Inmetro is Brazil's national accreditation body responsible for the development of Brazilian national standards. Most of Brazil's product standards are based on IEC and ISO standards. Manufacturers who need to export their products to Brazil should refer to these two sets of standards when designing their products. All products that meet the Brazilian standards and other technical requirements must be added with the mandatory Inmetro logo and the logo of the recognized third-party certification body in order to enter the Brazilian market.
The application of Inmetro logo can be divided into two categories: mandatory category and voluntary category, which are issued by certification authority (CB). In addition, the Brazilian government also stipulates that some products should be equipped with energy efficiency labels (smiley face labels), which are directly issued by immetro with no participation of certification bodies.
1. Mandatory category
Steel pipe
Cast iron pipe accessories
a wire rope
Automobile and motorcycle tire, wheel, battery, shock absorber, fuel pump, horn, engine piston, piston ring, piston pin, snap ring, safety glass lamp auto parts
Active medical devices
Circuit breaker
Live equipment used in explosive environment (explosion proof certification)
Related equipment of gas system (pressure reducing valve and rubber pipe)
Switches, plugs and sockets
Electronic ballast
Wires and cables
Voltage regulator
Household appliances
It equipment
2. Voluntary category
Industrial valves
Building materials, etc
3. Energy efficiency label
Three phase motor
Photovoltaic modules, etc
Inmetro certification process:
a. First instance:
Analysis of product technical documents
Define product family and determine test product model
Initial factory audit
(sampling)
Laboratory assessment (if applicable)
Witness test (if applicable)
Importer audit
Certification process review
Issue a certificate
b. Follow up supervision and audit:
According to Brazilian law, different products have different supervision and audit cycle, generally 6 / 9 / 12 months. The process is as follows:
Importer audit
sampling
Factory audit
Laboratory assessment (if applicable)
Witness test (if applicable)
Importer audit
Certification process review
Update certificate
