UL certification is the abbreviation for certification provided by Underwriter Laboratories Inc. UL Safety Laboratory is the most authoritative testing organization in the United States and one of the world's largest non-governmental bodies engaged in safety testing and certification. It is an independent, for-profit, professional organization conducting tests for public safety.
Certification Marks:
UL Listed Mark
Application: Primarily used on general end-products that consumers can purchase directly from the market, such as household appliances, computers, heaters, fuses, power strips, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, etc.
Significance: A product bearing the UL Listed Mark indicates that representative samples of the product comply with the relevant UL safety standards.
Scope: This series includes marks for the US only, Canada only, and combined US & Canada.
UL Classification Mark
Application: Used for products with specific hazards, properties, limited or special usage conditions, or those regulated by law. Examples include fire doors, fire hydrants, medical devices, ice makers, etc.
Significance: The Classification Mark addresses one or more of the following: specific risks (e.g., injury, fire), performance under specific conditions, specific regulatory requirements, or specific standards.
Scope: This series includes marks for the US only, Canada only, and combined US & Canada.
UL Recognized Component Mark
Application: Used on component products intended for use by finished product assembly plants or other component manufacturers. Examples include plastics, capacitors, printed circuit boards, complex high-tech components, and industrial control components.
Significance: UL Component Certification objectively demonstrates that components meet applicable regulatory requirements, adds value for component suppliers, and can help products using UL Recognized Components reach the market faster.
UL Enhanced Certification Mark
Application: An enhanced UL certification mark that consolidates multiple certifications for different regions into a single, unified mark.
Significance: It allows one certification mark to "carry" multiple certification details for different regions. Each mark has a unique identification code providing detailed certification information for the specific product. It can integrate more newly added certification categories and offers traceability and smart mark functionality.
UL Verified Mark
Application: Pertains to marketing claims made by manufacturers regarding their product's performance, quality, functionality, etc.
Significance: Provides objective, science-based third-party testing verification for these manufacturer claims.
UL GREENGUARD Certification Mark
Application: Certification for low chemical emissions from indoor products, ensuring chemical emissions meet strict low-level limits.
Scope: Applies to over 480 product types across 26 industries, including building materials, furnishings, furniture, cleaning products, and electronic equipment.
UL ECOLOGO Certification Mark
Application: ECOLOGO Certification is a multi-attribute sustainability certification based on UL's product life cycle standards, involving third-party review and certification of a product's environmental attributes.
Significance: Evaluates over 350 specifications and standards, encompassing various green building codes, environmental standards, responsible sourcing, and eco-labels.
UL Environmental Claim Validation Mark
Application: Validates specific environmental aspects of a product. Qualified companies or manufacturers can use this mark on product packaging and marketing materials.
Scope: Includes aspects such as bio-based content, recycled material content, rapidly renewable materials, zero waste to landfill, VOC content, etc.
UL Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Mark
Application: Environmental Product Declarations are developed based on Product Category Rules (PCRs).
Significance: Provides manufacturers with credible environmental transparency reports, containing information on the product's various environmental impacts throughout its life cycle (LCA), from material selection to end-of-life treatment.
