Countries & Territories Using Type C
Type C is officially deployed in the national grid or hotel accommodations of the following countries:
France (230V) Germany (230V) Italy (230V) Spain (230V) Switzerland (230V) Netherlands (230V) China (220V) India (230V) Thailand (220V) South Korea (220V) Indonesia (Bali) (230V) Brazil (127V) South Africa (230V) Greece (230V) Portugal (230V) Iceland (230V) Denmark (230V) Sweden (230V) Norway (230V) Vietnam (220V) Philippines (220V) Argentina (220V) Chile (220V) Turkey (230V) Egypt (220V) Israel (230V) Austria (230V) Belgium (230V) Poland (230V) Czech Republic (230V) Hungary (230V) Peru (220V) Morocco (220V)
Physical Pin Architecture & Safety Characteristics
The mechanical architecture of Type C is defined by Two round pins, 4.0 mm diameter, 19 mm long, 19 mm pin center spacing. Sockets engineered for this standard operate at nominal capacities up to 2.5A.
When traveling with equipment utilizing this plug, verify that the foreign receptacle is compatible with its physical grounding structure. Using 3-to-2 prong grounding cheater adapters can remove protective earth bonding, exposing metallic device housings to live chassis fault risks.