NFC Forum

Starting the Certification Process

1. Your company must be an NFC Forum member to start the process of certifying a device. Find information on joining the NFC Forum.


2. Develop your product according to the NFC Forum Specifications. You can get all of the NFC Forum specifications free after completing a click-through license. Go to NFC Forum Specifications.


3. Review the Device Requirements Document, the NFC Forum Certification Policy Document, and the testing documents to understand the requirements of the certification program.


4. Select an Authorized Third Party Test Lab to use for your product testing. If your company is a Sponsor or Principal member of the NFC Forum, one of your membership benefits is that you can use an in-house test lab. Read details on becoming an Authorized First Party Test Lab.


5. Review the required certification fees and certification agreements.


6. Be sure you have the Organization ID assigned by the NFC Forum. Ask the NFC Forum primary contact in your organization for this Organization ID. The primary contact can find the Organization ID on the NFC Forum member website by going to Workspace, then My Company (under Announcements), then Edit Company Info. The Company ID is 4 characters and follows the mailing address fields. If you cannot find the Company ID, you can request it from admin@nfc-forum.org. The Organization ID will only be sent to the primary contact.


7. Log in and start the certification process.