What is the cost of registration certification?

Answering the Registration Body's Registrar's fee the answer is easy, just call, or request a quote through completing an application questionnaire.

For regions of North America the range varies from $500.00 to $1,2000.00 for application and yearly fees and between $1,100.00 to US$1,800.00 per day plus expenses per individual (auditors or otherwise) and others costs related to the activity and paperwork / administration.

In global regions other than North America, the price per assessment / day goes down to US$800.00 and even less than US$600.00 (again depending on the global region).

In India it could be as low as US$300.00 per auditor / assessor day.

Registration bodies or Registrars, as require for ISO 9001 registration operate under ISO/IEC Guide 62 (or ISO/IEC 17021... for ISO 14001... see ISO/IEC Guide 66...) and others to develop a documented managerial system for the business of providing "Registration", and which requires to define the "assessment days" with a specific protocol and control.

The organization's size, activities, locations, nature of business activities, and scope may be an indicator of total costs. We courteously and under no obligation answer specific questions, contact us . We recommend that the registrar be under direct surveillance of an accreditation body, and not a subsidiary of registrar which is rarely or never receives accreditation body assessment (verify this fact).

Herein we provide some information for a small size company in North America:
First year registration protocol for one site, approx. 175 employees (requiring 8 days +/- 30%), specialized activities for a regional market, consider US$9,800.00 (+/- 30%) [+ travel expenses] - this includes initial assessment + follow-up surveillance assessments (3-year agreement).

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Multiple sites within a region (e.g. US, Canada, Argentina, Korea, etc.) with multiple activities selling globally with over 4,000 employees consider a total package under US$300,000.00 (including registrar and travel expenses for external parties).

Important Note - it is essential that at the onset the route from point "A" (commencement) to point "B" (namely achieving certification-registration) be as "straight" as a "speeding arrow", efficient and effective. Further, the process shall be a vehicle for robustness and providing a path for agility and improvements. Otherwise, it could be that the cost becomes insurmountable.

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