Mandatory scheme

PSE electrical product safety (DENAN)

PSE electrical product safety (DENAN) — mandatory scheme, Japan. It binds manufacturers and importers of the 457 electrical product items covered by DENAN (116 "Specified"/Category A, 341 "Non-Specified"/Category B).

Jurisdiction
Japan
Record class
Mandatory scheme
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Where this applies

This record is scoped to Japan. Scope is part of the claim: a rule that binds one part of a country does not bind the whole of it, and this library states the scope its sources state.

Instrument

Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act (DENAN), Art. 3, 8, 9

Who it binds

Manufacturers and importers of the 457 electrical product items covered by DENAN (116 "Specified"/Category A, 341 "Non-Specified"/Category B)

What it requires

Art. 3 requires business-commencement notification to METI (the importer is the liable party for imported goods). Art. 8 requires compliance with technical requirements plus self-inspection and recordkeeping, for both categories. Art. 9 additionally requires mandatory third-party conformity assessment at a METI-registered conformity assessment body for Category A items only.

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"PSE electrical product safety (DENAN)." Certifidex, FutureTechnologies. Last verified 21 August 2026. https://certifidex.com/countries/jp/pse-denan-electrical-safety

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