ONNCCE, S.C.

What ONNCCE, S.C. does

ONNCCE, S.C. (Organismo Nacional de Normalización y Certificación de la Construcción y Edificación) is a Mexican civil society organization founded in 1994 that functions as the country's accredited national standards body, certification body, and inspection unit for the construction sector. Headquartered in Mexico City with 13 employees, ONNCCE is the only entity in Mexico that simultaneously holds accreditations as a National Normalization Organization (from Secretaría de Economía, 1994), Product Certification Body (EMA, 1997), Quality Management System Certification Body (EMA, 2000), and Inspection Unit (EMA, 2012) — plus first-mover status as the EPD Program Administrator (2018) and as the first Inspection Unit for NMX-AA-164-SCFI Sustainable Building (2016).

Its core technology is a multi-domain conformity-assessment platform spanning product certification (NOM/NMX scopes across sanitary ware, thermal insulators, solar water heaters, concrete, cement, paints, and accessibility), service certification (NMX-C-442-ONNCCE supervision/verification), QMS certification (ISO 9001:2015 across rubber/plastics, concrete/cement/lime/gypsum, construction, and engineering services), technical suitability opinions (Dictamen de Idoneidad Técnica, or DIT), and inspection services under energy efficiency (NOM-008-ENER, NOM-020-ENER) and sustainable building (NMX-AA-164-SCFI, CRIE criteria) standards. It also develops and sells its own NMX-C-ONNCCE standard catalog (aggregates, cement, concrete, masonry, asphalt, waterproofing, seismic design, etc.) through 9 active technical working groups, and administers the ONNCCE EPD program for Type III Environmental Declarations under NMX-SAA-14025-IMNC-2008 and ISO/TS 14027:2017.

ONNCCE's business model is fee-for-service self-sustaining with no external funding. Revenue streams include recurring certification contracts (annual/2-year/3-year schemes with various evaluation classes), project-based inspection fees, one-time/perpetual sales of its own NMX standards (MXN 430–1,030) and ASTM standards (resold via its e-commerce store), training courses on Thinkific, and EPD registration/update fees. It serves a distributed national client base of construction product manufacturers, building owners and developers, government agencies, professional engineers, and sustainability-focused organizations, distributing its offerings through a direct model — its own Mexico City headquarters, e-commerce storefront, online learning platform, monthly Boletín newsletter, and trade publication presence.

Name

ONNCCE, S.C.

Legal name

Organismo Nacional de Normalización y Certificación de la Construcción y Edificación, S.C.

Website

https://onncce.org.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ONNCCE is Mexico's accredited national standards body, certification body, and inspection unit for the construction sector. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Mexico City with 13 employees, it develops NMX standards, certifies products and QMS, and inspects buildings under NOM, ISO 9001, and sustainable-building schemes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Industry Standards, Certification and Inspection Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Conformity Assessment, Testing, Inspection & Certification Cooperation (BPADANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Standards Development & Publishing (SDOs, Technical Standards) (MPAJACAB), Third-Party Certification, Code Compliance & Regulatory Inspection (ASME/API/ISO) (EUAEAHAN)

Keywords

• Construction standards certification
• Product conformity assessment
• Quality management certification
• Building inspection services
• Environmental product declarations

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Certification Services: ONNCCE charges fees for certification of products, processes, quality management systems, and services against Mexican Official Standards (NOM) and Mexican Standards (NMX). Certification schemes include annual, 2-year, 3-year, and indefinite validity periods with various evaluation classes (A, B, C). Fees vary by standard type and evaluation scope.
2. Inspection Services: Fees charged for inspection services under energy efficiency standards (NOM-008-ENER, NOM-020-ENER), sustainable building (NMX-AA-164-SCFI), and indoor environmental quality criteria (CRIEV-002-ONNCCE-2020, CRIEV-004-ONNCCE-2021).
3. Standards Sales: Sale of ONNCCE and ASTM standards through an e-commerce platform. Prices range from approximately $430 to $1,030 MXN for ONNCCE standards (printed and digital formats). ASTM standards are sold as individual online viewing licenses. Revenue from digital downloads and printed copies.
4. Training Courses: Revenue generated from open enrollment courses offered through the ONNCCE Thinkific online learning platform (onncce.thinkific.com).
5. Dictamen de Idoneidad Técnica (DIT): Fees charged for issuing Technical Suitability Opinions for products without specific standards or full laboratory infrastructure, providing an alternative conformity evaluation method for manufacturers and importers.
6. EPD Registration: Fees for registration and/or update of Environmental Product Declarations in the ONNCCE EPD program, including registration quotas as per administrator-provided quotation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ONNCCE develops Mexican construction industry standards (NMX-C-ONNCCE series), certifies products, services, and quality management systems against Mexican Official Standards (NOM) and Mexican Standards (NMX), conducts inspections for energy efficiency and sustainable building compliance, issues Technical Suitability Opinions (Dictamen de Idoneidad Técnica) for products without specific standards, and administers the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) program. It also sells its own standards and ASTM standards through an online store and offers training courses.

