Uae e-cigarette compliance requirements

What is ECAS certification?

The UAE Standards Authority (ESMA) was established under UAE Federal Law (28), 2001 and is the only national standards authority and certification authority in the UAE. In order to effectively implement UAE national standards, the Conformity Assessment department of ESMA has implemented a product safety certification system, Emirates Conformity Assessment Scheme (ECAS), which has been implemented since June 1, 2011. According to the requirements of the ECAS program, all controlled products must apply for and obtain a COC Compliance certificate for customs clearance and sale permit. ECAS certification not only includes safety, but also covers electronic and electrical safety testing, performance testing, functional inspection, detection of hazardous substances and other aspects that may be covered.

MoAIT=Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology

In 2021, the ECAS regulatory body has changed to MoAIT.

What modules do electronic atomizer ECAS Certification/Registration consist of?

1. Electronic atomizer equipment ECAS

2. RoHS ECAS

3. Smoke oil/smoke bomb ECAS

4. Label ECAS

If the product contains soot, all 4 modules are required; If the product does not contain soot, only the first 2 modules are needed; The soot sold separately requires only modules 3 and 4.

ECAS registration process

1. Register an account on ESMA website

https://sso.moiat.gov.ae/Account/login

2. Submit an application for a Certificate of Compliance and select the NB institution

3. Upload the required documents

4. Document review

Step 5 Make payments

6. The system will notify the customer if the product fully meets all requirements.

7. Obtain Certificate of Compliance (COC Certificate)

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List of NB agencies authorized by MoAIT

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ECAS official registration fees (equipment, soot, labels)

Document audit fee 700AED/ certificate

Application fee and certificate fee 670AED/ certificate

Total 1370AED/ certificate

ECAS Official Registration Fee (RoHS)

Document audit fee 700AED/ certificate

Application fee and certificate fee 670AED/ certificate

Total 1370AED/ certificate

ECAS registration (Equipment, soot, labels)

Customers to register: All e-cigarette manufacturers and traders

Registration period: 5 working days

Registration channel: ESMA website

Registration restrictions: One application can only be for one product; Registration will be cancelled if it is not completed within 6 months of application

Effective date: April 14, 2019

ECAS Registration (RoHS)

Customers to be registered: manufacturers and traders of all electronic and electrical products

Registration period: 4 working days

Registration channel: ESMA website

Registration restrictions: One application can only be for one category of products; Registration will be cancelled if it is not completed within 6 months of application

Effective date: April 10, 2017

Information is required for label ECAS registration

1. Valid UAE business license

2. UAE.S/GSO 5030 product label and warning label (provide pictures of both sides of package)

3. Ownership of the Dealer (only applicable to the Dealer)

4. Declaration of conformity of electronic file

Step 5: Fees

Information is required for RoHS registration

1. Valid UAE business license

2. Completed RoHS compliance statement

3. RoHS test report issued by third-party laboratory (laboratory must have ISO17025 approval)

Step 4: Fees

Information is required for registration of e-cigarette devices ECAS

1. Valid UAE business license

2. CB test report and certificate of the product, UAE S. GSO IEC 60335-1

3. Battery pack test report, UAE S. GSO IEC 62133

4. RoHS ECAS COC certificate of the product

5. EMC test report of products

6. Photos of labels or nameplates on products

7. Instruction manual in Arabic and English

8. Declaration of conformity of electronic file

9. Fees

Information is required for ECAS registration

1. Valid UAE business license

2. Factory ISO 9001 certificate and quality manual

3. Label the ECAS COC certificate

4. Smoke oil test report (each flavor/formula/nicotine concentration needs to be tested separately, and it needs to be resubmitted when updated annually) :

Nicotine, caffeine, taurine, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, formaldehyde, acetone

Heavy metal residues: lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium, nickel, iron, arsenic, tin

5. Do not add UAE.S/GSO 5030 4.1.11 prohibited substance declaration

6. Product packaging shall comply with GSO ISO8317 standard, be child-proof, and provide a declaration

7. Nicotine dose and intake data under normal or reasonably expected conditions (test report)

8. Validity study of the expiry date mentioned on the product label (declaration)

9. Manufacturer Risk Assessment Study (Document)

10. Ownership of the Dealer (only applicable to the Dealer)

11. List of components of the tobacco oil, including content (in descending order of proportion), name, type, action, toxicity and release test report

12. Declaration of compliance with electronic documents

13. Fees

Other requirements

1. Business License: shall include nicotine trading activities or activities related to any trade in nicotine products

2. How many models/flavors are allowed in a single certificate? A single nicotine electronic certificate can only have one flavor, and only one model is allowed per certificate for electronic devices.

3. What is the maximum allowed capacity of bottled soot and atomizer? No more than 50ml of liquid in bottles or 10ml in atomizers.

4. Nicotine content in the liquid should not exceed 20mg/ml.

5. What certifications are required before the product is put on the market? ECAS RoHS certification, ECAS certification for electronic equipment (or ECAS certification for products, such as tobacco oil), ECAS certification for labels

6. How long is the certification valid? Electronic equipment 1 year, RoHS1 year, label if no change permanent valid.

7. Where can I apply for a certificate? https://sso.moiat.gov.ae/Account/login

8. How do I get warnings and pictures? Reference Standard 5030

9. Do I need the factory to certify the ownership of the dealer? is

10. Do raw or unprocessed materials need to be approved by ESMA before import? Don't need

11. Can I apply for UAE quality mark for such products? The UAE Quality Mark is not allowed for this product type.