--- title: "China RoHS FAQ" canonical_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq" source_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/items" author: "Sorena AI" description: "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." 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 FAQ 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. *FAQ* *China* ## China RoHS FAQ Start with the 2016 Measures' product definition and China activity trigger. Then assign actor duties, prepare marking and disclosure, and check the separate catalogue and conformity-assessment layer. The 2026 catalogue is now in force, while GB 26572-2025 becomes mandatory on 1 August 2027. Record the standard and implementation date used for each model. China RoHS regulates hazardous substances in covered electrical and electronic products produced, sold, or imported in China. These answers explain the scope decision, actor duties, product information, evidence, catalogue route, and boundaries with EU RoHS and China's e-waste rules. ## Browse sub-FAQ modules ### [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. - 3 items ### [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. - 3 items ### [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. - 4 items ### [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. - 3 items ### [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. - 3 items Browse all indexed questions: [/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/items](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/items.md) ## All FAQ items *Page 1 of 1. Showing 16 of 16 items.* ### [Short answer](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/does-china-rohs-cover-my-electrical-electronic-product.md#short-answer) *Module: [Does China RoHS cover my electrical or electronic product?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/does-china-rohs-cover-my-electrical-electronic-product.md)* 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. 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](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/does-china-rohs-cover-my-electrical-electronic-product.md#run-the-scope-decision-in-order) *Module: [Does China RoHS cover my electrical or electronic product?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/does-china-rohs-cover-my-electrical-electronic-product.md)* 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. - 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](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/does-china-rohs-cover-my-electrical-electronic-product.md#borderline-cases) *Module: [Does China RoHS cover my electrical or electronic product?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/does-china-rohs-cover-my-electrical-electronic-product.md)* 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. 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. ### [Short answer](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/how-is-china-rohs-different-from-china-e-waste-rules.md#short-answer) *Module: [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 applies to covered electrical and electronic products produced, sold, or imported in China. It addresses design and materials, applicable substance standards, packaging, hazardous-substance information, environmental protection use period marking, seller controls, and a catalogue-based limit and conformity-assessment layer. 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, 9 to 18, and 23 establish the China RoHS lifecycle stage, covered activities, actor duties, marking and disclosure, catalogue layer, and 1 July 2016 commencement. - [Regulation on the Administration of the Recovery and Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Products](https://www.mee.gov.cn/ywgz/fgbz/xzfg/201909/t20190918_734319.shtml?ref=sorena.io) - Binding e-waste source for the disposal-catalogue trigger, treatment definition and repair/refurbishment exclusion, second-hand marking, recovery and centralised treatment system, producer and recovery-operator duties, treatment fund, treatment qualification, and supervision. ### [The practical differences](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/how-is-china-rohs-different-from-china-e-waste-rules.md#the-practical-differences) *Module: [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)* For China RoHS, the main release actors are designers, producers, importers, and sellers. For e-waste treatment, the key actors include producers, recovery operators, and qualified treatment enterprises. A company may hold duties under both regimes, but the duty must be traced to the correct role and lifecycle stage. - Trigger: China RoHS uses its electrical/electronic product definition and production, sale, or import in China; the e-waste Regulation uses the disposal catalogue and waste status. - Product-stage output: China RoHS requires applicable substance controls, information disclosure, environmental protection use period marking, and, for catalogue products, conformity assessment. - End-of-life output: the e-waste regime controls recovery channels, delivery to qualified treatment enterprises, treatment qualifications, pollution controls, monitoring, and data reporting. - Evidence owner: product compliance normally owns the China RoHS release file; environmental or waste teams normally own recovery and treatment records. - Shared key: use the same model and product-family identifiers so the end-of-life team receives accurate substance and handling information. 