The UAE Standards Authority (ESMA) was established in accordance with the UAE Federal Law No. 28 of 2001 (UAE Federal Law (28), 2001) and is the only national standards body and certification body in the UAE. In order to effectively implement the UAE national standards, the conformity assessment department of ESMA has implemented a product safety certification system, referred to as the Emirates Conformity Assessment Scheme (ECAS), which has been implemented since June 1, 2011. According to the requirements of the ECAS program, all regulated products must apply for and obtain a COC certificate of compliance as a customs clearance and sales pass. ECAS certification not only includes safety, but also covers possible aspects such as safety testing, performance testing, functional inspection, and hazardous substance testing of electronic appliances.
ECAS official registration fee (equipment, e-juice, label)
Document review fee 700AED/certificate
Application fee and certificate fee 670AED/certificate
Total 1370AED/certificate
ECAS Official Registration Fee (RoHS)
Document review fee 700AED/certificate
Application fee and certificate fee 670AED/certificate
Total 1370AED/certificate
ECAS registration (devices, e-liquids, labels)
Registered customers: 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; if the registration is not completed within 6 months after the application, the registration will be cancelled
Policy Effective Date: April 14, 2019
ECAS registered (RoHS)
Registered customers: Manufacturers and traders of all electrical and electronic products
Registration period: 4 working days
Registration channel: ESMA website
Registration restrictions: One application can only be for one category of products; if the registration is not completed within 6 months after the application, the registration will be cancelled
Policy Effective Date: April 10, 2017
Label ECAS registration requires information
1. Valid UAE business license
2. Product labels and warning labels that comply with UAE.S/GSO 5030 standards (provide pictures of the front and back of the package)
3. Ownership of Resellers (Applicable to Resellers only)
4. Declaration of Conformity for Electronic Documents
5. Fees
RoHS registration requires information
1. Valid UAE business license
2. Completed RoHS Declaration of Conformity
3. RoHS test report issued by a third-party laboratory (laboratory must have ISO17025 accreditation)
4. Fees
Information required for ECAS registration of electronic cigarette equipment
1. Valid UAE business license
2. CB test report and certificate of the product, the standard is UAE S. GSO IEC 60335-1
3. Test report of battery pack, the standard is UAE S. GSO IEC 62133
4. RoHS ECAS COC certificate of the product
5. Product EMC test report
6. A photo of the label or nameplate on the product
7. Instruction manual in Arabic and English
8. Declaration of Conformity for Electronic Documents
9. Fees
Information required for ECAS registration of e-liquid/pods
1. Valid UAE business license
2. Factory ISO 9001 certificate and quality manual
3. Label's ECAS COC certificate
4. E-liquid test report (each flavor/formula/nicotine concentration needs to be tested separately, and needs to be resubmitted when updated every year):
Nicotine, Caffeine, Taurine, Ethylene Glycol, Diethylene Glycol, Formaldehyde, Acetone
Heavy metal residues: lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium, nickel, iron, arsenic, tin
5. Do not add the declaration of prohibited substances in UAE.S/GSO 5030 4.1.11
6. Product packaging must comply with the GSO ISO8317 standard, be able to prevent children from opening, and provide a statement
7. Nicotine dose and intake data when used under normal or reasonably expected conditions (test report)
8. Effectiveness studies (claims) for the expiry date mentioned on the product label
9. Manufacturer Risk Assessment Study (Documentation)
10. Ownership of Resellers (Applicable to Resellers only)
11. List of components of e-liquid, including content (in descending order of proportion), name, type, function, toxicity and release test report
12. Declaration of Conformity for Electronic Documents
13. Fees
other requirements
1. Business license: should 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 product certificate can only have one flavor, and each certificate of electronic device only allows one model.
3. What is the maximum allowable capacity of bottled e-liquid and atomizer? The bottled e-juice cannot exceed 50ml, and the atomizer cannot exceed 10ml.
4. The nicotine content in e-juice cannot exceed 20mg/ml.
5. What certifications are required before a product can be placed on the market? ECAS RoHS certification, ECAS certification of electronic equipment (or products, such as ECAS certification of e-liquid), ECAS certification of labels
6. How long is the certification valid for? 1 year for electronic equipment, 1 year for RoHS, and permanent validity if the label is not changed.
7. Where can I apply for a certificate? https://sso.moiat.gov.ae/Account/login
8. How to get warning words and warning pictures? Reference Standard 5030
9. Do I need Factory Certified Dealer Ownership? Yes
10. Do raw or unprocessed materials require ESMA approval prior to import? unnecessary
11. Can I apply for the UAE Quality Mark for this type of product? The UAE quality mark is not permitted for this product type.
