The Enhanced and Smart UL Certification Mark and badge system delivers greater clarity and helps drive acceptance in the market by responding to changing marketplace needs and the evolving nature of certification. As products change and achieve more certifications, the enhanced UL Mark offers to communicate in a single Mark the scope of certifications from UL Solutions.
All customers using any variation of the UL Listed and UL Classified Marks can convert to the enhanced UL Mark at no additional cost from UL Solutions.
Composition of the enhanced Mark
The enhanced Mark uses custom-built, modular artwork to make each Mark unique for UL Solutions certification customers. The enhanced Mark consists of four main elements: the basic Mark, certification attributes, relevant country codes and a unique identifier.
The unique identifier aids with traceability and provides more information about a product’s certification. This information is available at UL Product iQ.
For those customers opting to use the smart version of the enhanced Mark or badge, a QR code is embedded in each. When scanned using a smart device, the QR code links a user to additional information regarding a certification.
Promotional badges
The enhanced Mark also offers an optional promotional badge that can be used on the front of products, product packaging and marketing collateral and other channels promoting your certification. Separating the promotional badge from the required certification or compliance information makes it more flexible and simpler to use for marketing purposes. Customers have the option to use a promotional badge with or without an embedded QR code pointing to a UL certification page.
Marks and Label Hub
The Marks and Label Hub is your source to create customized enhanced Marks. The Marks and Label Hub features:
Dynamic artwork tool
Build and preview enhanced Marks and badge designs, and have them reviewed by UL Solutions before using them.
Enhanced Mark guidelines
Review acceptable uses, requirements and variations of UL Marks and badges.
Smart Mark and badge certification page
The Marks and Label Hub is also where you can create certification pages for products carrying smart UL Marks and badges. The product page is a feature of the smart UL Mark and badge. By scanning the QR code or searching the unique ID found in a smart UL Mark or badge, users can access the certification page hosted by UL Solutions. This page contains product certification details and customer contact information.
Creating a certification page
Using the Marks and Label Hub, customers building a smart UL Mark or badge are guided through the process to configure a product page. Once the smart UL Mark or badge is approved by UL Solutions, we deploy the certification page.
Accessing a certification page
Most users will access the mobile version of a certification page by scanning the QR code in the smart UL Mark or badge with their smart device. Desktop computer users can also access the certification page by entering the unique ID found in a smart UL Mark or badge in the Marks and Label Hub search. No registration is required for users to access a product page.
Enhance your UL Mark today
The enhanced Mark delivers greater transparency and efficiency for the market today. To learn more or to convert your Mark today, visit the Marks and Label Hub.