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) - Binding product-stage source for scope, roles, substance controls, marking, information, and catalogue conformity assessment. - [Regulation on the Administration of the Recovery and Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Products](https://www.mee.gov.cn/ywgz/fgbz/xzfg/201909/t20190918_734319.shtml?ref=sorena.io) - Binding end-of-life source for catalogue coverage, recovery, producer information and fund duties, delivery to qualified treatment enterprises, and treatment supervision. - [Measures for Qualification Licensing for Waste Electrical and Electronic Product Disposal](https://www.mee.gov.cn/gzk/gz/202112/t20211210_963734.shtml?ref=sorena.io) - Official rule for treatment-operator qualification, facilities and personnel, licensing, monitoring, data systems, changes, and enforcement. It does not create a general product-placement approval. ### [Keep two linked files](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/how-is-china-rohs-different-from-china-e-waste-rules.md#keep-two-linked-files) *Module: [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)* The China RoHS file should record scope, actor, substance and marking conclusions, catalogue status, applicable standard, conformity assessment, and release approval. The e-waste file should record the waste-catalogue trigger, responsible actor, recovery or treatment route, qualified operator where required, environmental records, and approval. 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 defines the environmental protection use period; Articles 13 to 18 set the product-stage information and catalogue duties. - [Regulation on the Administration of the Recovery and Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Products](https://www.mee.gov.cn/ywgz/fgbz/xzfg/201909/t20190918_734319.shtml?ref=sorena.io) - Provides the separate end-of-life trigger, recovery, treatment, fund, and supervision framework. - [Measures for Qualification Licensing for Waste Electrical and Electronic Product Disposal](https://www.mee.gov.cn/gzk/gz/202112/t20211210_963734.shtml?ref=sorena.io) - Articles 11-16 identify licence contents, change procedures, reapplication triggers, closure controls, and the prohibition on unqualified treatment or transfer. ### [Short answer](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/is-china-rohs-the-same-as-eu-rohs.md#short-answer) *Module: [Is China RoHS the same as EU RoHS?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/is-china-rohs-the-same-as-eu-rohs.md)* China RoHS applies to covered electrical and electronic products produced, sold, or imported in China. It requires China-specific hazardous-substance information and environmental protection use period marking, and adds substance-limit and conformity-assessment duties for products in the compliance-management catalogue. 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, 3, and 9 to 18 establish the China scope, roles, marking and disclosure, catalogue, and conformity-assessment structure. - [Directive 2011/65/EU on restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02011L0065-20250101&ref=sorena.io) - Articles 2 to 4 and 7 to 16 establish EU scope and exclusions, homogeneous-material limits, exemptions, economic-operator duties, technical documentation, EU declaration of conformity, and CE marking. - [Directive 2011/65/EU, consolidated text at 1 July 2026](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02011L0065-20260701&ref=sorena.io) - Current official consolidation used to verify the EU scope, homogeneous-material rule, operator duties, and Annex III and IV exemption text and dates. ### [Key differences to document](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/is-china-rohs-the-same-as-eu-rohs.md#key-differences-to-document) *Module: [Is China RoHS the same as EU RoHS?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/is-china-rohs-the-same-as-eu-rohs.md)* Both regimes cover electrical and electronic products and currently address lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBB, PBDE, DEHP, BBP, DBP, and DIBP in relevant standards or legislation. That overlap does not make the legal tests interchangeable. - Scope: China uses the 2016 Measures' function, voltage, supporting-product, and China-activity test; the EU uses the Directive's EEE definition, Annex I categories, and Article 2 exclusions. - Limits: EU Annex II sets maximum concentrations by weight in homogeneous materials and provides application-specific exemptions in Annexes III and IV. China applies its own standards, catalogue timing, and exceptions list. - Marking: China requires hazardous-substance information and environmental protection use period marking. EU RoHS uses CE marking and an EU declaration of conformity; it does not use China's environmental protection use period mark. - Conformity: EU manufacturers prepare technical documentation and the EU declaration under Article 7. China's catalogue products use the national voluntary certification or supplier declaration routes and public-platform reporting. - Actors: China assigns duties to designers, producers, importers, and sellers. EU duties attach to manufacturers, authorised representatives, importers, and distributors as defined in the Directive. - Exceptions: evaluate the exact China catalogue exceptions list and the current EU Annex III or IV exemption separately, including scope and expiry. 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) - Binding China source for the product definition, actors, marking and disclosure, catalogue, and conformity-assessment structure. - [Directive 2011/65/EU on restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02011L0065-20250101&ref=sorena.io) - Binding EU source for categories and exclusions, homogeneous-material limits, Annex III and IV exemptions, economic operators, technical documentation, EU declaration of conformity, CE marking, and ten-year records. - [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 China catalogue and exceptions announcement, including the ten named substances and product-specific implementation timing. - [Directive 2011/65/EU, consolidated text at 1 July 2026](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02011L0065-20260701&ref=sorena.io) - Current official EU text for the ten Annex II limits, economic-operator duties, and application-specific exemptions and expiry dates. ### [What evidence can be reused](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/is-china-rohs-the-same-as-eu-rohs.md#what-evidence-can-be-reused) *Module: [Is China RoHS the same as EU RoHS?