Eyewear products are related to visual protection and health. Therefore, markets worldwide place great emphasis on their quality requirements. The standards for the quality and safety of eyewear products are comprehensive, and market access conditions are strictly set in accordance with relevant requirements. Eyewear products are subject to relatively frequent regulatory inspections and recalls.

Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, possessing a large specialized eyewear product testing laboratory equipped with advanced scientific instruments and experienced testing personnel. We understand the quality standard certification requirements for market access in various countries, as well as the testing requirements of brand buyers for eyewear products. With professional testing technology and utilizing a global network and localized services, Intertek provides comprehensive eyewear safety solutions for businesses, significantly reducing costs related to logistics, communication, and time.

Testing Requirement for Different Products & Countries

Sunglasses Standard

Spectacle Frames Standard

Reading Glasses Standard

Personal Eye-protectors Standard

Ski Goggles Standard

Swimming Goggles Standard

Uncut Finishing Lenses Standard

Impact Test Mandatory Regulation

Main testing items for eyewear products

Optical performance test: Transmittance properties, Wide angle scattering, Spherical power, Astigmatic power, Prismatic power, etc.

Physical and mechanical test: Lens strength, Lens impact strength, Resistance to ignition, Resistance to solar radiation, Resistance to perspiration, Bidge deformation, Eye coverage and field of view, etc.

Chemical test: Nickel release, Bisphenol A, Heavy metals, Phthalates, etc.

Label review

Certification and Other Personalized Value-Added Services

EU, UK, and Northern Ireland Markets

As a Category II PPE product in the EU, protective goggles must bear the CE mark issued by a notified body to enter the EU market for sale. Products without the CE mark that enter the market will face risks such as notification, recall, and penalties. Compliance with the CE mark has become an urgent need for many protective goggle manufacturers.

Intertek is a third-party testing and certification organization with a CE notified body in the EU. Intertek's eyewear product testing laboratory in China has the full testing service capability for protective goggles, and the CE notified body can be directly connected for localized service testing to issue the CE mark for products. Additionally, Intertek has registered with the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) as its designated certification body in EU. As compliance requirements change in the UK, Intertek can automatically become a recognized body in the UK, providing rapid compliance solutions for eyewear products to smoothly enter the UK and Northern Ireland markets.

Intertek Tick-Mark and Performance Conformance Verification (PCV) Services

Displaying product selling points through an exclusive market symbol that is authoritative, popular, visual, and traceable is a powerful tool to help products move towards the end market. The Intertek Tick-Mark and Performance Conformance Verification (PCV) services have emerged for this purpose.

The Tick-Mark supports all common language versions in global target markets, adapts to different promotional display specifications, and can be applied to product packaging, websites, printed materials, trade shows, and any other promotional display scenarios. This helps companies promote sales by enhancing the market display, quality, and safety proof of products, ensuring consumer confidence.

For products with functional elements that do not meet mandatory regulatory requirements, Intertek's Product Performance Identification Report is an effective option for visually demonstrating product highlights.

Intertek also offers customized services according to the needs of businesses, helping them establish product safety and quality standards, thereby enhancing core competitiveness and gaining an advantage in the global competitive market.