The Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM) certification is a set of regulations and standards that are required by the Mexican government for a number of diverse activities. Every product that enters Mexico must meet the requirements outlined in NOM. Electrical products must meet additional mandatory requirements regarding energy efficiency. Prior exports being allowed to enter the country, they must be compliant with these regulations and must have a NOM mark.

NOM certification agencies: ANCE, NYCE and others

IEC CB certificate/report: Depends
IEC62368 is also acceptable in Mexico

Factory inspection: No

Local importer: Yes

Certificate validity: 1 year with maintenance requirements

Sample requirement: Depends

Critical component requirements: No

Document checklist: Spanish manual, HS code, product specification and others

Lead time: 3-10 weeks
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Certification procedure:

—>Application submission
—>Document review
—>Sample local tesing if applicable
—>Draft report review
—>Issue of NOM report and certificate

Products in scope:

—NOM-001-SCFI-1993: “Electronic apparatus, household electronic, apparatus for different sources of electrical power, safety requirements and testing methods for type approval
—NOM-016-SCFI-1993: “Electronic apparatus for use in office and operated by different sources of electrical power safety requirements and testing methods
—NOM-019-SCFI-1998: “Safety of data processing equipment
And more

If you would like to know the NOM requirements for any specific product, please provide the HS code.

NOM marking requirements: yes

—Product name
—Importer name and address (Tax ID and phone number are optional but highly recommended)
—Manufacturer name
—Brand name
—Model name & number
—Country of origin in Spanish (e.g. “Hecho en…”, “Fabricado en…”)
—Ratings (voltage, power, frequency, current)
—Warnings
—As per the applicable standard, decimals symbol could be point ( . ) or comma ( , ), AC and DC is not allowed. Mark as CA or CC or use the IEC AC or DC symbols respectively