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/is-china-rohs-the-same-as-eu-rohs.md)* Supplier declarations, material composition data, test reports, bill-of-material mappings, and change controls may support both files if they cover the correct substances, materials, models, revisions, methods, and dates. Record the reason each item is suitable for each regime. 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) - Supports the independent China product, actor, marking, disclosure, catalogue, and conformity decisions. - [Directive 2011/65/EU on restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02011L0065-20250101&ref=sorena.io) - Article 7 requires technical documentation, conformity assessment, an EU declaration of conformity, CE marking, production controls, and retention for ten years. - [Directive 2011/65/EU, consolidated text at 1 July 2026](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02011L0065-20260701&ref=sorena.io) - Current official consolidation for checking whether shared evidence still matches the applicable EU limit and exemption. ### [China's current transition matters](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/is-china-rohs-the-same-as-eu-rohs.md#chinas-current-transition-matters) *Module: [Is China RoHS the same as EU RoHS?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/is-china-rohs-the-same-as-eu-rohs.md)* GB 26572-2025 takes effect on 1 August 2027. It will make the ten-substance limits, marking, disclosure, testing, and technical-support-document requirements part of one mandatory national standard. Until then, follow the official transition schedule for the applicable China product and conformity-assessment route. Sources for this answer: - [National Standard GB 26572-2025](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=279928A31DAA3737BD0205BD3A0A4857&ref=sorena.io) - Official record showing publication on 1 August 2025 and implementation on 1 August 2027. - [SAMR and MIIT Announcement No. 44 of 2025 on China RoHS conformity-assessment standards](https://www.samr.gov.cn/zw/zfxxgk/fdzdgknr/rzjgs/art/2025/art_80f5307f94d84f30adb8b2611b80ccaf.html?ref=sorena.io) - Official transition schedule for China conformity-assessment standards through 1 August 2027. - [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, and different implementation timing for continuing and newly added catalogue scope. ### [Short answer](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-is-china-rohs-marking-and-disclosure-evidence.md#short-answer) *Module: [What is China RoHS marking and disclosure evidence?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-is-china-rohs-marking-and-disclosure-evidence.md)* For a covered product placed on the China market, the producer or importer must disclose the hazardous-substance name, content, component location, recyclability, and potential effects of improper use or disposal on the environment and human health. If product size, shape, surface material, or function prevents product marking, the information must appear in the product instructions. 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 13 to 15 establish the hazardous-substance information, fallback to product instructions, environmental protection use period marking, and responsibility for determining that period. - [SJ/T 11364-2024 official standards record](https://std.samr.gov.cn/hb/search/stdHBDetailedCNF?id=32F44D4CFE5A5E19E06397BE0A0A2A1B&ref=sorena.io) - Official record showing that the current recommended industry marking standard took effect on 1 April 2025 and replaced SJ/T 11364-2014. ### [What the release file should contain](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-is-china-rohs-marking-and-disclosure-evidence.md#what-the-release-file-should-contain) *Module: [What is China RoHS marking and disclosure evidence?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-is-china-rohs-marking-and-disclosure-evidence.md)* The Measures state the required outputs but do not prescribe a single evidence-file format or general retention period. Build technical support documents that let a reviewer trace each public statement and mark to the product configuration and supporting data. - Exact China model, configuration, bill-of-material revision, producer or importer, and release date. - Component-level substance map supporting each disclosed substance name, content, location, recyclability statement, and impact statement. - Environmental protection use period value, calculation or assessment method, assumptions, responsible producer or importer, and approval. - Applicable marking standard and edition, plus the approved product artwork, electronic display, packaging, or instruction revision. - Documented reason for using instructions instead of an on-product mark when size, shape, surface material, or function prevents product marking. - Catalogue match, exceptions review, substance-limit conclusion, and conformity-assessment record when the product enters that additional layer. - Change triggers for supplier, material, component, design, model, marking standard, catalogue status, or published instructions. 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 13 to 18 support the required product information, marking, producer or importer responsibility, and separate catalogue/conformity assessment decision. The evidence-file fields listed here are operational controls, not a prescribed government form. - [MIIT Explanation of GB 26572-2025](https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/jns/gzdt/art/2025/art_20647f2e458b4731a4daf99aa3fbb894.html?ref=sorena.io) - Official explanation of the forthcoming mandatory standard's marking, hazardous-substance disclosure, and technical-support-document requirements, including use of digital methods such as QR codes or electronic displays. ### [Current transition to GB 26572-2025](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-is-china-rohs-marking-and-disclosure-evidence.md#current-transition-to-gb-26572-2025) *Module: [What is China RoHS marking and disclosure evidence?](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-is-china-rohs-marking-and-disclosure-evidence.md)* GB 26572-2025 was published on 1 August 2025 and takes effect on 1 August 2027. It combines substance