On August 23, 2024, a batch of national voluntary standards that support the testing of China RoHS are approved for implementation by the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) in its no. 17 national standardization notice of 2024.
All six standards and guidelines will be implemented on December 1, 2024, and the basic information are summarized as below:
No. | Standard No. | Standard Name | Status | Relation with International Standards | Implementation Date |
1 | GB/T 39560.2-2024 | Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products—Part 2：Disassembly, disjointment and mechanical sample preparation | Replacing GB/T 39560.2-2020 | Identical with IEC 62321-2:2021 | 2024/12/1 |
2 | GB/T 39560.302-2024 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 3-2: Screening fluorine, bromine and chlorine in polymer and electronics by combustion-ion chromatography (C-IC) | newly-developed | Identical with IEC 62321-3-2:2020 | 2024/12/1 |
3 | GB/T 39560.303-2024 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 3-3：Screening polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and phthalates in polymers by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using a pyrolyser/thermal desorption accessory (Py/TD-GC-MS) | newly-developed | Identical with IEC 62321-3-3:2021 | 2024/12/1 |
4 | GB/T 39560.9-2024 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 9: Hexabromocyclododecane in polymers by gas chromatography -mass spectrometry (GC-MS) | newly-developed | Identical with IEC 62321-9:2021 | 2024/12/1 |
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| Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 10: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in polymers and electronics by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) | newly-developed | Identical with IEC 62321-10:2020 | 2024/12/1 |
6 | GB/Z 44383-2024 | Test method development — Guidelines for substance selection | newly-developed | Modified with IEC TR 62936:2016 | 2024/12/1 |
Another national standard is also approved for drafting in the same batch with the announced standards, but is still under reviewing:
Project No. | Standard Name | Status | Relation with International Standards | Implementation Date |
20221254-T-469 | Determination of bisphenol A in electrical and electronic products—High performance liquid chromatography | newly-developed | None | Under review |
This one may call for more attention for foreign stakeholders as it is a self-drafted one by SAC/TC297/SC3 (Test Methods of Hazardous Substances).
For foreign stakeholders and MNCs, Since March 1, 2024, China has switched its key supportive testing rules for RoHS from the previous GB/T 26125-2011 Electrical and electronic products - Determination of six regulated substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers), which is an identical adoption of IEC 62321:2008, into 7 specific standards from the GB/T 39560 series (identical adoptions of IEC 62321 series), which are GB/T 39560.1, GB/T 39560.2, GB/T 39560.301, GB/T 39560.4, GB/T 39560.5, GB/T 39560.6, GB/T 39560.701, and GB/T 39560.702. So it is critical to keep updated of the standard revision for stakeholders with product that under the China RoHS scope.
Meanwhile, it is also worth noting that other GB/T 39560 series may also relate to the RoHS testing of some product categories. The fact that this standard series already covers more than a dozen standards and is still expanding, will provide more clarity for manufacturers on approach China RoHS, but it may also potentially complicate testing procedures and lead to cost increase. So it is also advised for relevant foreign stakeholders to follow-up on the relevant updates to ensure compliance.
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