Certification OCPP 1.6
The certification program for OCPP 1.6 opened in 2019. Since then hundreds of products have been certified by our independent testing laboratories. Click for the full list of the certified products here. On this page you will find the possibilities for certifying your OCPP 1.6 implementation.
WHAT DIFFERENT CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE?
There are three certificates available for OCPP 1.6. The details of each certificate are shown in the tables below.
| Functionality | Full certificate |
Subset certificate
(Charging station only) |
Security certificate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Mandatory | Mandatory | n/a |
| Firmware Management | Mandatory | Optional | n/a |
| Smart Charging | Mandatory | Optional | n/a |
| Reservation | Mandatory | Optional | n/a |
| Local Authorization List Management | Mandatory | Optional | n/a |
| Remote Trigger | Mandatory | Optional | n/a |
| Security General | n/a | n/a | Mandatory |
| Security Profile 1 | n/a | n/a | Optional |
| Security Profile 2 | n/a | n/a | Mandatory |
| Security profile 3 | n/a | n/a | Optional |
HOW CAN I GET MY PRODUCT TESTED AND CERTIFIED?
Please follow these steps:
In this form you can indicate the details of what you want to have tested regarding your OCPP 1.6 product. You can fill in this document and send this to your selected certification test laboratory. When you have passed the certification tests this will be part of your certificate.
Please contact one of the test laboratories for OCPP certification.
Click on the link below to find a test laboratory in your vicinity.
WHAT DOES IT COST TO BECOME OCPP 1.6 CERTIFIED?
The table below lists the maximum fees for all OCPP 1.6 certification profiles including security as of April 1st 2025*. When a vendor of a Charging Station applies for a subset certificate, the labs will reduce the fee accordingly. The maximum fees apply to one full test run. This excludes pretesting, debugging and/or retesting sessions.
Please contact the testing lab of your choice for an offer.
| Total max fee Category** | Charging Station AC | Charging Station DC | Charging Station Management System |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCA participant | €4.100,- | €5.100,- | €3.000,- |
| Non-participant | €7.600,- | €8.600,- | €6.500,- |
As of April 1st 2025, the OCA certification fee has been reduced. Therefore, the discount fee when acquiring multiple certificates in 12 months does not apply anymore.
*For test services contracted before this date and performed after this date, the test labs can charge the previous maximum fees (2019-2024).
**OCA participants get a discount since they have already contributed in part through their OCA membership fees. The discount does not apply for OCA liaison participants.
What does it cost to add an OCPP product family member?
The table below lists the max fees for adding OCPP product family members to the certificate of a Charging Station. Please refer to the Certification procedure for the requirements for adding a product family member.
|
Total fee for adding OCPP Family Member
For member & non-member |
Fee |
|---|---|
| Maximum fee for Test lab per product family member | €500,- |
| OCA fee per certificate update | €250,- |
ANY OTHER CERTIFICATION RELATED QUESTIONS?
Please click on the link below if you have any specific questions about the certification program.