Type Testing

Transportable pressure vessels, safety equipment and piping require additional type testing.

Such tests should be carried out after successful registration and must be successfully completed before the license audit takes place. A decisive role is also given to the manner in which such type tests executed (see administration of type testing).

Positive type test is obligatory for the license audit. Since the type tests are carried out exclusively by accredited laboratories, which are not part of the licensing process, little, if anything, can be said about the necessary duration. As a rule, a further eight weeks are required - in exceptional cases, the type test may take several additional months.

Procedure

The individual steps of the licensing process are very precisely defined. The first step must be accomplished before being allowed to begin with the next.

License Audit

The main objective of the license audit is to verify that a manufacturer is in a position to manufacture pressure equipment in accordance with the applicable TSG-regulations.

Document Appraisal

The entire technical documentation is checked for compliance against applicable standards during the so-called Document Appraisal.

Costs

In most cases there are no recurring costs or fees once the initial license fee has been invoiced. Nevertheless, the initial license fee can be quite considerable!

External Support or Inhouse Solution

We are specialists in our own field. Getting the advice and support from independent, third party experts will definitely prove beneficial.

Project Duration

The official process duration given by the Chinese authorities is a total of eight months.

Manual

China-License will fine-tune the SELO manual on site. This is best combined with a pre-audit.

Registration

In 2016, SELO registration was updated to an on-line process, since then registration is only possible via special software.

Preliminary Work

An immense amount of preliminary work is necessary before the license application process may even begin.

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