第一个判断题：你的机器是不是 EESS 的 in-scope 设备

Question one: is your machine in-scope electrical equipment under the EESS?

澳新合规最常见的翻车点，不是测试不过，而是一开始就判错了适用范围。EESS（Electrical Equipment Safety System，电气设备安全体系）只管 in-scope 电气设备，定义有两条硬杠：一是电压区间——额定值高于 50V AC RMS 或 120V 无纹波 DC（即超出特低电压），且低于 1000V AC RMS 或 1500V 无纹波 DC；二是用途——按家用、个人或类似用途设计，或按此用途营销。昆士兰州政府（Queensland Business）官方页面特别加了一句关键说明：即使制造商声称设备是为商用或工业用途设计、营销，只要它符合上述用途定义，仍然算 in-scope。反过来，纯商用/工业设备（官方举例是面包房的商用烤箱）不属于 in-scope，不需要 RCM，也不需要注册 Responsible Supplier——但绝不等于免责，它仍须电气安全，通常通过满足 AS/NZS 3820《电气设备基本安全要求》来证明。对清洁设备行业来说，这条边界的现实含义是：手推式小型洗地机、干湿两用吸尘器这类「看起来像家电」的产品，被判 in-scope 的概率高；驾驶式洗地机、三相重工吸尘器、工程车级扫地机则更可能落在 in-scope 之外，走 AS/NZS 3820 路径。判错方向，后面所有文件都白做。

Most Australia/New Zealand compliance failures do not start in the lab. They start with a wrong scope call. The Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) only covers in-scope electrical equipment, defined by two tests. Voltage: rated above 50 V AC RMS or 120 V ripple-free DC (above extra-low voltage) and below 1000 V AC RMS or 1500 V ripple-free DC. Use: designed, or marketed as suitable, for household, personal or similar use. The Queensland Government adds a critical clarification: this definition holds even if the manufacturer claims the equipment is designed or marketed for commercial or industrial purposes. Conversely, purely commercial or industrial equipment (the official example is a commercial oven in a bakery) is out of scope, needs no RCM and no Responsible Supplier registration - but it must still be electrically safe, normally demonstrated by meeting AS/NZS 3820 Essential safety requirements for electrical equipment. For the cleaning equipment trade the practical meaning is this: small walk-behind scrubbers and wet/dry vacuums that look like appliances are likely to be judged in-scope, while ride-on scrubbers, three-phase heavy-duty vacuums and vehicle-class sweepers more often fall outside scope and follow the AS/NZS 3820 route. Get this call wrong and every document downstream is wasted.

Level 1/2/3 分级：证据、注册与 RCM 的三张不同清单

Level 1/2/3: three different checklists for evidence, registration and RCM

in-scope 设备按风险分三级，义务是阶梯式的，不是一刀切。Level 3（高风险，具体清单由 AS/NZS 4417.2 列明）：必须取得由政府监管机构或认可外部认证方案（RECS）签发的 Certificate of Conformity，必须在 EESS 国家数据库（EESS Platform）注册设备。Level 2（中风险，同样由 AS/NZS 4417.2 列明）：必须准备 Compliance Folder（合规文件夹），且监管方要求时须在 10 天内提供，设备注册强制；Certificate of Suitability 属自愿。Level 1（低风险或风险未知，即所有未被列为 2 级或 3 级的 in-scope 设备）：Responsible Supplier 必须已注册，并持有该设备符合相关标准、电气安全的证据；设备注册本身自愿（可登记品牌与类型，型号可自愿列出），且 Level 1 登记不收费。三级唯一完全一致的义务是：都必须按 AS/NZS 4417.1 与 AS/NZS 4417.2 的规则打 RCM（Regulatory Compliance Mark）。很多中文中介资料把 RCM 描述成「非强制」，那是 2013 年 EESS 落地前的旧口径，已与现行官方要求不符。

