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Power cords for Costa Rica

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2,439 power cords for Costa Rica: the NEMA 5-15 (Type B) plug, 120 V 60 Hz mains, no national approval required. Country-plug cords for OEM equipment (the local wall plug to IEC 60320), data center jumpers (IEC 60320) and industrial (IEC 60309) cords from our certification records, with the approvals each one carries.

These country pages are in beta. We are still completing the record of plugs, connectors and cords for each country, so more detail and updates are coming soon.

2,439 of these need no national approval in Costa Rica.

Power in Costa Rica

Mains supply
120 V · 60 Hz
also 240 V
Type A/B sockets (NEMA pattern, like US). NEC-derived electrical code. Datacenters use C13/C14 at 208/240V.
Wall plug
NEMA 5-15 (Type B)15 A · 125 V

The grounded North American plug — 15 A on a 125 V branch circuit. NEMA 5-20 (20 A) has one blade turned and fits the T-slot 20 A receptacle.

Cord ratings
Under the IEC scheme, IEC 60320 C13 / C14 cords are rated 10 A 250 V and C19 / C20 cords 16 A 250 V; a wall-plug cord carries its plug's own rating.
Approvals
Costa Rica names no mandatory product approval for a cord set, overseen by INTECO (Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica); MEIC for product safety; standard export papers apply.
Regulator: INTECO (Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica); MEIC for product safety

Cord-set standard: INTE-IEC 60320-1; INTE-IEC 60227; references NEC (NFPA 70) for installation; UL 817 widely accepted for products. Cordage accepted: SJT (UL-listed), SVT (UL-listed), H05VV-F (less common — NEMA-pattern market prefers UL cordage). Labels in Spanish / English.

Costa Rica wall plug to IEC 60320 power cords

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The wall plug used in Costa Rica on one end and the IEC 60320 inlet on your equipment on the other — C13, C15, C5, C7 or C19. The cord an OEM ships in the box with equipment sold into Costa Rica, and the one an office, lab or shop floor plugs straight into the wall; every cord here carries the approval Costa Rica requires.

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Data center power cords for Costa Rica

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IEC 60320 jumpers — a C14 or C20 plug into the PDU, a C13, C15 or C19 connector into the server, switch or storage. For most countries these are our global cords: one part number carries the marks Costa Rica requires, so a data center operator deploys the same cord in every region.

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Industrial power cords for Costa Rica

IEC 60309 pin-and-sleeve cords, 16–32 A — the international industrial connector, dual-rated for IEC and North American circuits.

Other power cords for Costa Rica

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Extension cords, splitters, hardwired whips and adapter cords approved for use in Costa Rica.

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Questions about power cords for Costa Rica

What plug type does Costa Rica use?

Costa Rica uses the NEMA 5-15 (Type B) plug. The grounded North American plug — 15 A on a 125 V branch circuit. NEMA 5-20 (20 A) has one blade turned and fits the T-slot 20 A receptacle. Plug ratings: NEMA 5-15 15 A · 125 V.

What is the mains voltage in Costa Rica?

120 V at 60 Hz (also 240 V). Under the IEC scheme, IEC 60320 C13 / C14 cords are rated 10 A 250 V and C19 / C20 cords 16 A 250 V; a wall-plug cord carries its plug's own rating.

What approval does a power cord need in Costa Rica?

Costa Rica names no mandatory product approval for a cord set, overseen by INTECO (Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica); MEIC for product safety; standard export papers apply. A cord marked "Approved for use in Costa Rica" on this page carries that approval on our record; "No national approval required" means the record names none for that cord type.

Are IEC 60320 C13 / C14 jumper cords approved for Costa Rica?

Yes — 2,027 data center cords (C14 or C20 into the PDU, C13 / C15 / C19 into the equipment) are approved for use in Costa Rica or need no national approval there. For most countries these are our global cords: one part number carries the marks several countries require.

Which cordage types are accepted in Costa Rica?

SJT (UL-listed), SVT (UL-listed) and H05VV-F (less common — NEMA-pattern market prefers UL cordage). Our international cords use harmonised H05VV-F / H05RN-F cordage; North American cords use SJT / SJTW.

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"Approved for use in Costa Rica" means the cord carries the approval Costa Rica requires for its type. "No national approval required in Costa Rica" means Costa Rica names no national approval for a cord of that type. Need the certificate behind a cord, or a cord for a country not listed? Ask us.