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LR type approval certificates

Search 22,686 product, type and design approval records issued by Lloyd’s Register (LR). Filter by company, country or approval scheme, open each record and follow the source link to confirm the certificate with LR.

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Product search groups: Type Approval, MED / MER / EU Mutual Recognition, Design Approval, RCD, and Welding Consumables. Search grouping does not make different approval schemes equivalent. Original approval names and certificate scope remain visible in each record.

Results on this site are for information only. Verify certificate validity on the issuing society’s website using the source link when available. A source portal may require a further search.

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Last updated: 16.09.2026

LR at a glance

22,686
Indexed records
3,952
Companies
69
Countries / regions
13,613
Records with a source link

Approval schemes

  1. Type approval16,263
  2. MED (EU Marine Equipment Directive)2,757
  3. Welding consumables approval2,455
  4. General approval396
  5. UK MER (Marine Equipment Regulations)357
  6. Software conformity assessment208
  7. MCA approval200
  8. EU mutual recognition50

Top product categories

  1. Fire protection and fire doors5,647
  2. Control, automation and monitoring systems3,087
  3. Welding consumables2,508
  4. Life-saving appliances2,040
  5. Pipes, valves and hoses2,005
  6. Cables and electrical equipment1,476
  7. Engines and machinery808
  8. Pollution prevention equipment650

Top countries / regions

  1. China3,619
  2. United Kingdom3,116
  3. South Korea2,740
  4. Germany2,406
  5. Japan1,638
  6. Italy1,253
  7. Netherlands1,182
  8. United States949

Figures from the Certificate Finder index, last updated 16.09.2026.

How to verify a LR certificate

  1. Search by company name, product or certificate number and filter the results to LR.
  2. Open the record to review the certificate number, scope, approval type and indexed dates.
  3. Follow the source link to Lloyd’s Register (LR) and confirm the current validity and scope before relying on the certificate.

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Type approvals by classification society

DNVAmerican Bureau of Shipping (ABS)Bureau Veritas (BV)RINAClassNK — Nippon Kaiji KyokaiKorean Register (KR)China Classification Society (CCS)Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass)Polish Register of Shipping (PRS)Croatian Register of Shipping (CRS)Türk Loydu (TL)