Compliance Partner
Compliance that stays done after launch
Compliance isn't finished when the product ships. Standards get revised, and your declaration has to follow. A component goes end-of-life, and the replacement may need retesting. A distributor wants documents by Friday. A new regulation arrives, and somebody has to work out whether it applies to you.
Without an owner, that work lands on whichever engineer is least busy, gets done from scratch each time, and eventually gets missed. The missed items are the ones that turn into suppressed listings, customs holds and letters from market surveillance authorities.
Compliance Partner gives your products a standing owner. A consultant who knows your range watches for changes, answers the requests and keeps the files current, for a fixed monthly fee instead of a new bill every time something comes up.
What you receive
- Regulatory changes tracked against your products, with a plain impact note when one matters
- Design changes, new variants and component swaps assessed for retesting impact
- Declarations and technical files kept current as standards are revised
- Customer, distributor and marketplace document requests answered for you
- Certificate and deadline calendar kept up to date
- A question inbox answered within 2 business days, plus a written quarterly review
Who this is for
- You have products on sale in one or more markets and nobody owns compliance full-time
- You ship design changes or variants and need to know what each one triggers
- Customers or marketplaces regularly ask you for compliance documents
- You want someone watching for changes like the EU Cyber Resilience Act before they reach you
How it runs
- 1
Baseline
In the first month we review every product in scope: what's held, what's missing, what expires when. You get a portfolio position you've probably never had in one place.
- 2
Monitor
Regulatory changes in your markets tracked against your products, not against a generic newsletter.
- 3
Respond
Questions, change assessments and document requests handled as they arrive, within 2 business days.
- 4
Review
A written quarterly review: what changed, what we did about it, and what's coming next.
Worth knowing
Checkable facts, with the source. Useful whether or not you buy anything from us.
Products sharing a platform, power supply or radio module can frequently share test evidence where the shared element is genuinely identical and properly documented — but the documentation is what most portfolios lack.
Source: Standard conformity assessment practice across CE and FCC regimes
Certificates and approvals expire on independent schedules, so portfolio-wide expiry tracking is a common gap, and one that tends to surface during diligence.
Source: Krono CertifiOS certificate registry design rationale
The Cyber Resilience Act entered into force on 10 December 2024. Its reporting obligations became enforceable on 11 September 2026, and full compliance is required by 11 December 2027.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 (Cyber Resilience Act)
Common questions
How many products does it cover?
The base fee covers up to five related products in up to three markets. Larger ranges are quoted on scope, and the cost per product falls as the range grows.
What isn't included?
Launching a product into a new market, and full recertification projects, are scoped separately as a Market Launch. Lab and certification fees are always paid by you directly.
Why a 3-month minimum?
The first month is mostly the baseline review. The value shows up from month two, once changes and requests start flowing through someone who already knows your products.
Is this useful for investor or acquirer diligence?
Yes. The baseline and quarterly reviews give you a written, referenced compliance position across the whole range, which is exactly what a diligence list asks for and most hardware companies can't produce on demand.