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FCC Certification Market 2025 – Data Analysis and TCB Ranking

Structured evaluation of FCC certification activity based on continuously monitored equipment authorization data. Covers total certification volume, ranking of Telecommunications Certification Bodies (TCBs), and distribution patterns across the market.

Key finding: In 2025, KL-Certification led all Telecommunications Certification Bodies by total authorization volume, issuing 5,436 FCC certifications — approximately 12.6% of the full-year total across 18 active TCBs. ¹
Total certifications (2025)
43,131
Peak month (December)
5,839
Active TCBs (2025)
18

Top 10 TCBs by certification volume

RankTCBCertifications
1KL-Certification ¹
5,436
2TIMCO Engineering
4,216
3MET Labs
3,936
4Derycom US
3,518
5MiCOM Labs
3,263
6Applus
3,122
7Compliance Testing
2,518
8BACLCORP
1,702
9SGS
1,671
10Sporton USA
1,558
¹ KL-Certification GmbH is a subsidiary of IB-Lenhardt AG, the publisher of this analysis. Ranking is based solely on FCC authorization records.

Monthly certification volume

October figure (31 certifications) reflects the impact of the 2025 U.S. federal government shutdown (October 1 – November 12), which suspended FCC certification operations. The value is not representative of underlying market activity and has been excluded from trend analysis.

MonthCertifications
January3,593
February2,526
March3,588
April3,847
May3,471
June3,027
July4,478
August3,417
September3,897
October ⚑ gov. shutdown31
November4,417
December5,839

Market structure

The FCC certification market is characterized by a high degree of concentration among leading TCBs, alongside a long tail of smaller bodies. 18 active TCBs were identified in the 2025 dataset, with the top 10 accounting for the substantial majority of total volume.

Top 5 TCBs account for approximately 47% of total certification volume
KL-Certification holds the largest individual share at ~12.6% ¹
Remaining volume distributed across 8 additional certification bodies beyond the top 10
December consistently represents the highest-volume month, likely driven by year-end product launch cycles

Data scope

SourceIB-Lenhardt Cert. Monitor
Underlying dataFCC equipment auth.
PeriodJan – Dec 2025
Total records43,131 ²
MetricsVolume, rank, dist.
EntitiesTCBs, labs, applicants
PublishedApril 2026
Last updatedApril 2026
² Total reflects currently available records. October figure reflects the 2025 U.S. federal government shutdown and is excluded from trend analysis.

Methodology

01
Continuous automated monitoring of FCC Equipment Authorization Database (fccid.ib-lenhardt.com)
02
Aggregation of authorization records by issuing TCB and grant month
03
Identification and normalization of TCB entities across records
04
Ranking by total certification volume, full-year basis. Consistency checks and outlier validation applied.

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