--- title: "China RoHS deadlines and compliance calendar" canonical_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/deadlines-and-compliance-calendar" source_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/deadlines-and-compliance-calendar" author: "Sorena AI" description: "China RoHS legal dates, product-release triggers, catalogue timing, and evidence to review before production, import, or sale in China." published_at: "2026-07-05" updated_at: "2026-07-25" 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 deadlines and compliance calendar China RoHS legal dates, product-release triggers, catalogue timing, and evidence to review before production, import, or sale in China. *Product* *China* ## China RoHS RoHS deadlines and compliance calendar Use the legal dates and product-change triggers to schedule China RoHS review before production, import, or sale. The Measures took effect on 1 July 2016, SJ/T 11364-2024 took effect on 1 April 2025, the 2026 catalogue replaced the 2018 documents on 28 May 2026, and major catalogue and GB 26572-2025 changes arrive on 1 August 2027. There is no universal annual filing or renewal date. China RoHS has a fixed commencement date, a current marking-standard date, catalogue replacement and product-specific implementation dates, and a conformity-standard transition. Most product work is still tied to production, import, sale, or change rather than an annual filing. Use this calendar to identify the affected model and actor, the legal or technical trigger, the required action, and the evidence due at each gate. ## The dates that control the first decision Order No. 32 promulgated the Measures for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products on 6 January 2016. The Measures took effect on 1 July 2016, when the 2006 Administrative Measures for Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products were repealed. The Measures apply to producing, selling, and importing covered electrical and electronic products within the People's Republic of China. A covered product is equipment, or a supporting product, that relies on current or electromagnetic fields or is designed to generate, transmit, or measure them, at rated voltages no higher than 1,500 V DC or 1,000 V AC. Equipment for generating, transmitting, or distributing electrical energy is excluded from that definition. A date shown on a government webpage may be the page's posting or update date. It does not replace the promulgation or effective date stated in the legal text. - 6 January 2016 - promulgation: the eight named authorities issued Order No. 32. - 1 July 2016 - commencement: the Measures became effective and the 2006 measures were repealed. - 1 April 2025 - marking-standard change: SJ/T 11364-2024 took effect and replaced SJ/T 11364-2014. - Before a China release - scope gate: determine whether the product and the relevant activity in China fall within Articles 2 and 3. - Before a China release - catalogue gate: check the applicable compliance-management catalogue, restriction implementation date, exceptions, and conformity-assessment requirements. Related resources: - [China RoHS covered-product scope](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/covered-electrical-electronic-products.md): Apply the voltage, function, supporting-product, and power-equipment boundaries to the specific product. Sources for this answer: - [Measures for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products](https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2022-08/23/content_5722699.htm?ref=sorena.io) - Articles 2 and 3 establish territorial and product scope; Article 23 states the 1 July 2016 effective date and repeal of the 2006 measures; the order heading records promulgation on 6 January 2016. - [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 took effect on 1 April 2025 and replaced SJ/T 11364-2014. ## Release and change calendar The Measures do not state a recurring annual filing, renewal, or reporting deadline. The operational calendar should instead follow the activity and actor: design and production controls before manufacture, importer checks before import, and seller checks before sale. For products placed on the market, producers and importers must provide the hazardous-substance information required by Article 13 and mark the environmental protection use period under Article 14. If product size, shape, surface material, or function prevents marking on the product, the required information may be stated in the product instructions as those articles provide. The producer or importer determines the environmental protection use period. It is a product marking decision, not a recurring renewal date under the Measures. - Before design approval: identify applicable mandatory, national, or industry standards and document the material, technology, and process controls used for the design. - Before production release: confirm that the product, materials, technology, processes, and packaging meet the duties that apply to the producer. - Before import: confirm the importer's product, packaging, disclosure, marking, catalogue, and conformity-assessment obligations. - Before sale: confirm that the seller is not offering a product that violates the applicable hazardous-substance standards. - After a supplier, component, material, process, packaging, product-instruction, model, or intended China route changes: reassess the affected scope, substance, marking, and catalogue