In-scope equipment is risk-tiered, and the obligations are graduated rather than uniform. Level 3 (high risk, listed in AS/NZS 4417.2) requires a Certificate of Conformity issued by a government regulator or a Recognised External Certification Scheme (RECS), and equipment registration on the national EESS database is mandatory. Level 2 (medium risk, also listed in AS/NZS 4417.2) requires a Compliance Folder that must be available on request within 10 days; equipment registration is mandatory and a Certificate of Suitability is voluntary. Level 1 (low or unknown risk - any in-scope equipment not classified as Level 2 or 3) requires the Responsible Supplier to be registered and to hold evidence that the equipment is electrically safe and meets the relevant standard; equipment registration itself is voluntary (brand and type can be listed, model numbers optionally) and listing Level 1 equipment attracts no fee. The single obligation identical across all three levels: the equipment must be marked with the Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) in accordance with AS/NZS 4417.1 and AS/NZS 4417.2. Older agency material describing RCM as voluntary reflects the pre-2013 position and no longer matches the current official requirement.

Responsible Supplier：中国出口商自己注册不了，这是硬约束

Responsible Supplier: a Chinese exporter legally cannot register itself

EESS 里的 Responsible Supplier（责任供应商）指在澳大利亚或新西兰制造或进口 in-scope 设备的第一手供应者，而且法律上必须是澳/新法律实体或个人，持有澳大利亚商业号（ABN）或新西兰税务局号（IRD）。EESS 官方明确写：境外公司不能注册成为 Responsible Supplier。境外制造商只有两条路——通过一个澳/新法律实体的 Responsible Supplier 分销，或者自己在澳/新设立法律实体。另一个容易被忽略的细节：ACMA（澳大利亚通信与媒体管理局）体系允许的「Agent」（代理）安排，在 EESS 下不被接受。同一款境外产品如果被三家不同公司进口，这三家都要各自注册成为 Responsible Supplier，并各自注册该设备——不能共用一家的注册。每个实体只能有一名 Authorised Officer（授权官员，通常是董事、总经理、CEO 或技术合规经理），负责责任供应商声明、年度注册费、按级别保存记录（Level 1 保存符合标准的证据、Level 2 保存 Compliance Folder、Level 3 保存 Certificate of Conformity），以及注册信息变更的通报。技术判定可以委托给 Suitably Qualified Person（合格专业人员，可以是员工也可以是外部顾问），但法定责任始终留在 Responsible Supplier 身上。

Under the EESS, the Responsible Supplier is the first supplier - the entity that manufactures in, or imports into, Australia or New Zealand. By law it must be an Australian or New Zealand legal entity or person holding an Australian Business Number (ABN) or a New Zealand Inland Revenue Department (IRD) number. EESS states plainly that an overseas based company cannot be registered as a Responsible Supplier. An offshore manufacturer has exactly two paths: distribute through a Responsible Supplier that is an AU/NZ legal entity, or become an AU/NZ legal entity itself. A detail that is often missed: 'Agents' as permitted under the ACMA scheme are not allowed to register as Responsible Suppliers under the EESS. If the same overseas product is imported by three different companies, each of those three must separately register as a Responsible Supplier and separately register the equipment. Each entity has exactly one Authorised Officer (typically a director, general manager, CEO or technical compliance manager), responsible for the Responsible Supplier's Declaration, payment of the annual registration fee, record keeping by level (Level 1 evidence of compliance, Level 2 Compliance Folder, Level 3 Certificate of Conformity) and notifying changes to registration details. Technical determinations may be delegated to a Suitably Qualified Person - an employee or an external consultant - but the legal obligation stays with the Responsible Supplier regardless of who else is involved.

标准怎么选：60335.2.69 管商用吸尘器，60335.2.10:2022 管地面处理机

Standard selection: 60335.2.69 for commercial vacuums, 60335.2.10:2022 for floor treatment machines

