the management institution
2. arrange inspection:
1) audit documents: about 2 working days or so. After checking the OK, please confirm the inspection requirements (shipping marks) with us
Avoid unnecessary trouble during inspection.
2) inspection requirements (shipping marks): the outer packing and the product should be printed with the following labels, the specific content of the actual product shall prevail:
Labeling requirements:
- brand name
- model
- Manufacturer ', s, name, and, address/, trademark
- Product Description
- country, of, manufacture
The main product inspection and packaging are above label content, can use adhesive paste.
3) confirm the inspection time and place: generally in the inspection requirements confirmed no problem within one week after inspection, in the cabinet
Before, without supervision.
Be careful：
A. after completing the on-site inspection, the inspector shall fill in the detailed inspection report immediately, indicating the problems found in the inspection and suggestions for rectification, etc., and leave a copy to the exporter. Each discrepancy reported in the discrepancy report should be immediately communicated to the exporter in order to attract its attention.
B. on-site inspection of the finished product does not mean that the conformity assessment process has been completed. The final conformity of the product shall be made by a comprehensive evaluation of the site inspection report, test report and relevant quality documents by the inspector.
4.charging standards: according to the value of the collection, the details of the consulting company!
5.the time of the COC certificate: after the inspection through, give us the final box invoice (customs boxes for foreign invoices), we send COC confirmation in 3-4 working days, confirm no problem COC certificate.
