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Does China RoHS cover my electrical or electronic product? Direct answer

China RoHS generally covers an electrical or electronic product produced, sold, or imported in China if it meets the function and rated-voltage definition in the 2016 Measures.

Catalogue inclusion is a second question. It determines whether the product also enters the limit and conformity-assessment layer, not whether the general Measures apply.

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Jul 5, 2026
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China RoHS generally covers an electrical or electronic product produced, sold, or imported in China if it meets the function and rated-voltage definition in the 2016 Measures. Check the only after answering that scope question.

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The product is within the definition if it relies on electric current or electromagnetic fields to work, or is intended to generate, transmit, or measure current or electromagnetic fields, and its rated working voltage does not exceed 1,500 V DC or 1,000 V AC. The definition also includes . Equipment involved in producing, transmitting, or distributing electrical energy is expressly excluded.

The Measures apply when a covered product is produced, sold, or imported within China. They assign different duties to designers, producers, importers, and sellers, so record each China activity and actor rather than treating market presence as a single role.

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Run the scope decision in order

First document the product's intended functions and whether electric current or electromagnetic fields are needed for any of them. Next record the rated AC and DC working voltage from controlled technical documentation. Then identify the production, sale, or import activity in China and the responsible actor.

If the product is covered, apply the general marking and information duties even if it is outside the . For a catalogue product, also check the product definition, implementation date, applicable exceptions, substance limits, and required conformity-assessment route.

The 2026 catalogue contains 33 product groups. Continuing groups include refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, televisions, microcomputers, mobile handsets, and telephones. Newly added examples include microwave ovens, rice cookers, portable power banks, smart watches and bands, headphones, robot vacuum cleaners, servers, network switches and routers, electronic blood-pressure monitors, and hearing aids. The reorganised existing groups continued when the catalogue was published on 28 May 2026; newly added groups and newly added scope generally enter the limit and conformity-assessment layer on 1 August 2027. Use the exact catalogue definition and date for the model.

  • Identify the exact model, configuration, accessories, and included in the assessment.
  • Record each electrically dependent, generating, transmitting, or measuring function.
  • Capture the rated AC or DC working voltage and the controlled source for that rating.
  • State which China activities occur and who acts as designer, producer, importer, or seller.
  • Explain any reliance on the electricity production, transmission, or distribution equipment exclusion.
  • Record the 2026 catalogue match or non-match, the relevant implementation date, and any applicable exception.
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Borderline cases

A product name alone cannot settle scope. Mixed mechanical and electrical equipment may still qualify if current or electromagnetic fields are needed for a function, while equipment for electrical-energy production, transmission, or distribution may fall within the express exclusion. Document the actual function, voltage, configuration, and China activity.

Do not use absence from the catalogue as an exclusion from China RoHS. The 2026 catalogue controls the additional limit and conformity-assessment layer. The broader marking and hazardous-substance information duties arise from the Measures for covered electrical and electronic products.

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