China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) stipulates the telecom approval regulations, and the Telecommunications Administration Bureau under the MII takes charge of telecom product approvals granted in the form of a Network Access License (NAL). Each type of approved product will be issued a Network Access Identifier (NAI) with the certification number.

On June 25, 2001, MII announced the first three categories of telecom equipment, which cover a total of 28 types of products. All regulated products must be MII approved before entering the Chinese market. It is important to note that these labs may not be CNCA accredited, and currently MII and CNCA still operate under different certification systems.

Documents Review	Product Testing	Quality
MII Registration
Network Access License (NAL) Network Access Identifier (NAI)

The detailed NAL application process is shown in the flow chart in Figure 1.



Figure 1

Although Figure 1 shows the whole process and covers all types of applications, for certain types of applications, such as high-end equipment (e.g., core routers, data switching, ATM, etc.), the process can be extremely complicated.

Manufacturers should seek consultation from professional approval agents such SIEMIC before proceeding MII Application.

Click here to download the Process Flowchart working with SIEMIC for China MII Network Access License Certification.