conclusions. Related resources: - [China RoHS marking and disclosure evidence](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/marking-and-disclosure-evidence.md): Check the information, location, approval, and retained evidence for Articles 13-15. - [China RoHS release checklist](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/checklist.md): Turn the actor-specific duties into release conditions and records. Sources for this answer: - [Measures for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products](https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2022-08/23/content_5722699.htm?ref=sorena.io) - Articles 9-16 assign design, production, import, packaging, disclosure, environmental protection use period, and sales duties. Articles 13 and 14 allow specified information to appear in product instructions when product characteristics prevent on-product marking; Article 15 assigns the use-period decision to the producer or importer. ## Catalogue dates are a separate branch Article 3 defines the compliance-management catalogue as the instrument that identifies product categories, restricted substances, restriction timing, and exceptions. Articles 17 and 18 provide for catalogue management and conformity assessment. The 2016 Measures do not themselves list a single implementation date for every catalogue product. The 2026 catalogue and exception list took effect on 28 May 2026 and replaced the 2018 first-batch documents. The ten continuing product groups remained in the catalogue route. The 23 newly added groups and expanded portions of existing ranges generally enter the catalogue controls on 1 August 2027, but the official entry and product-specific implementation date control each model. For each product, record the exact product category, product-range match, restricted substances, implementation date, exception, limit standard, assessment route, and platform record. Do not copy a date from another category or treat the Measures' 1 July 2016 commencement as the restriction date for every catalogue entry. The conformity-standard transition is separate again. From 1 January 2026 through 31 July 2027, catalogue-product conformity assessment may use GB/T 26572-2011 with Amendment 1 or GB 26572-2025. A product assessed only to unamended GB/T 26572-2011 and still leaving the factory or being imported from 1 January 2026 must convert by 1 January 2027. GB 26572-2025 becomes mandatory on 1 August 2027. - Not in the applicable catalogue: the general design, production, import, packaging, marking, disclosure, and sales provisions may still apply when the product is otherwise in scope. - In the applicable catalogue: identify the entry's restriction implementation date and exceptions, then confirm the substance-limit standard and conformity-assessment route. - 28 May 2026 - catalogue replacement: use the 2026 catalogue and exception list, not the repealed 2018 versions. - 1 January 2027 - conversion deadline: complete the required conversion for continuing products assessed only to unamended GB/T 26572-2011 and still leaving the factory or being imported. - 1 August 2027 - major implementation date: GB 26572-2025 becomes mandatory, and the newly added catalogue groups and expanded ranges generally enter the catalogue controls. - Unclear match: do not assume inclusion or exclusion from a similar product name; retain the technical facts and official material used for the classification. Sources for this answer: - [Measures for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products](https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2022-08/23/content_5722699.htm?ref=sorena.io) - Article 3(4) defines the catalogue's contents; Article 17 establishes catalogue management; Article 18 requires listed products to meet the applicable substance limits and follow the conformity-assessment system. - [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) - Makes the 2026 catalogue and exception list effective on 28 May 2026, repeals the 2018 versions, and supplies the current product entries, substances, exceptions, and implementation dates. - [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 continuity for ten existing groups and the general 1 August 2027 implementation date for 23 new groups and expanded product ranges. - [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, the 1 January 2027 conversion deadline for specified older results, and use of the corresponding GB/T 39560 test-method series. - [National Standard GB 26572-2025](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=279928A31DAA3737BD0205BD3A0A4857&ref=sorena.io) - Official standard record showing publication on 1 August 2025 and mandatory implementation on 1 August 2027. ## Evidence and ownership for each dated gate A useful compliance calendar identifies the legal trigger, affected product and actor, required action, owner, source, due date, and completion evidence. Label an internally selected review or approval date as a company control, not a statutory China RoHS deadline. Retain enough product-specific evidence to reconstruct the release decision. A supplier declaration can support the file, but it does not replace the producer's, importer's, or seller's own duty under the Measures. - Scope record: product function, rated voltage, supporting-product analysis, China activity, and any power-generation, transmission, or distribution exclusion. - Substance record: bill of materials, supplier declarations, test or