What is the UL Mark?

UL is the United States' original product safety certification organisation. Throughout the world our family of companies evaluates product samples to applicable US product safety requirements for access to any region in the United States.

The UL Mark is the most widely recognised and accepted evidence of a product's compliance with US and Canadian safety requirements. To North American consumers, code and regulatory authorities as well as manufacturers it is North America's most valued product safety symbol. More than 17 billion UL Marks appear on new products every year.

UL Listing Mark

The UL Listing Mark stands for tested and evaluated representative samples of the complete product to recognised US safety standards. These are primarily based on our own published Standards for Safety.

C-UL Listing Mark

The products with this type of mark have been evaluated to Canadian safety requirements. You will see this type of mark on appliances and computer equipment, vending machines, household burglar alarm systems, lighting fixtures and many other types of products.

C-UL-US Listing Mark

This Listing Mark is used for products going into the Canadian and US marketplace. It shows that compliance with both Canadian and US requirements for listed products has been met.

Classification Mark

Products carrying this mark have been evaluated for specific properties, a limited range of hazards, or suitability for use under limited or special conditions. Typically, products classified by UL fall into the general categories of building materials and industrial equipment.

Recognised Component Mark for Canada and the United States

The UL Recognised Component Mark may be used on component parts that are part of a larger product or system. It is certified by UL to both Canadian and US requirements. These components may have restrictions on their performance or may be incomplete in construction.

Signaling Mark

The UL Signaling Mark applies to products such as fire and life-safety alarms. Typical products in this category are smoke detectors, fire alarms and hospital nurse call systems.

Security Mark

The UL Security Mark applies to products such as intrusion detectors, burglar alarms, access controls, anti-theft alarms, surveillance systems, safes and vaults.

Signaling and Security Mark

The combination UL Security and Signaling Mark applies to products that serve both security and signaling functions. A typical example is a combination fire and burglar alarm system. Such products are evaluated for both applications. Consequently, they are eligible for the combination Mark.

Your benefits

	No other certification Mark is more widely accepted throughout the United States and Canada by consumers, regulatory authorities and the insurance industry.
	You can use the UL Mark not only on your products but also in your advertising, packaging and other customer communications.
	For over a century, we have been a product safety leader, acknowledged for our safety standards, integrity and independence.

How to start?

	Submit all the relevant product information, such as general descriptions of the product, wiring diagrams, pictures, commercial brochures, etc.
	Our local Customer Service department will send you a quotation within 2-3 working days.
	After acceptance of the quotation, you will send samples to your local UL laboratory for testing. Testing can also be performed at your own facilities under UL's witness testing programs.
	If your product is in compliance with all applicable requirements, our Field Representative will perform the Initial Production Inspection to enable you to apply the UL Mark.
	We will send out an early authorisation letter in order for you to use the UL Mark on your products and to sell your products in the United States and Canada
	You will automatically be included in our Follow-Up Service programme.