Certification of Automotive Components of Motorcycles, Scooters, Mopeds, Tricycles and Quadricycles

The Inmetro Ordinance No. 123 of 2014 and its complementary define the aspects necessary for the certification of automotive components of motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, tricycles, and quadricycles, which is also mandatory (compulsory) before commercialization.

This ordinance is addressed to after marketing products and covers the products listed below:

Smaller Sprocket of Motorcycles, Scooters, Mopeds, Tricycles and Quadricycles
Larger Sprocket of Motorcycles, Scooters, Mopeds, Tricycles and Quadricycles
Roller Chain of Motorcycles, Scooters, Mopeds, Tricycles and Quadricycles
Exhaust of Motorcycles, Scooters, Mopeds, Tricycles and Quadricycles

This ordinance also defines that certification can be carried out using one of the two certification models below:

Certification model 5, which includes initial and annual evaluation of products and the Plant Management System. Annual repetition of these assessments is necessary as long as the product is to be certified. In this model the certification is valid for 04 years.

Certification model 1b, where certification applies to only a specific lot of the product. In this model the evaluations are carried out only at the beginning, and the certificate is valid permanently, but only for a lot of products in question.

Process steps

In a simplified way, below are listed the main steps of the certification process for this scope.

Certification Process Steps (model 5)

Certification Process Steps (model 1B)