Knowledge Base

The steps for certification are simple:

1. Join the WPC.
2. Submit basic information about the product to the WPC Certification Body via the members-only Certification System.
3. Send your product to an Authorized Test Lab ( ATL) for compliance testing. You can select from any of the Authorized Test Labs. Each lab sets its own pricing, and your payment goes directly to the lab. Compliance testing will be done using a commercial test platform that has been validated by the WPC.
4. Once compliance testing has passed, the product will be sent to the chosen Interoperability Testing Center (IOC) for interoperability testing. Interoperability testing will be done against a testbed of other products that were previously certified.
5. The test results are provided to the WPC for review.
6. WPC Certification is granted to products that meet the following requirements:
   1. Pass compliance testing at an ATL
   2. Pass interoperability testing at an IOC
   3. The owner of the product is a WPC member in good standing
      
      

Certified products are allowed to use the Qi logo on the product and packaging.  A Qi logo on a product assures the user that it’s safe and will work with any related product that also carries the Qi logo, e.g., a Qi Certified charger will work with any brand of Qi Certified smartphone.  

Products must comply with the latest version of Qi specifications. When a new version of a specification is released, the WPC specifies a grace period during which testing against the older version is still allowed. At the end of the grace period, the WPC will stop using the older version of the specification and test new products with the latest version. Details of the various specification versions and their corresponding grace period are available to WPC members.