What is the difference between ISO9001 certification with and without a label?

The ISO9001 quality management system certification is the most direct and effective way for enterprises to obtain a "green card" for their products.

The role of certification in breaking trade barriers, increasing product awareness, reducing production costs, improving economic efficiency, safeguarding consumer rights, andreducing the burden of duplicate audits is increasingly well-known in the business community.

ISO9001 is used to demonstrate the organization's ability to provide products that meetcustomer requirements and applicable regulatory requirements, with the aim of enhancing customer satisfaction. It is the basis for customers to audit the supplier's quality system, reflecting the ability of the enterprise to meet the technical requirements of its ordered products.

At present, ISO9001 is of great help to a company in various aspects such as bidding, subsidy application, business expansion, and enhancing reputation.

It is worth mentioning that ISO14001 certification, ISO45001 certification, and ISO9001 certification are collectively referred to as three system certification, or three standards in one.

What is the CNAS logo?

The China National Accreditation Commission for Conformity Assessment is a national accreditation institution established and authorized by the National Accreditation and Accreditation Administration Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Certification and Accreditation Regulations of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the recognition of certification bodies, laboratories, and inspection institutions and other related institutions.

CNAS was formed by the merger of the former Chinese certification body, the National Accreditation Service (CNAB), and the former China National Accreditation Service for Laboratories (CNAL).

By evaluating and supervising the management and activities of conformity assessmentagencies (such as certification agencies, laboratories, inspection agencies), it is confirmed whether they have the ability to carry out corresponding conformity assessment activities (such as certification, testing and calibration, inspection, etc.), and the authority of their conformity assessment activities is confirmed to play a recognized and binding role.

01. The certificate bears the CNAS logo

1. Indicating the technical ability to carry out certification, testing, or calibration services in accordance with corresponding recognized standards;

2. Obtaining recognition from national and regional accreditation institutions that have signed mutual recognition agreements;

3. Having the opportunity to participate in bilateral and multilateral cooperation and exchanges recognized by international conformity assessment agencies;

4. The CNAS approval mark can be used within the approved scope;

5. Listed in the list of approved recognized institutions.

02. The certificate does not carry the CNAS mark

1. Certificate without CNAS logo. This indicates that the certification within this certificate has not been recognized by CNAS;

2. Certificate without IAF flag. Explain that the sub category certified in this certificate isnot mutually recognized with the International Accreditation Forum (IAF);

3. A certificate with only the certification agency logo indicates that the certification category issued by this certificate is recognized in the domestic certification field and cannot be mutually recognized in the international certification field.

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Some institutions cannot issue certificates with the CNAS logo if their certification projects have not been recognized by CNAS or have not yet been recognized.

It can be seen that whether the ISO9001 certificate carries the CNAS logo has a significant impact on a company's bidding, business expansion, and other aspects. In other words, this logo directly affects the value of an ISO9001 certificate.

In recent years, the statistical data of product quality spot checks in China indicate that the product quality qualification rate of small and medium-sized enterprises is much lower than that of large enterprises. At the same time, the pace of ISO9001 certification for small and medium-sized enterprises is also slower than that of large enterprises, and many small and medium-sized enterprises that intend to obtain certification or have already obtained certification have not significantly improved their actual quality management level.