--- title: "China RoHS Hazardous Substances Compliance Guide" canonical_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation" source_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation" author: "Sorena AI" description: "Apply China RoHS scope, marking, disclosure, 2026 catalogue, conformity-assessment, and transition requirements to electrical and electronic products." published_at: "2026-07-05" updated_at: "2026-07-16" keywords: - "China RoHS" - "Hazardous substances" - "Electrical and electronic products" - "Product compliance" --- **[SORENA](https://www.sorena.io/)** - AI-Powered GRC Platform [Home](https://www.sorena.io/) | [Solutions](https://www.sorena.io/solutions) | [Artifacts](https://www.sorena.io/artifacts) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us) | [Contact](https://www.sorena.io/contact) | [Portal](https://app.sorena.io) --- # China RoHS Hazardous Substances Compliance Guide Apply China RoHS scope, marking, disclosure, 2026 catalogue, conformity-assessment, and transition requirements to electrical and electronic products. ![China RoHS artifact preview](https://cdn.sorena.io/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/cheatsheets/prod/sorena-ai-china-rohs-regulation-timeline-small.jpg?v=cheatsheets%2Fprod) *Product* *China* ## China RoHS Compliance Guide Decide whether the 2016 China RoHS Measures cover a product, assign the duties of each China-market actor, prepare the required marking and substance information, and apply the current catalogue and conformity route. The Measures apply to covered electrical and electronic products produced, sold, or imported in China. All covered products enter the general control, marking, and disclosure layer. Products in the 2026 compliance-management catalogue also face substance limits, listed exceptions, implementation dates, and conformity assessment. [Prepare the China RoHS release evidence file](/contact.md) ## What this hub helps you decide - **Decide covered EEP status**: Check whether the product depends on current or electromagnetic fields, has a rated operating voltage no higher than 1,500 V DC or 1,000 V AC, is produced, sold, or imported within China, and is not electricity generation, transmission, or distribution equipment. - **Control hazardous-substance evidence**: Check the six substances named in the Measures and any additional substances required by the current catalogue and standards. Keep model- and component-level support for each disclosure and release decision. - **Prepare marking and disclosure records**: Apply the current marking standard to the Article 13 substance information and Article 14 environmental protection use period, then check the 2026 catalogue, its exceptions, and the relevant implementation date. By Sorena AI | Official citations | Practical launch evidence ### Quick scan *Product* - **Decide covered EEP status**: Apply the function, rated-voltage, China activity, and express energy-equipment exclusion tests. - **Control hazardous-substance evidence**: Support each substance, content, component-location, and exception conclusion for the responsible producer or importer. - **Prepare marking and disclosure records**: Approve substance information and use-period marking, then document catalogue status, the implementation date, any exception, and conformity assessment. Follow the guide path in order: scope, actor, general duties, marking and disclosure, catalogue status, conformity route, then release evidence and change review. | Value | Metric | | --- | --- | | 1 Jul 2016 | China RoHS effective | | EEP | covered product scope | | Use period | producer/importer determines it | | 33 groups | 2026 catalogue | **Key highlights:** Decide covered EEP status | Control hazardous-substance evidence | Prepare marking and disclosure records ## Primary sources - [Measures for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products](https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/zfs/gzdt/art/2020/art_26714a290ac8407fb6df9eb816c2596f.html?ref=sorena.io) - Articles 2-3 define territorial and product scope; Articles 9-16 assign design, production, import, packaging, marking, use-period, and seller duties; Articles 17-18 establish the catalogue and conformity-assessment layers. - [MIIT Announcement No. 11 of 2026: compliance-management catalogue and exception list](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/jns/wjfb/art/2026/art_c8f5ccd5bd7e465c99ade198358d5ccc.html?ref=sorena.io) - The 2026 catalogue and exception list replaced the 2018 versions on 28 May 2026, identify ten controlled substances for catalogue products, and make product-specific implementation dates and listed exceptions part of the decision. - [MIIT policy explanation of the 2026 catalogue and exception list](https://www.miit.gov.cn/zwgk/zcjd/art/2026/art_5e3da83febf5461ca1b063165c660dea.html?ref=sorena.io) - Explains the 33 product groups, immediate continuity for the ten existing groups, and the 1 August 2027 implementation date for 23 new groups and expanded product ranges. - [SJ/T 11364-2024: marking requirements](https://std.samr.gov.cn/hb/search/stdHBDetailedCNF?id=32F44D4CFE5A5E19E06397BE0A0A2A1B&ref=sorena.io) - Official standards record showing that SJ/T 11364-2024 is the current marking standard, effective 1 April 2025, and replaced SJ/T 11364-2014. - [SAMR and MIIT Announcement No. 44 of 2025 on conformity-assessment standards](https://www.samr.gov.cn/zw/zfxxgk/fdzdgknr/rzjgs/art/2025/art_80f5307f94d84f30adb8b2611b80ccaf.html?ref=sorena.io) - Sets the 2026-2027 transition between amended GB/T 26572-2011 and GB 26572-2025, including conversion dates and use of the GB/T 39560 test-method series. *Recommended reading path* ## Make the China RoHS decision in order Start with product scope and your role. Then apply the general duties, prepare marking and disclosure evidence, check catalogue status, and keep the release decision current when the product or its materials change. ### 1. Start here: scope and duties Decide whether the Measures apply, which actor duties attach, and whether the product needs only the general route or also the 2026 catalogue route. 1. [Covered electrical and electronic products under China RoHS](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/covered-electrical-electronic-products.md): Apply the China RoHS function, rated-voltage, China-activity, supporting-product, and electricity-system exclusion tests before checking the 2026 catalogue. 2. [China RoHS requirements](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/requirements.md): China RoHS duties by actor, including product controls, packaging, marking, disclosure, the 2026 catalogue, exceptions, and conformity-assessment transitions. ### 2. Implementation and evidence Apply SJ/T 11364-2024, control substance information and use-period marking, and connect supplier inputs to the responsible actor's release approval. 