Product overview

ONNCCE, S.C. (Organismo Nacional de Normalización y Certificación de la Construcción y Edificación) is a national standards development, certification, and inspection organization for Mexico's construction industry. It operates as a unified platform of interlocking services: it develops and sells Mexican Standards (NMX-C-ONNCCE series) through its Normalización division, then leverages those standards to offer conformity assessment services including Product Certification, Service Certification, Quality Management System Certification (ISO 9001), Technical Suitability Opinions (DIT), and Inspection Unit services. The organization also administers the ONNCCE EPD program for Environmental Product Declarations, provides training courses via an online platform, and distributes a monthly newsletter. The core offering is the standards-development-and-certification loop, where ONNCCE creates the norms, then certifies products and services against those norms, creating an integrated standards ecosystem for the construction sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ONNCCE EPD: Environmental Product Declaration program administered by ONNCCE for communicating environmental aspects of construction products and services

Quantifiable outcome

• Certification coverage across all Mexican Official Standards (NOM) and Mexican Standards (NMX) in the construction sector with national validity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, moderate and core.

• ASTM InternationalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026ONNCCE distributes ASTM standards in Mexico through its e-commerce platform. More than 12,800 ASTM standards are available for purchase through the ONNCCE online store, with sales facilitated via PayPal and Stripe payment methods. ASTM standards are sold as individual online viewing licenses.
• Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles de México, A.C. (CICM)minorOthers · 1 January 2026Listed as a 'Liga de Interés' (link of interest) on the ONNCCE website. CICM is a major professional engineering association in Mexico that works on construction norms and standards, representing a channel for standards dissemination and professional engagement.
• Asociación Nacional de Fabricantes de Cal, A.C. (ANFACAL)minorOthers · 1 January 2026Listed as a 'Liga de Interés' on the ONNCCE website. ANFACAL is a national association of lime manufacturers that participates in ONNCCE's normalization activities and is a participating organization in the ONNCCE EPD Program for developing Instructions Generales del Programa.
• Asociación Nacional de Industriales del Presfuerzo y Prefabricación, A.C. (ANIPPAC)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026ANIPPAC is a participating organization in the ONNCCE EPD Program for PCR development and products/services for construction. Additionally, ANIPPAC runs the 'Empresa Sustentable ANIPPAC' DIT certification program in partnership with ONNCCE, and participates in sustainable building criteria development.
• Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación (EMA)coreOthers · 1 January 2026Listed as a 'Liga de Interés' reference link on ONNCCE's website, providing a direct reference to EMA's portal for verifying ONNCCE's accreditation status and searching for other accredited certification bodies.
• Instituto de Investigación en Materiales de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM-IIM)minorOthers · 1 January 2026Listed as a 'Liga de Interés' reference and as an accredited testing laboratory available for use in ONNCCE's certification processes. UNAM-IIM is a university research institute providing materials testing services for construction certification.
• Cemex Central S.A. de C.V.moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Cemex participates in the ONNCCE EPD Program as a PCR development organization for construction products, contributing to the development of Product Category Rules for cement and concrete products under the environmental declarations framework.
• Centro de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida Diseño Sustentable (CADIS)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026CADIS participates in the ONNCCE EPD Program for PCR development in construction products and services, contributing expertise in lifecycle assessment methodology for environmental declarations.
• BASF Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026BASF participates in the ONNCCE EPD Program for PCR development, contributing to environmental declarations for chemical construction products under the sustainable building framework.
