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Advantage Program

Imagine a certification process with virtually no turnaround time, no waiting, no interruption to product development cycles. Consider the business benefits of evaluating products in-house as they are produced. That's UL Advantage. UL Advantage brings you all of the proven benefits of UL certification - technical expertise, uncompromising quality and a brand consumers trust implicitly - teamed with a new, more agile process that provides the flexibility you want and the speed you need.

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Product Coverage

UL Advantage allows qualified manufacturers to dovetail certification requirements directly into their established business processes, evaluating products for certification as they are produced.

Now manufacturers can better manage the timing of their certification while leveraging UL's expertise and engineering experience.

The following small appliance product types are included as part of the UL Advantage Program:

Electric Irons
Air Filtering Appliances
Ceiling Fans (Suspended Ceiling Fans)
Household Food Mixers
Hair Clipping & Shaving Appliances
Electric Fans

Please note:
Certain exclusions may apply in each product type. A list of product types that are currently part of the UL Advantage Program is available here.

Benefits

UL Advantage provides the UL Mark for the United States and Canada. UL Advantage is not available for the CB Scheme at this time.
An exceptionally straightforward certification process, from initial qualification to factory follow-ups.
No disruption in product development cycles, virtually no waiting time for certification.
Once qualified, the ability to add the UL Mark to products in-house, in cooperation with UL.
Achieve certification with no impact on time-to-market.
The uncompromising quality that made UL a household name for over a century.
The opportunity to increase consumer confidence.
For all of the products noted above, the program does not cover appliance shapes, decals or other types of decorative parts that resemble cartoon characters, animals or shapes that are commonly associated with children's play.