清洁设备在澳新体系里对应的核心安全标准有两支。商用干湿吸尘器走 AS/NZS 60335.2.69:2017《家用和类似用途电器安全——商用干湿吸尘器（含动力刷）的特殊要求》（等同采纳 IEC 60335-2-69 Ed 5，MOD）。它的范围写得很具体：涵盖背负式吸尘器与除尘器，湿吸、干吸或干湿两用，供商用室内或室外使用，含或不含附件，可带吹风/充气功能；也涵盖中央吸尘系统（不含系统安装）。适用场所清单明确包括酒店、学校、医院等公共区域，工厂与制造车间等工业场所，商店与超市等零售，办公室与银行等商务场所，以及所有非日常家务用途。电源覆盖单相额定电压不超过 250V、其他型式不超过 480V 的市电电机，以及电池供电电机。它还适用于处理危险粉尘（如石棉）的机器，附加要求见附录 AA——这一点对做石棉/铅漆拆除市场的机型尤其关键。但要注意一条排除项：该标准适用于不带牵引驱动（traction drive）的机器，驾驶式与自走式设备不在其内。地面处理与湿式擦洗设备一侧，AS/NZS 60335.2.10:2022 于 2022 年 11 月 25 日发布，取代 2006 版，等同采纳 IEC 60335-2-10 Ed 6.0，须与 AS/NZS 60335.1:2022 配合使用；适用日期为 2025 年 11 月 25 日——也就是说 2026 年出货已必须按新版执行。

Two standard families carry most cleaning equipment in the AU/NZ system. Commercial wet and dry vacuum cleaners fall under AS/NZS 60335.2.69:2017, Particular requirements for wet and dry vacuum cleaners, including power brush, for commercial use (IEC 60335-2-69 Ed 5, MOD). Its scope is explicit: motor-operated vacuum cleaners including back-pack vacuums and dust extractors, for wet, dry or wet-and-dry suction, for commercial indoor or outdoor use, with or without attachments, optionally with a blowing or inflating function; centrally-sited vacuum cleaners are covered although system installation is not. The location list explicitly includes public use areas such as hotels, schools and hospitals; industrial locations such as factories and manufacturing shops; retail outlets such as shops and supermarkets; business premises such as offices and banks; and all uses other than normal housekeeping. Power systems covered are mains motors up to 250 V for single-phase and 480 V for other appliances, plus battery powered motors. It also applies to machines handling hazardous dust such as asbestos, with additional requirements in Annex AA - decisive for machines aimed at asbestos or lead-paint abatement work. One exclusion matters: the standard applies to machines not equipped with a traction drive, so ride-on and self-propelled units are outside it. On the floor treatment side, AS/NZS 60335.2.10:2022 was published on 25 November 2022, supersedes the 2006 edition, is an identical adoption of IEC 60335-2-10 Ed 6.0, and is intended to be used with AS/NZS 60335.1:2022. Its date of application is 25 November 2025, so 2026 shipments must already meet the new edition.

60335.2.10:2022 新版三处实质变化，直接影响机器设计

Three substantive changes in 60335.2.10:2022 that touch the machine, not just the file

对比 2006 版，2022 版有三处会改设计而不只是改文件的变化。第一，第 11 章新增对可触及外表面温升的限制要求——热水型或长时间连续作业机型的电机罩、把手、控制面板选材与散热布局要重新核算。第二，第 15.2 条修改了溢水试验（spillage test），改动包括溢水溶液配方与液体容器的放置方式——对清水箱/污水箱布局、接线端子与控制板的防溢设计是实打实的重测风险点。第三，第 20.1 条澄清手持式电器在正常运行时不做稳定性试验。合规安排上有个务实建议：如果产品已按 IEC 版本测过，不要假设可以直接搬进澳新。澳新标准虽以 IEC 为基础，但存在 MOD 偏差项，测试报告与合规文件必须逐项对应到 AS/NZS 版本，这也是澳新认证机构反复强调的一点。另外，测试报告不得超过 5 年，且必须是认可（accredited）报告，CB 报告连同 CB 证书可被接受。Level 3 设备可选 1 年、2 年或 5 年注册期，但注册期不得超过所用证书的到期日，注册时系统会同时显示证书到期日与注册到期日。

Against the 2006 edition, three changes affect design rather than paperwork. First, Clause 11 adds a requirement to limit the temperature rise of externally accessible surfaces - motor covers, handles and control panels on hot-water or long-duty machines need thermal recalculation. Second, Clause 15.2 modifies the spillage test, with changes to the spillage solution and to the placement of the liquid container - a real retest risk for solution/recovery tank layouts, terminal blocks and controller splash protection. Third, Clause 20.1 clarifies that handheld appliances in normal operation are not subject to stability testing. One practical planning note: if the product was tested to the IEC edition, do not assume it transfers. AS/NZS standards are based on IEC texts but carry MOD deviations, and reports and compliance documentation must be mapped item by item to the AS/NZS version - a point AU/NZ certification bodies repeat constantly. Test reports may not be older than five years and must be accredited reports; CB reports together with a CB certificate are accepted. Level 3 equipment can be registered for 1, 2 or 5 years, but a registration term cannot exceed the expiry date of the certificate used, and the EESS platform displays both dates during registration.

