FCC ID is the United State’s Federal Communication Commission’s identifier for authorizing wireless devices for sale within the USA. Like the FCC ID, Canada has an IC ID registration system for wireless equipment licensed for sale and operation in Canada. This system is often referred to as the Radio Equipment List or REL. Canada’s REL has similar requirements of radio lab testing and emissions/spectrum limitations before a new IC ID is issued and the radio equipment authorized.
Similar to FCC IDs, IC IDs have begin with a business registration number (XXXXX) and end with a serial number or model number for the device (YYYYYY). They are typically found in the format XXXXXX-YYYYY where X and Y can be numbers or letters (upper case).
As an example, Honeywell has a registration code of 1693B. All registered honeywell products begin with 1693B followed by a dash “-” and then the chosen license id of the product. Registration numbers are always numbers and letters, typically 5 characters in length. Some of the older (pre-2000) issued radio equipment can have differing identifiers.