The RCM (Regulatory Compliance Mark) is the single compliance marking showing a product meets the applicable Australian and New Zealand regulatory requirements — primarily electrical safety, EMC and radiocommunications.
The mark is applied by the responsible supplier — usually the local importer — after holding the required test evidence and registrations. It replaced the older C-Tick and A-Tick marks; CE or FCC markings do not substitute for it.
Why it matters
For anyone importing electronics into AU/NZ, RCM is the gate between goods and market: the obligations, and the penalties for skipping them, sit with the importer rather than the factory.
Related terms: OBD-II · Related reading: Does your diagnostic tool need RCM?