FCC
United States radio-frequency requirements; scope depends on the final product and route
COMPLIANCE
Plan compliance around the product and destination market.
Certification and compliance support is available according to project and destination-market requirements.
START WITH THE MARKET
The same earbud may require a different evidence package by destination.
Product configuration, Bluetooth platform, battery, packaging, importer role and sales market all affect the route. Requirements are reviewed after the commercial and technical scope is defined.
01Existing evidenceVerify model, version, holder and validity.02Gap reviewIdentify missing or mismatched evidence.03Project actionPlan testing, documents or listing work.
COMMON CONSIDERATIONS
Evidence is configuration-specific.
The items below are common planning topics, not a claim that every EarbudSource platform is already certified.
Bluetooth SIG
Qualification and listing route reviewed against the Bluetooth design and brand arrangement
RoHS
Restricted-substance evidence reviewed for the applicable product and supplied materials
REACH
Applicable substance-information and supply-chain evidence reviewed by destination and request
Prop 65
California exposure assessment and warning consideration based on product materials and market route
UN 38.3
Lithium-battery transport test evidence required for the battery or packed product shipping route
Battery transport
Packing, labeling and documentation requirements depend on cell, configuration and transport mode
EVIDENCE REVIEW
Four checks before a document is used.
A certificate or report is useful only when it matches the product being supplied.
Identity match
Model, hardware, firmware and battery configuration
Holder & scope
Applicant, manufacturer, brand and covered variants
Validity
Issue date, revision, standard and current status
Market use
Importer, label, packaging and listing obligations
PROJECT ROUTE
Market → configuration → evidence → gap action.
Compliance planning runs with product selection and validation. It should not be left until after packaging or mass production.
- 1Confirm destination
- 2Lock configuration
- 3Collect available evidence
- 4Review gaps
- 5Complete required action
- 6Release approved files