INMETRO is the Brazilian Accreditation Body responsible for the development of Brazilian national standards. Most of Brazil's product standards are based on IEC and ISO standards, and manufacturers that need to export their products to Brazil should refer to these two sets of standards when designing products. Products that meet Brazilian standards and other technical requirements must be accompanied by a mandatory INMETRO logo and an accredited third-party certification body to enter the Brazilian market.
The application of the INMETRO logo can be divided into two categories, mandatory and voluntary, which are issued by a certification body (CB). In addition, the Brazilian government also stipulates that some products need to be marked with energy efficiency (smiley face), such as INMETRO directly issued a certificate, the certification body does not participate.
Among the INMETRO certifications, the most widely used certification model is the internationally accepted certification model5, which includes testing of the product itself and review of the factory quality management system. At the same time, the model also requires initial review and supervisory review. The specific process is as follows:
Initial review:
● Analysis of product technical documents
● Define the product family and determine the test product model
● Initial factory audit
● Sampling
● Laboratory evaluation (if applicable)
● Witness test (if applicable)
● Importer review
● Certification process review
● Issue a certificate
Follow-up supervision review:
According to the Brazilian Decree, different products have different monitoring and review cycles, generally 6/9/12 months. The process is as follows:
● Importer review
● Sampling
● Factory audit
● Laboratory evaluation (if applicable)
● Witness test (if applicable)
● Importer review
● Certification process review
● Update certificate
