China RoHS

October 5, 2017 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

Draft List of Products Covered by China RoHS-2 Issued

12 Product Categories To Be Covered by China RoHS-2

Over the summer, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) released a draft list of products covered by the China RoHS-2 legislation.

There are 12 product categories that are covered by the China RoHS-2 legislation:

1. Refrigerators
2. Air conditioners
3. Washing machines
4. Electric water heaters
5. Printers
6. Photocopiers
7. Fax machines
8. Televisions
9. Monitors
10. Microcomputers
11. Mobile communication devices
12. Telephones

Companies manufacturing products in these categories will need to comply with the RoHS-2 legislation, which we previously explained in blog posts from March 2016 and November 2016. Primarily, companies must comply with content limit restrictions of the 6 substances listed below and their compounds:

• Lead and its compounds;
• Mercury and its compounds;
• Cadmium and its compounds;
• Hexavalent chromium compounds;
• Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB);
• Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).

There are some product applications for lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium, and other substances in electrical or electronic products that are exempt from the substance restrictions. Products with exemptions will have no limit value for certain uses, a higher limit value for certain uses, and/or a different time frame for compliance.

The official MIIT notification in Chinese can be found online, as well as the draft category list and the exemption list.