EMC 与无线：EESS 之外还有一套 ACMA 体系在跑

EMC and radio: a second scheme (ACMA) runs alongside the EESS

很多出口商以为拿下电气安全就完事了，实际上 RCM 同时承载电气安全（EESS）与电磁兼容/无线电（ACMA）两套要求。按澳新认证机构公开整理的资料，EMC 侧常用标准包括 AS/NZS CISPR 14（家用电器、电动工具及类似设备）、AS/NZS CISPR 11（工业、科学与医疗设备射频干扰特性）、AS/NZS CISPR 32（多媒体设备发射）与 AS/NZS 61000 系列（含抗扰度）。若机器带蓝牙、Wi-Fi 模块（当前带远程管理/车队监控功能的洗地机越来越多），还会触发无线电通信要求，如 AS/NZS 4268（无线电设备通用标准）、AS/CA S042 等；涉及人体射频暴露时还有 AS/NZS 2772.2。实务上的排期建议是：把 EMC 与无线测试和安全测试放在同一批样机、同一轮测试里做完，避免为改一颗电源滤波器再返工一遍安全试验。

Many exporters assume electrical safety is the whole job. In practice the RCM carries both electrical safety (EESS) and EMC/radiocommunications (ACMA) obligations. Per publicly published summaries from AU/NZ certification bodies, common EMC standards include AS/NZS CISPR 14 (household appliances, power tools and similar), AS/NZS CISPR 11 (industrial, scientific and medical equipment RF characteristics), AS/NZS CISPR 32 (multimedia emission) and the AS/NZS 61000 series including immunity. If the machine carries Bluetooth or Wi-Fi - increasingly common on scrubbers with telematics or fleet management - radiocommunications requirements are triggered, such as AS/NZS 4268 for general radio equipment and AS/CA S042, with AS/NZS 2772.2 where human RF exposure applies. The scheduling advice is simple: run EMC, radio and safety testing on the same batch of samples in one campaign, so that changing a mains filter does not force a second round of safety tests.

不在 in-scope 的工业机型怎么合规：AS/NZS 3820 + Compliance Folder

Out-of-scope industrial machines: AS/NZS 3820 plus a Compliance Folder

这是驾驶式洗地机、扫地机、三相重工吸尘器、大流量高压清洗机最常落入的路径，也是最容易被中介误导的一段。澳新合规机构的公开说明写得很清楚：仅供商用或工业用途的设备不需要 RCM，也不需要注册 Responsible Supplier（ACMA 可能另有要求），其义务由各州与领地的电气安全法规规定；满足方式是套用 AS/NZS 3820 以及 3820 引用的适用标准，并准备 Compliance Folder。这里有两个反直觉的动作：不要打 RCM（错误加标本身就是不合规），不要注册 Responsible Supplier；但必须做 Compliance Folder，内容包括设备描述、照片、含测试数据的技术资料。另外提醒一句，机械类设备的电气安全要求还会同时出现在各州与领地依据 WHS（工作健康与安全）法规制定的规则里，判定路径不止电气安全一条。AS/NZS 3820 的逻辑是兜底式的：满足适用 AS/NZS 安全标准的设备被视为符合；没有适用 AS/NZS 标准时用对应 IEC 标准；两者都没有时，直接用 AS/NZS 3820 本身。

