Certification involves confirmation by an independent third party that a product fulfils requirements set out in standards or some other form of specification. Certification by RISE is performed by RISE Certification, a department that is separate from the testing and inspection departments. It answers to a certification board, whose members are drawn from across the range of industry areas involved. The board can appoint expert groups for various product areas, e.g. as technical working parties. Certification of products by RISE is performed in accordance with SS-EN ISO/IEC 17065.

Products which, after an initial evaluation - which includes testing and other aspects - show that they fulfil specified requirements can be certified by RISE. This certification is confirmed by issue of a certificate, one of the rights of which is usually permission (under licence) to use a certification symbol. Ongoing inspection/surveillance, consisting of the manufacturer's FPC procedures and RISE surveillance inspection, ensures that the requirements relating to the product continue to be fulfilled during the validity period of the certificate.