One partner for type approval across the Middle East, Africa and CIS.
We coordinate certification for manufacturers selling wireless and electronic products in 40+ countries. You keep your own test lab. We run the filings, the authorities and the follow-up.
Drag to rotate. Select a country to open its guide.
Direct to the manufacturer. Alongside your lab, not instead of it.
Multi-country approval usually means many agents and no one owning the result. We replace that with one team that owns the plan.
You keep your lab
Your chosen lab and your existing test reports stay central. We align the paperwork to each authority and do not push you towards a new lab.
One relationship, many countries
One accountable contact runs submissions across every market on your list, so you are not chasing a different agent in each country.
Built for manufacturers
We work with you directly, and with your lab, certification body or distributor when they are part of the project.
Services
From the first question about a market to the renewal reminder three years later.
Global Market Access
Regulatory scoping for every target country before you commit engineering or budget: which authority, which approvals, which reports, in what order.
What is includedInternational Type Approval
Documentation, submission, authority liaison and certificate delivery, run as one project across all your countries.
What is includedTest Lab Coordination
We work with your lab and align its reports to what each authority expects, including where in-country testing applies.
What is includedPost-Market Compliance
Renewal tracking and change management, so certificates stay valid long after launch.
What is includedHow a filing moves, start to finish
The same six stages whether you are approving in one country or twenty.
Intake and scope
You send the product, models, wireless technologies and target countries. We map each country to its authority, reports and likely route.
Document readiness
We build the document list per country and check what you already hold. Gaps are flagged before anything is submitted.
Lab coordination
Your lab stays your lab. We pass the authority’s requirements to them and review the reports they return, including any in-country testing.
Authority submission
We prepare and file each application, acting as applicant or local representative where the rules and your situation allow.
Follow-up and escalation
We answer authority queries, chase progress and tell you plainly where each filing stands.
Approval and renewal
Certificates arrive with their expiry dates. We track renewals and product changes so approvals stay valid.
Where we work
40+ countries across three regions, with a guide for each one below. If your market is not listed, ask. We handle other countries on request.
Middle East
12 countries · Gulf and Levant
Africa
54 countries · North, West, East, Central and Southern
- AlgeriaTo confirm
- AngolaTo confirm
- BeninTo confirm
- BotswanaTo confirm
- Burkina FasoTo confirm
- BurundiTo confirm
- CameroonTo confirm
- Cape VerdeTo confirm
- Central African RepublicTo confirm
- ChadTo confirm
- ComorosTo confirm
- DR CongoTo confirm
- DjiboutiTo confirm
- EgyptNTRA
- Equatorial GuineaTo confirm
- EritreaTo confirm
- EswatiniTo confirm
- EthiopiaTo confirm
- GabonTo confirm
- GambiaTo confirm
- GhanaNCA
- GuineaTo confirm
- Guinea-BissauTo confirm
- Ivory CoastTo confirm
- KenyaCAK
- LesothoTo confirm
- LiberiaTo confirm
- LibyaTo confirm
- MadagascarTo confirm
- MalawiTo confirm
- MaliTo confirm
- MauritaniaTo confirm
- MauritiusTo confirm
- MoroccoANRT
- MozambiqueTo confirm
- NamibiaTo confirm
- NigerTo confirm
- NigeriaNCC
- Republic of the CongoTo confirm
- RwandaTo confirm
- SenegalTo confirm
- SeychellesTo confirm
- Sierra LeoneTo confirm
- SomaliaTo confirm
- South AfricaICASA
- South SudanTo confirm
- SudanTo confirm
- São Tomé & PríncipeTo confirm
- TanzaniaTo confirm
- TogoTo confirm
- TunisiaTo confirm
- UgandaTo confirm
- ZambiaTo confirm
- ZimbabweTo confirm
Authorities, validity periods and lead times in the guides are typical values. We confirm the current position for your product before any filing.
Products we approve
Anything that transmits or receives radio signals and needs permission to be sold.
IoT and smart devices
Sensors, gateways, trackers, smart home and building devices.
- Wi-Fi
- BLE
- Zigbee
- LoRa
Telecom and network equipment
Routers, access points, CPE, modems and mobile hotspots.
- Wi-Fi
- 4G / 5G
Consumer electronics
Audio, wearables, accessories and portable devices.
- Bluetooth
- NFC
- Wi-Fi
Industrial and energy
Smart meters, controllers and remote monitoring units.
- NB-IoT
- LTE-M
- LoRa
Automotive and mobility
Telematics units, vehicle trackers and charging equipment.
- GNSS
- Cellular
- BLE
Radio modules and components
Modules sold to other manufacturers and integrators.
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- UWB
What changes when you work with us
A single accountable contact
One person owns your project from scoping to certificates, across all countries.
Local applicant support
Where a country requires a local applicant, we can act as applicant or certificate holder in Middle East countries.
Plain status updates
You see which filings are waiting on whom. Delays are reported when they happen, not at the deadline.
Authority follow-up
We answer authority questions and chase progress, so your engineers keep building.
Your lab, your reports
We use the lab you already trust and review its reports against each authority’s rules.
No overpromising
We do not guarantee approvals or dates. We tell you what the authority requires and what is realistic.
Common questions
What is type approval?
Type approval is the authorisation a national regulator gives before radio or telecom equipment can be imported or sold in its country. Each authority sets its own rules, reports and fees, so the route differs by country.
Do I have to retest my product?
Often not. Many authorities accept existing test reports, such as those used for CE or FCC. Some require extra reports or sample testing in the country. We review what you hold and tell you what, if anything, needs repeating.
How long does approval take?
It depends on the authority and how complete the file is. Our country guides show typical lead times from about one week to several months. We give a realistic timeline at scoping and do not promise approval dates, because authorities set them.
Do I need a local representative?
Some countries require a locally registered applicant or certificate holder. We confirm this per country at scoping. In Middle East countries, Joe Trades can act as local applicant or certificate holder where the rules allow.
Which countries do you cover?
We cover 40+ countries across the Middle East, Africa and CIS, with guides for 68 of them on this site. Other countries are handled on request.
What do you need to start?
The product description, model names, wireless technologies, target countries and any approvals or test reports you already hold. The quote form walks through it, and you can send it in minutes.
Tell us the product and the markets. We will tell you the route.
A specialist replies with scoping questions or a quote.