For lightbox exporters and buyers deeply engaged in the European market, the access rules of the EU Single Market (covering 27 countries) have always been a key factor affecting trade efficiency. Recently, a coordinated plan for EU access policies targeting lightbox products has been officially implemented. By integrating certification standards, simplifying compliance procedures, and clarifying regional differences, this plan provides overseas clients with a clear market access path, helping enterprises efficiently explore business opportunities across the entire European region.

As the world's most influential single market, the 27 EU countries share a unified market framework, but there are still differentiated requirements for lightbox product access details. Previously, many overseas clients faced the compliance challenge of "one standard per country": While CE certification is the basic access threshold (requiring compliance with core requirements such as the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC)), some countries including Germany and France have additional regulations on lightbox fire resistance levels and environmentally friendly materials. This forced enterprises to repeatedly invest in compliance costs and delayed their market entry.

The newly launched coordinated access plan clearly defines the core principle of "unified certification + regional adaptation" for the first time. For overseas lightbox buyers, the primary basic compliance requirement is full compliance with CE certification: For mainstream products such as LED lightboxes and smart lightboxes, they must pass LVD testing for voltage adaptation (EU standard: 230V) and EMC testing for electromagnetic radiation compliance. At the same time, they must meet the RoHS Directive's restrictions on hazardous substances (such as lead and mercury) and the registration obligations for Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) under REACH regulations. Notably, if the products are intended for outdoor use, they must additionally pass IP rating testing to ensure durability under Europe's variable climate conditions.

Based on unified certification, the plan further sorts out the differentiated requirements of various EU countries. For example, Germany requires fire resistance class B1 certification for lightboxes used in commercial premises; France mandates that product labels include instructions in French; and Italy has specific regulations on the installation of outdoor advertising lightboxes. In this regard, it is recommended that overseas clients confirm the special requirements of their target markets with suppliers in advance and reduce adaptation costs through "one-time compliance design" — such as using universal fire - resistant materials, providing multilingual instruction manuals, and reserving installation adaptation interfaces. This helps avoid product detention at customs due to partial non - compliance.