The IS-04Z1 is an intrinsically safe Android handset designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21, aimed at the chemical belt along the Scheldt, the terminals at Zeebrugge and the platforms in Hainaut. This page sets out how an ATEX and IECEx mobile phone supply route to Belgium will work for the IS-04Z1, and what is and is not available before launch.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. An ATEX and IECEx mobile phone for Belgium cannot be bought yet: the SAMS IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued), and the datasheet, certification schedule and safe-area evaluation units are available now.
Where things stand: the IS-04Z1 has not launched, and none of its four certification routes has produced a certificate yet. A buyer's engineering review is separate from the certificate. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Marking | II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4 on the rating plate | Design target; not yet marked |
| EU-type examination certificate | Notified body number and certificate ID | In progress with TÜV; not issued |
| IECEx certificate of conformity | Number listed on the IECEx online register | In progress; not issued |
| Where it applies | Belgium: Feluy, Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Antwerp right bank | Classified by the site operator |
An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Belgium. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
Operators and classified areas drawn from the SAMS Belgium market guide.
Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, petroleum products, metals and motor vehicle assembly feature among Belgium's industrial base, and chemicals are also a leading export, which means many process plants with flammable solvents and gases.
Fluxys is the main natural gas transmission operator, and gas imports came mainly from the Netherlands and Norway in 2021, so compressor and metering stations are part of the classified-area network.
Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia have different industrial histories and languages, and Belgium has a multilingual, well-trained workforce, so Dutch and French documents are often requested.
Industry is concentrated in Flanders in the north, around Brussels, and along the Sillon industriel through Liège and Charleroi, so hazardous-area work is split between a coastal north and an older steel and chemicals south.
ATEX is the European legal framework for equipment used in explosive atmospheres (Directive 2014/34/EU). IECEx is the international certification scheme built on the IEC 60079 standards. Buyers outside Europe often ask for both: an IECEx certificate is the technical evidence most national regimes build on, while ATEX is the legal route into the European market.
For the IS-04Z1 both routes are in progress with TÜV in Germany and neither certificate has been issued. The marking target is II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4: equipment Group II (surface industry), Category 2 (Zone 1 gas), protection concept ib (intrinsic safety), gas group IIC and temperature class T4.
In Belgium. ATEX is the whole product-side requirement in Belgium, so a reviewer inside the Antwerp cluster would ask for a notified body certificate, CE marking and the EU declaration of conformity. An IECEx route alongside helps groups such as BASF, TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil that also run non-EU plants. Instructions must reach workers in the regional language. Certification is in progress.
There is no stock to order for Belgium yet. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch, certification is in progress, and supply will run through authorised distributors after the certificates are issued. Procurement teams can prepare now with the datasheet, the certification schedule and a safe-area evaluation.
The technical specification, marking target and conditions of use, sent by email.
Which certificates are in progress, in what order, and what is still to be confirmed.
Evaluation units can be used for connectivity, MDM enrolment and workflow testing outside classified areas.
Tell us the site, zone, gas group and quantity so the right authorised distributor can contact you.
No. Nothing can be bought or taken into a classified area today: certification is in progress and launch is planned for Q4 2026. What is available now is the datasheet, the written certification schedule and evaluation units for safe-area use.
No price is published. While certification is in progress there is no list price and no committed lead time, and a supplier quoting a firm figure for an uncertified Ex handset is promising something it cannot stand behind. Indicative pre-launch pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
Not yet. Both routes are in progress with TÜV in Germany and no certificate has been issued. Any listing that says otherwise is wrong.
The market guide for Belgium covers Antwerp right bank, Antwerp left bank, Zeebrugge, Ghent canal zone, among others. Site-level pages are linked below.
Through authorised distributors once certificates exist. Until then SAMS can send the datasheet and certification schedule and arrange safe-area evaluation units.
Belgium is an EU member, so ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU applies to equipment placed on its market, and employers zone workplaces under Directive 1999/92/EC. Zone 1 and Zone 2 devices should carry the Ex and CE markings. Confirm the exact accepted categories with each site operator.
Dutch in Flanders, French in Wallonia and sometimes English at international chemical sites. Instructions are typically expected in the user's language for ATEX equipment, so ask the operator which language it expects. Bilingual documentation packs can avoid delays at gate control.
Camera control is why ordinary phones are refused at the gate on Seveso sites. Android 16 with EMM and MDM lets the camera, location services and application list be set centrally, so permissions can be shown during evaluation. Whether a site accepts it still depends on its own rules. Confirm with the operator before taking a unit in.
Related guides for Belgium and for Belgium.
Share the site details and quantity. You will get the datasheet and the certification schedule back by email; pricing is indicative only until launch.
Name the site and the operator and we will send what is available before launch.
