Mexico - Updated NOM-001-SCFI-2018 Standard for Electronic Equipment

​The updated version of the Official Mexican Standard NOM-001-SCFI-2018 was published in the Official Gazette of September 17, 2019, and will enter into force after 8 months (May 2020). This NOM standard establishes the characteristics and safety requirements that electronic equipment must meet, that are manufactured, imported, commercialized, distributed or leased in Mexico. This standard applies to electronic equipment and its accessories that use the electric power of the public service for its supply, with single-phase supply voltages up to 277 V a.c. at 60 Hz and/or three-phase voltages up to 480 V a.c. between lines at 60 Hz; as well as other sources of energy, such as batteries, batteries, accumulators, autogeneration and alternative power sources up to 500 V DC.

This standard does not apply to:
 - Power Supply Systems that are not an integral part of the equipment, such as  motor generators;
- Wiring of the electrical installation of buildings;
- Devices that do not require power supply;
- Equipment intended for operation in special environments (for example: extreme temperatures, excessive dust, humidity or vibration, flammable gases and corrosive or explosive atmospheres);
- Equipment intended to be used or installed on board ships or airplanes;
- Equipment within the scope of NOM-019-SCFI-1998 and NOM-016-SCFI-1993, or those that replace them;
- External power supplies for outdoor, power supplies for luminaires and those that exceed the limits established in the objective and field of application;
- Internal power supplies;
- External power supplies greater than 250 W;
- Testing of components and subsets used in the design and manufacture of electronic equipment, and its associated equipment; and
- UPS of 10,000 VA and greater.