What is the European ERP Energy Efficiency Label?
Since last year, European sellers have received notification emails from Amazon one after another, saying that "because the energy efficiency label information is not displayed or displayed illegally, your product has been removed from the shelves." Many sellers do not know what the EPR energy efficiency label is. What's going on, let's take a look at it today:
First of all, we need to understand what is ERP?
The full name of ERP is Energy-related Products.
The ERP we often talk about is actually an energy efficiency (Energy efficiency) requirement under CE certification. There are two specific parts: Ecodesign and Energy Labeling, that is, 2009/125/EC and (EU) 2017/ 1369 Directive (Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework of requirements for ecodesign of energy-related products, No. 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 Regulation (EU) establishes the energy labeling framework and repeals Directive 2010/30/EU).
The latest standards for ERP energy efficiency certification
The core contents of the latest ERP energy efficiency certification standards include energy consumption and emission assessment, energy efficiency classification, and technological innovation and promotion. Enterprises need to provide detailed data support to objectively evaluate the energy efficiency performance of products, and classify products into different energy efficiency levels based on their actual energy efficiency performance to provide consumers with a more intuitive purchasing reference1.
In terms of specific standards, ERP energy efficiency certification involves multiple aspects of testing and requirements. For example, lighting products need to be tested for 6,000 hours of damage rate, luminous flux maintenance rate, number of switches before failure, etc.; household appliance products need to be tested for energy consumption and emission data, etc.2. In addition, ERP energy efficiency certification also encourages companies to adopt advanced energy-saving technologies and equipment to promote technological progress and industrial upgrading of the entire industry1.
The purpose of ERP energy efficiency certification is to ensure the free circulation of energy-consuming products within the EU, improve the overall environmental performance of products, protect the environment, ensure energy supply security and improve competitiveness, and safeguard the interests of the industry and consumers34. By implementing ERP energy efficiency certification, enterprises can reduce energy costs and operating costs, improve competitiveness, and increase profits and market value
Energy efficiency rating calculation method:
The impact and significance of ERP energy efficiency
Improves the environmental performance of products and promotes more sustainable product choices in the EU market. Manufacturers are encouraged to improve the energy efficiency design of their products and improve their energy efficiency performance to meet market demand. Enhanced consumers' understanding of product energy efficiency performance, thereby making more environmentally friendly and economical purchasing decisions.
What is updated this time is the old electric heater regulation (EU) 2015/1188, the latest EPR regulation (EU) 2024/1103, the effective date is July 1, 2025