This is the path most ride-on scrubbers, sweepers, three-phase heavy-duty vacuums and high-flow pressure washers land on, and the one where agency advice most often misleads. AU/NZ compliance practitioners state it clearly: for equipment that is only commercial or industrial, the RCM is not required and registration on the national database is not required (ACMA may still require it); the obligation is set out in each state and territory's electrical safety regulations, and is met by applying AS/NZS 3820 and the applicable standards referenced by AS/NZS 3820, plus preparing a Compliance Folder. Two counter-intuitive actions follow: do not mark with the RCM (incorrect marking is itself non-compliance) and do not register as a Responsible Supplier - but do build the Compliance Folder, containing a description of the equipment, photographs and technical data including test data. Note also that electrical safety requirements for machinery also appear in Work Health and Safety regulations enacted by each state and territory, so the assessment path is not electrical safety law alone. The logic of AS/NZS 3820 is a fallback ladder: equipment meeting the applicable published AS/NZS safety standard is accepted as complying; where no AS/NZS standard exists the applicable IEC standard applies; where neither exists, AS/NZS 3820 applies on its own.

一张可执行的澳新出口合规排期表

An executable AU/NZ export compliance sequence

把上面的判定压缩成动作顺序：第一步，按电压区间与用途定性，判 in-scope / out-of-scope，并把结论写进产品合规档案（这一步建议留书面判定依据，后续被查时才有底）。第二步，若 in-scope，查 AS/NZS 4417.2 的 Level 2/3 清单定级，据此确定要 Certificate of Conformity 还是 Compliance Folder。第三步，锁定适用标准版本——商用吸尘器 AS/NZS 60335.2.69:2017（处理危险粉尘另看附录 AA），地面处理与湿式擦洗机 AS/NZS 60335.2.10:2022 配 AS/NZS 60335.1:2022；带牵引驱动的商用机型不属 2.69 范围，需按其对应部分与 3820 路径评估。第四步，同批样机一次做完安全 + EMC（+ 无线，如适用），取认可报告，注意 5 年时效。第五步，落实澳/新本地 Responsible Supplier（自建实体或指定进口商），完成 EESS 平台注册与设备注册，按 AS/NZS 4417.1/4417.2 规则加 RCM 标志。第六步，建立文件维护机制：注册信息变更要及时通报，Compliance Folder 要保持 10 天内可提供的状态。罚则不轻——供应未注册的 Level 2/3 设备、提供虚假或误导信息、注册信息不及时更新，可能面临罚款、取消或注销注册（等于失去在 EESS 辖区继续销售的资格），乃至强制召回。作为拥有 25 年清洁设备制造与出口经验的中国厂商，ApexClean（常州永乐环境工程有限公司）在配合海外进口商准备技术文件、测试样机与标准版本对应关系上可提供支持，但请注意：Responsible Supplier 的法定注册必须由澳/新本地实体完成，中国工厂无法代办。

Compressed into actions. Step one: classify by voltage range and use, decide in-scope or out-of-scope, and record the conclusion in the product compliance file - keep the written basis, because that is what you produce when questioned. Step two: if in-scope, check the AS/NZS 4417.2 Level 2/3 lists to tier the product, which decides whether you need a Certificate of Conformity or a Compliance Folder. Step three: lock the applicable standard editions - AS/NZS 60335.2.69:2017 for commercial vacuums (Annex AA if hazardous dust is handled), AS/NZS 60335.2.10:2022 with AS/NZS 60335.1:2022 for floor treatment and wet scrubbing machines; commercial machines with a traction drive are outside 2.69 and must be assessed against their corresponding part and the 3820 route. Step four: run safety plus EMC (plus radio, if applicable) on one sample batch, obtain accredited reports, and watch the five-year validity. Step five: secure an AU/NZ Responsible Supplier - your own entity or a nominated importer - complete EESS platform and equipment registration, and mark the RCM per AS/NZS 4417.1/4417.2. Step six: maintain the file - notify registration changes promptly and keep the Compliance Folder retrievable within 10 days. Penalties are real: supplying unregistered Level 2 or Level 3 equipment, providing false or misleading information, or letting registration details go stale can bring fines, cancellation or de-registration (which ends your ability to sell in EESS jurisdictions), and mandatory recall. With 25 years of cleaning equipment manufacturing and export experience, ApexClean (Changzhou Yongle Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.) can support overseas importers with technical documentation, test samples and standard-edition mapping - but note the legal registration as Responsible Supplier must be completed by an AU/NZ local entity and cannot be handled by a Chinese factory.