Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act (DENAN) - PSE labeling (電気用品安全法)
Electrical Appliances and Materials subject to the Act are the 457 items designated in the Cabinet Order (116 Specified, 341 Non-Specified); the Act covers parts of electrical facilities, machines, appliances or materials used with them, portable power generators and secondary batteries.
Market: Japan. Legal basis: Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act (Act No. 234 of 1961), Articles 3, 8, 9, 10, 27 and its Cabinet Order / ministerial regulations. The table shows what the official pages state, with the wording and the date we read it. A row marked "Not stated" means the pages we read do not say; it does not mean there is no rule.
What the official pages state
| Question | What the official page states | Source |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | Electrical Appliances and Materials subject to the Act are the 457 items designated in the Cabinet Order (116 Specified, 341 Non-Specified); the Act covers parts of electrical facilities, machines, appliances or materials used with them, portable power generators and secondary batteries. Matches products that: mains power or battery power. Further conditions: Applies only to products on the official lists (Cabinet Order, 457 items); whether a given product is on a list cannot be settled from the visitor's answers. Exemptions exist (trial manufacture, export, specific uses). Radio products are also under the Radio Act. Official wordingElectrical Appliances and Materials subject to the Act refer to 457 items designated in the Cabinet Order, including 116 Specified Electrical Appliances and Materials as especially liable to cause hazards and disturbances. | www.meti.go.jp read 2026-10-03 |
| How conformity is shown | Depends on the product or standards (see the note) All notifying suppliers must comply with technical requirements and conduct self-inspection; for Specified items (Category A, 116) they must in addition undergo conformity assessment by a METI-registered body. Non-Specified (Category B) items rely on self-inspection. Official wordingRegarding the Specified Electrical Appliances and Materials (Category A ; 116 items), Notifying Suppliers are obliged to undergo conformity assessments of the Conformity Assessment Bodies registered by METI (hereafter, CABs) for each type classification, in addition to the mandatory self-inspection. | www.meti.go.jp read 2026-10-03 |
| Mark and declaration | PSE mark (Diamond PSE and Circle PSE marks exist; a product that is both Specified and Non-Specified needs both) Specified: mark, name of the registered conformity assessment body and notifying supplier. Non-Specified: mark and notifying supplier name. Plus ratings per technical standards. The saved guide text does not extract which shape belongs to which category. Sale or exhibition without the PSE labeling is prohibited (Art. 27). Simplified <PS>E / (PS)E marks exist for wires, fuses, wiring devices. Official wordingFor Specified Electrical Appliances and Materials, (i) the mark , (ii) the name of the registered conformity assessment body, and (iii) the name of the notifying supplier must be put on labeling. For Non-Specified Electrical Appliances and Materials, (i) the mark and (ii) the name of the notifying supplier must be put on labeling. | www.meti.go.jp read 2026-10-03 |
| Official fee | Not stated no public fee stated; the guide says fees depend on each registered body's schedule (private bodies, excluded) | — |
| Steps and documents | Included in the $49 checklist. See the checklist | — |