Type Approval for Costa Rica
Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (SUTEL) in San Rafael de Escazú is the responsible body for type approvals in Costa Rica. Our many years of experience in the field of product certification, as well as our direct cooperation with the authority in Costa Rica, guarantees you simple and cost-efficient market access. We apply directly to the authority for the approval and after successful verification of all required documents, a certificate of conformity is issued by SUTEL for your device. The certificates have an unlimited validity period and the approved devices are not subject to any labeling obligation.
We will inform you about the further requirements for market access in Costa Rica in our cooperation. Rest assured that with the help of our expertise in the field of homologation, you will get the best way to your approval in Costa Rica.
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We will inform you about the further requirements for market access in Costa Rica in our cooperation. Rest assured that with the help of our expertise in the field of homologation, you will get the best way to your approval in Costa Rica.
Requirements at a Glance
- Necessity
- Mandatory
- Authorities
- SUTEL / SUTEL See authorities ↓
- Local Representative
- Not required
- In-Country Testing
- No
- Average lead time for radio type approval
- 6 Weeks
- Validity Period of Certification
- ∞
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Regulatory Authorities
SUTEL
Country Information
- Country calling Code
- +506
- Country Code ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- CR
- Country Code ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- CRI
- Currency
- Costa Rican Colon
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- San Jose
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Regulatory Updates: Costa Rica
Update of Allocation Plan
On 30-04-2021 Costa Rica published a new Frequency Allocation Plan with significant changes in the output power restrictions for 77 GHz radars. In the past the permitted EIRP output power limit was 30 dBm; the new EIRP limit is 55 dBm.
Read more →Costa Rica Allows Modular Approval
Addendum to our news from 2018-05-22:In the new Resolution RCS-154-2018 issued by Sutel with effect as of 2018-05-03, following two major changes are noticable:Family approval is allowed,Applications for Modular certifications have to contain a datasheet of the end device in...
Read more →New Frequency Plan in Costa Rica
Sutel, the Telecommunication Authority of Costa Rica, released on 2018-05-18 the new Resolution RCS-154-2018. This resolution, with retroactive effect from 2018-05-03, repeals the previous Resolution RCS-431-2010 about the Homologation Process of devices operating in „banda...
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Our offers and services may vary depending on the country. Please contact us for specific details.
Automotive
- Radar
- 24 GHz, 64 GHz, 77 GHz, 79 GHz, UWB
- Radio key
- 315 MHz, 433 MHz, 868 MHz
- Keyless Go
- 125 kHz, 13,56 MHz
- Tire pressure sensors
- 125 kHz, 315 MHz, 433 MHz, 868 MHz
- Entertainment
- 2,4 GHz
Industry
- Radar
- 64 GHz, Tank Level, Position radar
- Wireless-M-Bus
- 315 MHz, 433 MHz, 868 MHz
- Wireless-CAN-Bus
- 2.4 GHz
- RFID + NFC
- 125 kHz, 13.56 MHz, 868 MHz
- UWB Devices
- 24 GHz, 60 GHz, 79 GHz
Consumer
- WirelessHD
- 60 GHz
- WLAN
- 2.4GHz, 3 GHz, 5 GHz, 10 GHz
- Bluetooth
- 2.4 GHz
- Zigbee
- 868 MHz, 2.4 GHz
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