• Comisión Nacional para el Uso Eficiente de la Energía (CONUEE)coreOthers · 1 January 2012In late 2012, CONUEE approved ONNCCE's accreditation as an Inspection Unit for energy efficiency standards NOM-008-ENER-2001 and NOM-020-ENER-2011, expanding ONNCCE's inspection services into the energy efficiency domain.
• Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación, A.C. (EMA)coreOthers · 1 January 1997EMA is Mexico's main accreditation body. ONNCCE obtained accreditation as Product Certification Body from EMA in 1997, as Quality Management System Certification Body in 2000, and as Inspection Unit in 2012. EMA accreditation is the prerequisite for ONNCCE's certifications to be recognized by regulatory authorities.
• Comisión Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA)coreOthers · 1 January 1997CONAGUA approved ONNCCE as a Product Certification Body for NOM standards related to water and sanitation (NOM-001-CONAGUA, NOM-002-CONAGUA, NOM-006-CONAGUA, NOM-008-CONAGUA) as part of ONNCCE's 1997 accreditation.
• Comisión Nacional para el Uso Eficiente de la Energía (CONUEE)coreOthers · 1 January 1997CONUEE (formerly CONAE) approved ONNCCE's product certification activities for energy efficiency NOMs (NOM-018-ENER, NOM-027-ENER) and in 2012 approved ONNCCE as an Inspection Unit for energy efficiency standards.
• Secretaría de Energía (SENER)coreOthers · 1 January 1997Secretaría de Energía approved ONNCCE as a Product Certification Body for energy-related NOMs including NOM-018-ENER (thermal insulators) and NOM-027-ENER/SCFI (solar water heaters), enabling ONNCCE to certify products in the energy efficiency domain.
• Secretaría de Economía (SE)coreOthers · 1 January 1994ONNCCE was designated as a National Normalization Organization (Organismo Nacional de Normalización) by the Secretaría de Economía in 1994. SE also provides ongoing approval for ONNCCE's product certification activities under various NOM standards.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS S.A. Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) giant with significant construction-materials certification business. Overlaps with ONNCCE's inspection and product certification services but at much larger international scale.
• Bureau Veritas: International TIC company with building & infrastructure division covering construction-materials testing and certification. Comparable to ONNCCE's conformity-assessment offerings for construction products and energy efficiency.
• ICC (International Code Council): US-based building-code developer offering model construction codes (I-Codes) and accreditation services. Comparable to ONNCCE in publishing construction codes and standards and providing related certification infrastructure.
• TÜV Rheinland / TÜV SÜD: German-origin global TIC firms offering construction-products certification, management systems certification (ISO 9001), and inspection services. Comparable to ONNCCE in delivering accredited conformity assessment for the built environment.
• ASTM International: Global standards development organization with 12,800+ standards. ONNCCE is a distribution and complementary-standards partner, and ASTM serves as the international analog for ONNCCE's NMX standards publishing function across construction materials.
• UL (Underwriters Laboratories): Global safety-science organization offering testing, certification, and standards for building products and energy efficiency. Overlaps with ONNCCE's product certification scope in construction-related standards.

Direct peers

• AENOR (Asociación Española de Normalización): Spain's national standards, certification, and inspection body operating under a similar multi-accreditation model (standards development, product certification, management systems). Closely comparable in scope and operating model to ONNCCE.
• DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung): Germany's national standards body, also engaged in conformity assessment through DIN CERTCO. Functions as a peer in the international standards-development ecosystem and offers a benchmark for how national standards bodies can extend into certification.
• ABNT (Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas): Brazil's national standards body, the closest regional peer to ONNCCE given Latin American market dynamics, construction-sector focus, and similar accreditation framework with Inmetro. Comparable in scope and operating model.

Emerging players

• The EPD International / EPD Programme Operator community: International EPD program operators (EPD International, IBU, BRE) that administer Type III environmental declarations. ONNCCE is Mexico's first such operator, making these organizations the direct international analogs in the EPD space.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance19 records

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