1, different service areas
VDE certification is mainly part certification, and only a few are finished products; CE only certifies finished products.
2. Different in nature
In the EU market, the "CE" mark is a compulsory certification mark. If the products produced by enterprises within the EU or products produced by other countries want to circulate freely in the EU market, they must be labeled with "CE" to show that the products meet the basic requirements of the EU directive on new methods of technical coordination and standardization.
As a neutral and independent organization, VDE Laboratory inspects and certifies electrical products according to German VDE national standards or European EN standards or IEC International Electrotechnical Commission standards. In many countries, VDE certification mark is even more famous than domestic certification mark, especially recognized and valued by importers and exporters.
3. Different license issuing agencies
VDE certification is issued by VDE testing and certification institution in offenbach, Germany, which belongs to the German Institute of Electrical Engineers. CE certification is a certificate issued by the bulletin board of the European Union.
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