limits, marking, disclosure, testing, and technical-support-document requirements in one mandatory national standard and covers ten substances, including four phthalates. Sources for this answer: - [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 implementation on 1 August 2027. - [SAMR and MIIT Announcement No. 44 of 2025 on China RoHS conformity-assessment standards](https://www.samr.gov.cn/zw/zfxxgk/fdzdgknr/rzjgs/art/2025/art_80f5307f94d84f30adb8b2611b80ccaf.html?ref=sorena.io) - Official transition schedule for standards used in China RoHS conformity assessment from 2026 through mandatory use of GB 26572-2025 on 1 August 2027. - [MIIT briefing on implementation of GB 26572-2025](https://www.miit.gov.cn/xwfb/xwfbh/bxwfbh/art/2025/art_ab84d7061707488f8a91dda95b95c432.html?ref=sorena.io) - Official explanation of the 1 August 2027 implementation date and the inventory sell-through period for products produced or imported before that date, ending on 1 August 2028. ### [Short answer](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-supplier-evidence-should-we-keep-for-china-rohs.md#short-answer) *Module: [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)* For each supplied part or material, keep the supplier's legal name, manufacturing site, part number, revision, covered materials, substance conclusion, supporting method, applicable standard, declaration date, authorised signatory, and change-notification commitment. 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 10, 11, 13, and 14 place finished-product material, standard, information, and marking duties on producers and importers. The Measures do not prescribe a supplier declaration template. - [MIIT briefing on implementation of GB 26572-2025](https://www.miit.gov.cn/xwfb/xwfbh/bxwfbh/art/2025/art_ab84d7061707488f8a91dda95b95c432.html?ref=sorena.io) - Explains the catalogue-product self-declaration route and examples of supporting raw-material, component, and supply-chain evidence. ### [Minimum supplier evidence record](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-supplier-evidence-should-we-keep-for-china-rohs.md#minimum-supplier-evidence-record) *Module: [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)* Use a risk-based evidence package. A signed declaration may be enough for a low-risk, well-characterised material when its scope and basis are clear. Seek more specific analytical or test support when the declaration is incomplete, the material is high risk, supplier controls are weak, the result conflicts with other data, or the applicable standard or conformity route requires it. Record the reason for accepting the evidence or escalating to testing. - Supplier legal name, manufacturing site, part number, and revision. - Material or test-unit mapping for each substance conclusion, at the level required by the applied limit or test method. - Declaration, test report, analytical method, laboratory identity, sample identity, date, result, applied standard, and any exception basis. - Finished-product bill-of-material revision and exact China model mapping. - Review of missing substances, ambiguous thresholds, expired exceptions, model mismatch, and conflicting evidence. - Approval owner, open gaps, supplier change-notification commitment, and refresh trigger. Sources for this answer: - [MIIT Explanation of GB 26572-2025](https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/jns/gzdt/art/2025/art_20647f2e458b4731a4daf99aa3fbb894.html?ref=sorena.io) - Official explanation that China RoHS technical support may include raw-material and component test reports or supply-chain compliance evidence and that the forthcoming mandatory standard requires traceable technical support documents. - [SAMR and MIIT Announcement No. 44 of 2025 on China RoHS conformity-assessment standards](https://www.samr.gov.cn/zw/zfxxgk/fdzdgknr/rzjgs/art/2025/art_80f5307f94d84f30adb8b2611b80ccaf.html?ref=sorena.io) - Official schedule for the standards and GB/T 39560 test-method series used in catalogue-product conformity assessment during the transition to GB 26572-2025. - [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) - Official guidance identifies upstream self-declaration information and supporting technical documents, valid product test reports, testing by the enterprise or a third party, and valid third-party certification as possible evidence inputs, with the relevant party responsible for truth and validity. ### [When to refresh the file](/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-supplier-evidence-should-we-keep-for-china-rohs.md#when-to-refresh-the-file) *Module: [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)* Reassess supplier evidence when the supplier, site, material, formulation, sub-tier source, part revision, manufacturing process, applicable standard, catalogue status, exception, or finished model changes. Also reopen the record when incoming inspection, testing, or market feedback conflicts with the supplier's conclusion. Sources for this answer: - [National Standard GB 26572-2025](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=279928A31DAA3737BD0205BD3A0A4857&ref=sorena.io) - Official record showing that GB 26572-2025 was published on 1 August 2025 and will take effect on 1 August 2027. - [SAMR and MIIT Announcement No. 44 of 2025 on China RoHS conformity-assessment standards](https://www.samr.gov.cn/zw/zfxxgk/fdzdgknr/rzjgs/art/2025/art_80f5307f94d84f30adb8b2611b80ccaf.html?ref=sorena.io) - Official transition schedule for accepted conformity-assessment standards and conversion of existing results. *Operationalize the requirement* *Placement: Before primary sources* ## Prepare the China RoHS release evidence file Sorena AI helps turn the China RoHS FAQ decision into owners, controls, and reviewer-ready records. - [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. --- [Privacy Policy](https://www.sorena.io/privacy.md) | [Terms of Use](https://www.sorena.io/terms-of-use.md) | [DMCA](https://www.sorena.io/dmca.md) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us.md) (c) 2026 Sorena AB (559573-7338). 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