BTL Laboratory Reacquires International Recognition
▶ In August 2025, BTL Laboratory officially obtained the qualification of a designated laboratory by Kiwa, the EU Notified Body. This is another significant breakthrough for BTL Laboratory in the field of international compliance certification, following the acquisition of the qualification from KL-Certification GmbH in April.
▶ As an authoritative certification body in Europe, Kiwa's recognition further attests to the international standard of BTL Laboratory in terms of information security testing and technical capabilities.
Kiwa's qualification empowerment for laboratory accreditation
▶ Enhance international recognition and report credibility: As a renowned certification body in Europe and globally, Kiwa's recognition ensures that the test reports and conformity declarations issued by BTL laboratories carry high authority, significantly improving the efficiency of enterprises' products entering the EU market.
▶ Enhance cybersecurity compliance service capabilities: BTL Laboratory can leverage Kiwa's extensive experience in compliance with directives to provide enterprises with more precise testing services for the EN 18031 series of standards, including the following:
•Prevention of abuse of network resources (EN 18031-1)
•Protection of personal and children's data privacy (EN 18031-2)
•Anti-fraud mechanisms for payments and transactions (EN 18031-3)
▶ Realize seamless connection between testing and certification: Through the cooperation mechanism with Kiwa and KL-Certification GmbH, BTL Laboratory is able to provide a complete service process from local testing and evaluation to final assistance in certification and issuance, thereby reducing the compliance costs and time risks for enterprises.
The laboratory currently possesses the EU compliance service capability
▶ RED Compliance Service for Instructions: Fully complies with the requirements of Article 3.3(d)(e)(f), supporting products such as routers, smart home appliances, wearable devices, and children's toy devices.
▶ EN 18031 Comprehensive Testing and Evaluation: Covers 14 core security capabilities such as access control (ACM), identity authentication (AUM), and security update mechanism (SUM).
▶ Data privacy and GDPR compliance support: Conducts both technical and institutional evaluations for products involving personal data processing.
Help enterprises smoothly comply with EU regulations
▶ The EU RED Directive came into effect on August 1st. BTL Laboratory, leveraging the designated laboratory qualifications of kiwa+KL-Certification GmbH and the efficient collaboration mechanism with the cooperating notified bodies, can provide enterprises with efficient and reliable one-stop compliance services.
▶ BTL Laboratory has a track record of successfully assisting clients in obtaining certification certificates. We welcome inquiries about EN 18031 testing and EU compliance services!
