Energy efficiency · United States (also adopted in AU, Canada, Japan, EU)

ENERGY STAR — Energy Efficiency Certification Compliance

ENERGY STAR — Energy Efficiency Certification is issued by US EPA / US DOE and has applied since 1992-01-01. It applies to products sold in US, Global. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.

Authority: US EPA / US DOE
Jurisdiction: United States (also adopted in AU, Canada, Japan, EU)
Regions: US, Global
Effective: 1992-01-01
Evidence renewal: every 365 days
Official source: https://www.energystar.gov/

What ENERGY STAR — Energy Efficiency Certification covers

ENERGY STAR — Energy Efficiency Certification is a energy efficiency requirement in United States (also adopted in AU, Canada, Japan, EU). In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.

Product categories affected

electronics
home living

Keywords that trigger a check

energy star
energy efficient
appliance
electronics
computer
TV
lighting
HVAC
refrigerator

Who it applies to

Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in US, Global, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.

Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: ENERGY STAR brand licence revocation, EPA enforcement

Supplier requirements and compliance evidence

Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.

Document
ENERGY STAR Partner Agreement
Third-party test report from EPA-recognised lab
Product listed on ENERGY STAR Certified Products list
ENERGY STAR label on product

Certification types recorded for this regulation

ENERGY STAR certificate

How Complyra checks ENERGY STAR — Energy Efficiency Certification

When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If ENERGY STAR — Energy Efficiency Certification applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.

Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.

Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.