analytical evidence where used, and the applicable standard or catalogue limit. - Market information record: approved hazardous-substance disclosure, component-location information, recycling information, impact statement, and placement on the product or in its instructions. - Use-period record: producer or importer determination, method or guidance used, approved mark, and placement decision. - Catalogue record: official entry, implementation date, exceptions, applicable limit standard, conformity route, result, and release approval. - Change record: the changed fact, impact assessment, updated evidence, decision owner, and approval date. ### Does China RoHS require an annual filing or renewal? The 2016 Measures do not state a universal annual filing, renewal, or recurring reporting deadline. Compliance work follows production, import, sale, catalogue implementation, and relevant product or supplier changes. A separate official catalogue or conformity-assessment instrument may impose product-specific timing, so check the material applicable to the product. ### Is 1 July 2016 the substance-limit deadline for every covered product? No. That is the effective date of the Measures. The compliance-management catalogue can specify product categories, restricted substances, restriction timing, and exceptions. For a listed product, use the applicable catalogue entry and conformity-assessment material to determine the product-specific restriction date and route. ### What should trigger an out-of-cycle China RoHS calendar review? Review the calendar before release when the product function, rated voltage, China activity, legal actor, supplier, material, component, process, packaging, marking, instructions, environmental protection use period, catalogue entry, exception, standard, conformity result, or platform submission changes. Also review it when an authority publishes a new catalogue, exception list, standard, transition notice, or product-specific implementation date. Sources for this answer: - [Measures for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products](https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2022-08/23/content_5722699.htm?ref=sorena.io) - Articles 9-18 establish the product and actor duties that the recommended records are designed to evidence. The Measures do not prescribe this internal calendar format. *Operationalize the requirement* *Placement: Before primary sources* ## Prepare the China RoHS release evidence file Connect each legal or catalogue trigger to the affected product, responsible actor, source, due date, and release evidence. - [Map official sources to evidence](/solutions/research-copilot.md): Research Copilot connects the official citation, decision, owner, retained evidence, and change history. - [Review the China route](/contact.md): Check the China RoHS scope decision and unresolved launch questions with Sorena. ## Primary sources - [Measures for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products](https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2022-08/23/content_5722699.htm?ref=sorena.io) - Primary official text for scope, actor duties, marking and disclosure, environmental protection use period, catalogue management, conformity assessment, promulgation, commencement, and repeal of the 2006 measures. - [Beijing market regulation reprint of China RoHS measures](https://scjgj.beijing.gov.cn/cxfw/flfgcxfw/cpzll/202006/t20200618_1928018.html?ref=sorena.io) - Official Beijing market-regulation reprint used as a second text of the same Measures and to distinguish the webpage date from the legal commencement date. - [SJ/T 11364-2024: marking requirements](https://std.samr.gov.cn/hb/search/stdHBDetailedCNF?id=32F44D4CFE5A5E19E06397BE0A0A2A1B&ref=sorena.io) - Official record for the current marking standard and its 1 April 2025 implementation date. - [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) - Current catalogue and exception-list source, effective 28 May 2026. - [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) - Official explanation of continuing coverage and the 1 August 2027 timing for newly added and expanded product groups. - [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) - Official conformity-standard transition, conversion deadlines, and test-method schedule through 1 August 2027. - [National Standard GB 26572-2025](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=279928A31DAA3737BD0205BD3A0A4857&ref=sorena.io) - Official record for the mandatory standard taking effect on 1 August 2027. ## Related Topic Guides - [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. - [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. - [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. - [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. - [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. - [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. - [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. - [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. - [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. - [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. - [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. - [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. - [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. - [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. - [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. 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