In November 2023, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) initiated the solicitation of opinions for a new RoHS mandatory standard project titled "Requirements for certain restricted substances in electrical and electronic products." This project is intended to replace the existing China RoHS standards GB/T 26572 and SJ/T 11364.

The new standard will specify the labeling requirements for electrical and electronic products sold within China. It will also set maximum allowable content requirements for hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products included in the China RoHS Catalog, along with defining compliance determination rules for these products. The standard will be applicable to the majority of electrical and electronic products sold within China.

Simultaneously, an English version of the standard project will be initiated.

China's RoHS efforts have been underway for nearly two decades. However, due to the fact that the supporting standards for RoHS are ostensibly voluntary, they are often questioned by enterprises during market supervision. Additionally, market supervision, customs inspections, and industry research have revealed that some products (including complete machines, components, electronic materials, etc.) currently sold or imported in the market still lack information on harmful substance content as required by SJ/T 11364. Furthermore, some products falling under the China RoHS Catalog do not meet the quantity requirements specified in GB/T 26572. This standard aims to address these issues.