On January 4, 2026, the China Quality Certification Center (CQC) issued the "Notice on Revision of the Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Certification Rules" on its official website, the main contents of which are as follows:

All related enterprises:

According to the voluntary certification filing requirements of the CNCA, the Product Certification Department of the China Quality Certification Center (hereinafter referred to as CQC) has completed the revision of CQC21-020304-2011 "Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Certification Rules" according to the content of the standard changes, involving business category numbers: 130101, 130102, 130103. The revision content and implementation requirements are hereby notified as follows:

1. Main revisions

1) Adjust the certification mode as: product testing + initial factory inspection + post-certification supervision;

2) The name of the rule is changed to "Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Certification Rules";

3) According to the standard GB/T 26572-2011 (including the No. 1 amendment form), it is modified to GB 26572-2025;

4) Increase the content of initial factory inspection and certification supervision, and add Annex 1, factory quality assurance capability requirements.

2. Implementation requirements

1) From February 1, 2026, the new version of the rules shall be adopted to implement certification and issue international standard reports.

2) For products that have been certified according to the old version of the rules, the holder of the certification certificate (3-year certificate) can submit a change application to CQC, and CQC will update the international standard report according to the certification status of the enterprise, and replace the certificate after conformity assessment.

3) The one-year certificate can be transitioned naturally.

3. Contact information

Enterprises can submit certification applications through the CQC official website (www.cqc.com.cn), please contact the engineers of the Product Certification Department 6 for specific matters.

Liu Kai 010-83886566