TS EN IEC 62474

TS EN IEC 62474 is a standard focused on how material declarations are prepared, what information they contain, and how that information is communicated for products and accessories used in the electrotechnical industry. It provides a common framework for material data flowing through the electrical and electronic supply chain, supporting product compliance assessment and environmentally conscious design activities.

What the material declaration is meant to do

The core purpose of the standard is to make product material information transferable in a consistent way between organizations. This helps companies assess products against substance compliance requirements and use the same information across different life-cycle stages. The standard distinguishes between mandatory declaration requirements and optional declaration requirements, but it does not prescribe a single method or process for collecting the data in the supply chain. In practice, that allows organizations to rely on engineering judgment, supplier declarations, and, where appropriate, sampling and testing.

Scope and boundaries

The document excludes process chemicals, emissions during product use, and product packaging material. Its focus is instead on the content, form, and transfer format of material declarations for products and accessories. In other words, the standard is about creating a reliable information structure for supply-chain use, rather than defining every possible chemical reporting workflow in detail.

In general technical terms, a material declaration is a structured statement of what substances or material classes a product contains. Such declarations matter because they support compliance screening, environmentally informed design, product change tracking, and comparison of supplier-provided data. IEC 62474 therefore serves as a shared language for material information in the electrotechnical sector, helping that information remain meaningful as it moves from one organization to another.