DOT certified (United Stated Department of Transportation)
- DOT structure was the United Stated Department of Transportation abbreviation, based in Washington. For the U.S. government's functional departments, mainly with the development and harmonization of transport and transport-related laws and regulations to meet the needs of the environment and national defense; while the Ministry of Transport is also a basis for the federal government in the department, responsible for policy formulation, as to protect and improve transport security system services, appropriate and effective. Ministry of the organizations large and diverse functions involved in the affairs of various fields, under the Federal Highway Administration, Railway Transportation Authority, the Federal Aviation Authority, Maritime Authority, the General Prosecutor's Office reach a total of 13 departments.
- DOT's responsibilities is to establish traffic regulations on various modes of transport into the United States and make a series of dangerous goods transport regulations. In order to maintain traffic safety, promoting economic development, Ministry of Communications set strict and specific regulations such as traffic rules, traffic signals, road signs, vehicle management, driver management, transportation, packaging warming labels and other aspects of dangerous goods.
- DOT certification scope covered the various modes of transport into the United States and transport of dangerous goods belong to the scope of DOT management, specifically electric vehicles, motorized trailers and parts, motor vehicles and parts, ships, aircraft, trucks, tankers, pressure vessels, industrial gas bottles, gas cylinders and so on.
- DOT Product Identification, to be exported to the United States, DOT must be engraved on the product logo. Before sale on the market, the products need to be engraved DOT signs. If in the sales process does not meet the regulatory requirements are found who will be notified to the market recall operation.
- DOT Certification Procedure
- Mandatory certification - do not follow the DOT regulations for certified products can not enter the U.S. market.
- Be appointed agent - the Ministry of Communications and manufacturers through a designated agent as an intermediary to establish contact.
- Self-certification program - the manufacturer has the responsibility to confirm that the provisions of motor vehicle equipment to comply with FMVSS minimum performance requirements. In general, manufacturers may choose to conduct laboratory testing, but the laboratory must be an authorized independent testing laboratory.
- No certificate - DOT will not be the manufacturer or applicant apply for a certificate. The product needs to be labeled in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements or engraved with DOT signs for implementing self-certification.
- Manufacturer self quality assurance - the manufacturer must comply with DOT regulations, through the market sampling inspection, and to ensure the continuing validity of self-product quality.
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- How to obtain DOT certification for U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard NO.108(FMVSS 108) vehicle lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment products?
- Product manufacturers need to sent to the local agent of the United States has been made (AMECA) Log recognized testing organizations, products, and regulations in conformity with the completion of all testing, compliance testing by the testing organization issued the report.
- Submitted by the testing organization to help manufacturers and qualified product test reports and manufacturer identification information, apply directly to the AMECA by AMECA review this information, will be issued a certificate to the manufacturer product consistency, and manufacturing Business and product identification data registered in the AMECA site; manufacturers as long as the quality of products to ensure self-sustained and effective, that meet the DOT requirements for certification.
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