--- title: "What is China RoHS marking and disclosure evidence?" canonical_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-is-china-rohs-marking-and-disclosure-evidence" source_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-rohs-regulation/faq/what-is-china-rohs-marking-and-disclosure-evidence" author: "Sorena AI" description: "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." 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) --- # What is China RoHS marking and disclosure evidence? 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. *Question* *China* ## What is China RoHS marking and disclosure evidence? Direct answer Keep the approved China-facing mark or instructions, the hazardous-substance disclosure, and the technical record that supports both outputs for the exact product model. Articles 13 and 14 place separate information and environmental protection use period duties on producers and importers. Catalogue conformity assessment is an additional layer. China RoHS marking and disclosure evidence is the controlled record linking the exact product model to its hazardous-substance information, environmental protection use period, approved mark or instructions, supporting technical data, and release approval. ## Definitions ### Environmental protection use period The China RoHS Measures define this as the period during which hazardous substances in an electrical or electronic product will not leak or suddenly change, seriously pollute the environment, or seriously harm a user's person or property when the product is used normally according to its instructions. The producer or importer determines and marks the period under the applicable standard. **Why it matters here:** The period is China RoHS product information, not a warranty, service life, mandatory discard date, or proof that a catalogue product meets the applicable substance limits. Retain the method, assumptions, use conditions, product configuration, and approval supporting the marked value. 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) ### China RoHS technical support documents **Term:** technical support documents Technical support documents are the traceable records that support a product's hazardous-substance control result, information disclosure, and marking. They can include raw-material and component test reports, supply-chain compliance evidence, bill-of-material mappings, assessment methods, product identifiers, and controlled approvals. **Why it matters here:** GB 26572-2025 makes technical-support-document requirements part of the mandatory national standard from 1 August 2027. Before that date, the same records can support the current marking, disclosure, catalogue conformity, and release decisions, but this recommended file structure is not a government-prescribed form. Sources: - [MIIT explanation of GB 26572-2025](https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/jns/gzdt/art/2025/art_20647f2e458b4731a4daf99aa3fbb894.html?ref=sorena.io) ## Short answer 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. The producer or importer must also mark the environmental protection use period under the applicable marking standard. The producer or importer determines that period; an industry body may issue guidance on product categories, methods, and periods. SJ/T 11364-2024 is the current recommended industry marking standard. It took effect on 1 April 2025 and replaced SJ/T 11364-2014. Record the edition used for the released model; GB 26572-2025 will combine the limit, marking, disclosure, testing, and technical-support requirements in one mandatory national standard from 1 August 2027. 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 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 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. Do not label the 2027 requirements as already mandatory. During the transition, record which accepted standard route supports the release. For conformity-assessment activity, the November 2025 joint announcement permits GB/T 26572-2011 with Amendment 1 or GB 26572-2025 from 1 January 2026 through 31 July 2027; GB 26572-2025 is required from 1 August 2027. MIIT's official implementation explanation gives products produced or imported before 1 August 2027 a one-year inventory sell-through period, ending on 1 August 2028. Keep production or import dates and inventory status with the approved marking and disclosure revision when relying on that transition. 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. ## 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 source for hazardous-substance information, environmental protection use period marking, fallback to instructions, catalogue management, and conformity assessment. - [National Standard GB 26572-2025](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=279928A31DAA3737BD0205BD3A0A4857&ref=sorena.io) - Official status and implementation date for the mandatory standard that will govern substance limits, marking, disclosure, testing, and technical support documents from 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 accepted in catalogue-product conformity assessment. - [SJ/T 11364-2024 official standards record](https://std.samr.gov.cn/hb/search/stdHBDetailedCNF?id=32F44D4CFE5A5E19E06397BE0A0A2A1B&ref=sorena.io) - Current recommended industry marking standard, effective from 1 April 2025. - [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 standard's marking and traceability requirements, 1 August 2027 implementation, and one-year inventory sell-through period. ## 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. - [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 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. *Operationalize the requirement* *Placement: Before primary sources* ## Prepare the China RoHS release evidence file Sorena AI helps turn the answer to "What is China RoHS marking and disclosure evidence?" into assigned controls and retained 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. --- [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). All rights reserved. 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