Certification applies to a clearly named product or product family.
CERTIFICATION FOR MANUFACTURERS
Human production. Certified as a product attribute.
We verify on site which human work materially shapes your product. If the criteria are met, the certification receives a unique ID and a public register record.
AFTER A POSITIVE DECISIONVisible evidence for a real difference in how a product is made.
For a defined product
Certification only applies to the named product or product family.
Verified on site
We review the actual production process at the manufacturer.
Fixed standard version
Every decision refers to a specific version of the standard.
Publicly verifiable
The register shows which product is covered and its current status.
VALUE FOR MANUFACTURERS
Show how your product is made.
After successful certification, you can use the mark on the product page, packaging and in sales. The certification ID and register make the scope clear.
We assess the production process, locations and evidence against the standard.
After a positive decision, the certification receives a unique ID and a public register record.
Product, standard, status and validity can be checked in the public register.
FIT WITH THE STANDARD
When a product may be suitable for verification.
What matters is not whether a product looks handmade. What matters is whether human work makes a material contribution to production and can be evidenced.
The finished product or product family can be clearly described and delimited.
The production steps that materially shape the product are actually carried out by people.
It must be clear where the product is made and which important steps are performed externally.
Information or documentation must make the actual production process verifiable.
CURRENTLY OUT OF SCOPE
Food, medical devices and other heavily regulated categories are currently not accepted.
CERTIFICATION PROCESS
How certification works.
We first define the product and scope, then verify production, make a decision and publish the status after successful certification.
We review the product, manufacturer and production process for an initial assessment.
We define the product or product family, production locations and relevant external production steps.
We review which steps are performed by people, which machinery is used and where the important steps take place.
We compare the findings and evidence with the standard, resolve open points and record the decision.
After a positive decision, we issue an ID, publish the status and approve use of the mark.
BEFORE YOU APPLY
What manufacturers should know.
The exact verification depends on the product and its production process.
Can machines be used?
Yes. Machinery may support production. The defining production steps must still actually be carried out by people.
Can several product variants be certified together?
Yes, when the variants are produced in substantially the same way and can reasonably be grouped as a product family.
What if production takes place at several locations?
All locations and external manufacturers responsible for important production steps must be declared and linked to the product.
What evidence is required?
We need information about how and where the product is made and which important steps are performed externally. The exact evidence depends on the product.
What if production changes later?
Important changes to production steps, locations or external manufacturing may require renewed verification.
CERTIFICATION REQUEST
Tell us about your product.
These details give us an initial overview of the product and how it is made. We can then assess whether it broadly fits the standard and what would need to be verified on site.
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