--- title: "Does China RoHS cover my electrical or electronic product?" canonical_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/does-china-rohs-cover-my-electrical-electronic-product" source_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/does-china-rohs-cover-my-electrical-electronic-product" author: "Sorena AI" description: "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." published_at: "2026-07-05" updated_at: "2026-07-24" 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) --- # Does China RoHS cover my electrical or electronic product? 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. *Question* *China* ## 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. 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 compliance-management catalogue only after answering that scope question. ## Definitions ### China RoHS compliance-management catalogue **Term:** compliance-management catalogue The compliance-management catalogue is the official list that identifies China RoHS product groups subject to the additional hazardous-substance limits and conformity-assessment system, together with the controlled substances, implementation time, and applicable exceptions. The 2026 catalogue contains 33 product groups and replaced the 2018 first-batch catalogue on 28 May 2026. **Why it matters here:** Catalogue status is the second decision on this page. A covered electrical or electronic product remains subject to the general China RoHS duties even when it is outside the catalogue; a catalogue match adds the listed limits, exceptions, timing, and conformity route. 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) - [MIIT Announcement No. 11 of 2026: Compliance Management Catalogue and Exceptions List](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/jns/wjfb/art/2026/art_c8f5ccd5bd7e465c99ade198358d5ccc.html?ref=sorena.io) ### Supporting products The 2016 Measures include supporting products in the electrical and electronic product definition. MIIT implementation guidance distinguishes an accessory that is itself electrical or electronic equipment, such as a detachable power adapter or keyboard, from a non-electrical accessory that is necessary for the complete product's structure or function, such as a sewing-machine extension table or camera lens hood. **Why it matters here:** Record whether each adapter, accessory, module, battery, or other included item is a covered electrical or electronic product itself and whether it must be included in the finished-product marking and substance-information record. Do not decide from the word "accessory" alone. 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) - [MIIT implementation FAQ for the China RoHS Measures](https://www.miit.gov.cn/cms_files/filemanager/oldfile/miit/n1146295/n7281315/c7282624/part/7282628.pdf?ref=sorena.io) ## Short answer 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 supporting products. 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. 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 the China activity trigger, the electrical and electronic product definition, the voltage ceilings, inclusion of supporting products, and the exclusion for equipment involved in producing, transmitting, or distributing electrical energy. ## 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 compliance-management catalogue. 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 supporting products 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. 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 to 18 separate designer, producer, importer, and seller duties and distinguish general product obligations from the catalogue-based limit and conformity-assessment layer. - [MIIT Announcement No. 11 of 2026: Compliance Management Catalogue and Exceptions List](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/jns/wjfb/art/2026/art_c8f5ccd5bd7e465c99ade198358d5ccc.html?ref=sorena.io) - The binding announcement issued the 2026 catalogue and exceptions list, replaced the 2018 first-batch documents on 28 May 2026, and states that catalogue products enter the substance-limit and conformity-assessment system according to the implementation time specified in the catalogue. - [MIIT explanation of the 2026 compliance-management catalogue and exceptions list](https://www.miit.gov.cn/zwgk/zcjd/art/2026/art_5e3da83febf5461ca1b063165c660dea.html?ref=sorena.io) - Explains the 33 product groups, representative newly added products, immediate continuation for reorganised existing groups, and 1 August 2027 implementation for newly added groups and scope. ## 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. 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 3, 13, 14, 17, and 18 support the functional scope test, general marking and disclosure duties, and the separate catalogue layer. ## 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) - Binding 2016 Measures for scope, definitions, actor duties, marking and hazardous-substance information, catalogue management, conformity assessment, and enforcement. - [MIIT Announcement No. 11 of 2026: Compliance Management Catalogue and Exceptions List](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/jns/wjfb/art/2026/art_c8f5ccd5bd7e465c99ade198358d5ccc.html?ref=sorena.io) - Current official catalogue and exceptions announcement, effective from publication on 28 May 2026, with product-specific implementation timing. - [MIIT explanation of the 2026 compliance-management catalogue and exceptions list](https://www.miit.gov.cn/zwgk/zcjd/art/2026/art_5e3da83febf5461ca1b063165c660dea.html?ref=sorena.io) - Official explanation of the current catalogue's 33 product groups, examples, and transition timing. ## 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 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. - [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. - [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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