Standards & Formats
chemSHERPA: Chemical Information Across the Supply Chain
chemSHERPA
A standardized scheme and data format, managed in Japan, for passing chemical-substance information in products through the supply chain. It succeeds the older JAMP AIS and MSDSplus and aligns with the IEC 62474 declarable substance list.
ReadEN IEC 63000:2018: Technical Documentation for RoHS Assessment
EN IEC 63000
The harmonised standard that defines the technical documentation a manufacturer compiles to demonstrate a product meets RoHS, giving a presumption of conformity.
ReadIEC 62321: Measuring Restricted Substances in Electronics
IEC 62321
The international standard for the lab methods used to actually measure how much of a restricted substance is in an electrotechnical product, the test side of RoHS compliance.
ReadIEC 62474: Material Declaration for the Electrotechnical Industry
IEC 62474
An international standard that defines both a data-exchange format for material declarations and a maintained reference database of declarable substances for the electrotechnical industry.
ReadIEC 82474-1: Material Declaration, Part 1 General Requirements
IEC 82474-1
A cross-sector, dual-logo ISO/IEC standard for material declaration, broadening the IEC 62474 approach to data exchange and declarable substances to products of any industry. Part 1 sets out the general requirements.
ReadIMDS: International Material Data System
IMDS
The automotive industry's central database for reporting the material composition of parts, where suppliers submit Material Data Sheets up the chain so carmakers can meet ELV, REACH and their own substance rules.
ReadIPC-1752A: Materials Declaration Management
IPC-1752A
An IPC standard defining a standardized XML format for exchanging material and substance composition data between supply-chain partners in the electronics industry.
ReadIPC-1754: Materials & Substances Declaration for Aerospace, Defense and Other Industries
IPC-1754
An IPC standard that extends structured material and substance declaration beyond electronics to complex articles and assemblies, built for aerospace, defense and other hardware-heavy supply chains.
ReadJ-MOSS (JIS C 0950)
J-MOSS
Japan's marking standard for the presence of specified chemical substances in electronics, covering the same six substances as the original RoHS and signalling content through a green or orange mark.
ReadMaterial Declaration: Telling the Chain What's Inside
Material Declaration
The umbrella practice of reporting what substances and materials a product contains, so the supply chain can prove compliance. Depth ranges from a simple supplier statement up to a full breakdown.
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