3. [China RoHS marking and disclosure evidence](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/marking-and-disclosure-evidence.md): How to choose and document China RoHS product marks, substance information, environmental protection use period, and catalogue evidence. 4. [China RoHS supplier material declaration checklist](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/supplier-material-declaration-checklist.md): A China RoHS checklist for supplier declarations, BOM mapping, substance evidence, catalogue status, and change control. 5. [China RoHS supplier declaration template](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/china-rohs-supplier-declaration-template.md): A voluntary China RoHS supplier declaration template with fields for part coverage, substances, evidence, exceptions, and change control. 6. [China RoHS compliance checklist](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/checklist.md): Release checklist for China RoHS scope, actor duties, marking, disclosure, the 2026 catalogue, exceptions, conformity assessment, and transition dates. ### 3. Dates and enforcement Separate commencement of the Measures from catalogue, exception-list, standard-transition, conversion, and product-specific implementation dates. 7. [China RoHS deadlines and compliance calendar](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/deadlines-and-compliance-calendar.md): China RoHS legal dates, product-release triggers, catalogue timing, and evidence to review before production, import, or sale in China. 8. [China RoHS penalties and enforcement exposure](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/penalties-and-fines.md): China RoHS Article 19 violations, responsible actors, enforcement boundaries, and why the Measures do not provide one universal fine amount. ### 4. Comparisons and focused questions Keep China RoHS separate from EU RoHS and end-of-life regulation, or jump directly to a common implementation question. 9. [China RoHS vs EU RoHS](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/china-rohs-vs-eu-rohs.md): Compare China RoHS and EU RoHS scope, substance limits, exemptions, marking, conformity routes, actors, and evidence without treating one decision as proof of the other. 10. [China RoHS vs China e-waste rules](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/china-rohs-vs-china-e-waste.md): Compare China RoHS product duties with China's separate recovery, treatment, processor-licensing, and end-of-life evidence requirements. 11. [China RoHS FAQ](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq.md): Practical China RoHS answers on product scope, actor duties, marking and disclosure, supplier evidence, the 2026 catalogue, the 2027 standard transition, EU RoHS, and e-waste. ### 5. More guides Additional guidance related to this artifact. 12. [Does China RoHS cover my electrical or electronic product?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/does-china-rohs-cover-my-electrical-electronic-product.md): Start with the China RoHS legal definition and product facts. Keep a covered-product note before collecting supplier material declarations or preparing marking/disclosure evidence. 13. [How is China RoHS different from China e-waste rules?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/how-is-china-rohs-different-from-china-e-waste-rules.md): China RoHS addresses hazardous substances, marking and disclosure before or during market placement; China e-waste rules address recovery and disposal at end of life. 14. [Is China RoHS the same as EU RoHS?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/is-china-rohs-the-same-as-eu-rohs.md): No. China RoHS and EU RoHS overlap in substance control but use different scope rules, exclusions, actors, marking and disclosure outputs, conformity routes, and transition dates. 15. [What is China RoHS marking and disclosure evidence?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-is-china-rohs-marking-and-disclosure-evidence.md): Keep the approved China RoHS mark or instructions, hazardous-substance disclosure, environmental protection use period rationale, technical support, and release approval for the exact model. 16. [What supplier evidence should we keep for China RoHS?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-supplier-evidence-should-we-keep-for-china-rohs.md): Keep supplier declarations and test evidence traceable to the exact part, material, site, revision, substance conclusion, and finished China model. Supplier data supports, but does not replace, the product-level China RoHS decision. ## Key dates for China RoHS *China Timeline* The Measures were promulgated on 6 January 2016 and took effect on 1 July 2016. The 2026 catalogue and exception list replaced the 2018 versions on 28 May 2026. Existing catalogue product groups continued immediately; 23 new groups and expanded ranges generally enter the catalogue route on 1 August 2027. *Next step* ## Prepare the China RoHS release evidence file Sorena AI connects China RoHS requirements to scope decisions, evidence records, owners, and change reviews. - Start with the exact China product model, function, rated voltage, China activity, responsible actor, current marking standard, and 2026 catalogue status. - Research Copilot keeps the official citation, decision owner, evidence record, and approval history connected. - SSOT preserves official citations, product facts, evidence files, and refresh history when model, material, supplier, standard, or catalogue facts change. - [Open Research Copilot](/solutions/research-copilot.md): Map covered-product status, BOM review, supplier declarations, marking, disclosure, catalogue dates, exceptions, conformity assessment, and release approval to official citations and owners. - [Open SSOT](/solutions/ssot.md): Keep official citations, decisions, approvals, and evidence records connected to governed product and compliance files. - [Review unresolved triggers](/contact.md): Check product scope, actor, marking, applicable standard, and catalogue edge cases before production, import, or sale. ## Compliance Timeline | Date | Event | Category | Reference | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2016-01-06 | China RoHS measures promulgated | Regulation | [Source](https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2022-08/23/content_5722699.htm?ref=sorena.io) | | 2016-07-01 | China RoHS measures take effect | Implementation | [Source](https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2022-08/23/content_5722699.htm?ref=sorena.io) | **Event details:** - **2016-01-06 - China RoHS measures promulgated**: The Measures for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products were promulgated on 6 January 2016. - **2016-07-01 - China RoHS measures take effect**: The Measures took effect on 1 July 2016. 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