IEC TS 62474-1:2022

Overview - IEC TS 62474-1:2022 (Material declaration guidance)

IEC TS 62474-1:2022 provides guidance on implementing IEC 62474, the international framework for material declarations in the electrotechnical industry. It helps organizations that create material-data exchange tools and those who submit or receive material declarations to consistently apply procedures, content and data formats. The Technical Specification replaces IEC TR 62474-1:2015 and includes updated alignment with IEC 62474:2018.

Key facts:

• Title: Material declaration for products of and for the electrotechnical industry - Part 1: Guidance on the implementation of IEC 62474
• Purpose: Practical implementation guidance, examples and data-exchange support
• Scope exclusions: process chemicals, emissions during product use, and product packaging materials are out of scope
• Contains six worked examples and XML/data-model guidance for software implementation

Key topics and technical requirements

• Declaration types: Defines two types - declaration for compliance and composition declaration - and specifies mandatory and optional data fields for each.
• Declarable Substance Lists (DSLs): Shows how to use the IEC 62474 database or alternate DSLs (list identity/version/authority) for non-electrotechnical industries.
• Data exchange format: Guidance on the standard data-exchange format, including identification of list authority, list identity and version to support lists beyond the IEC database.
• Material classes and exemptions: Improved material class handling and support for exemption lists in the IEC 62474 database.
• SCIP / ECHA mapping: Guidance and field mappings to support reporting to the EU ECHA SCIP database (Substances of Concern In articles, as such or in complex objects (Products)).
• Numeric reporting: Conversion guidance between ppm and mass percent and recommendations on reporting mass, mass percent and ranges.
• UVCB guidance: Annex guidance on declaring substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products and biological materials.
• Software and XML examples: Data models, XML instances and six examples illustrating common industry needs and tool integration.

Applications - who uses IEC TS 62474-1:2022

• Manufacturers and suppliers preparing material declarations for products and components in the electrotechnical sector.
• Compliance and EHS teams mapping product data to regulatory systems (for example, preparing SCIP submissions).
• Software developers and data-exchange tool vendors implementing IEC 62474-compliant import/export, XML schemas and DSL management.
• Organizations outside electrotechnical fields that want to apply IEC 62474 using alternate DSLs for their materials and reporting needs.

Related standards and references

• IEC 62474:2018 (material declaration standard) - primary normative reference
• EU ECHA SCIP database requirements - for mapping IEC 62474 fields to SCIP reporting
• ISO/IEC Directives - context for conversion of TR to Technical Specification (TS)

This Technical Specification is essential for consistent, machine-readable material declarations and for integrating product material data into regulatory and supply-chain workflows. Keywords: IEC TS 62474-1:2022, material declaration, IEC 62474, DSL, SCIP, composition declaration, declaration for compliance, material class, data exchange.