SG 36/24
The Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China has announced an adjustment to applicable test method standards for the Restriction on the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products. (China RoHS).
China RoHS manages the use of six hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products (EEP). These are lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Products listed in the ‘Standard Achieving Management Catalog’ must meet the limit requirements for these substances and complete the conformity assessment before being offered onto the market in China.
To align with international standards for the determination of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products, the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China published Announcement No. 3 of 2024 on January 25, 2024. This decision replaces GB/T 26125 'Electrical and electronic products—Determination of six regulated substances as the testing standard for conformity assessment against China RoHS with a series of standards: 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. In total, there are now eight standards for the determination of certain substances in electronic and electrical products (hereinafter referred to as the GB/T 39560 series standards).
The details of the GB/T 39560 series standards and its alignment with the IEC 62321 series is summarized in Table 1:
| Standard Number | Standard Name | Correspondence |
|---|---|---|
| GB/T 39560.1-2020 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 1: Introduction and overview | IEC 62321-1: 2013 (IDT) |
| GB/T 39560.2-2020 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 2: Disassembly, disjointment and mechanical sample preparation | IEC 62321-2: 2013 (IDT) |
| GB/T 39560.301-2020 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 3-1: Screening lead, mercury, cadmium, total chromium and total bromine by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry | IEC 62321-3-1: 2013 (IDT) |
| GB/T 39560.4 -2021 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 4: Mercury in polymers, metals and electronics by CV-AAS, CV-AFS, ICP-OES and ICP-MS | IEC 62321-4: 2013 (IDT) |
| GB/T 39560.5 -2021 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 5: Cadmium，lead and chromium in polymers and electronics and cadmium and lead in metals by AAS, AFS, ICP-OES and ICP-MS | IEC 62321-5: 2013 (IDT) |
| GB/T 39560.6-2020 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 6: Polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in polymers by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry（GC-MS) | IEC 62321-6: 2015 (IDT) |
| GB/T 39560.701-2020 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 7-1:Hexavalent chromium—Presence of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] in colorless and colored corrosion-protected coatings on metals by the colorimetric method | IEC 62321-7-1: 2015 (IDT) |
| GB/T 39560.702-2021 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 7-2:Hexavalent chrome—Determination of hexavalent chrome[Cr(VI)]in polymers and electronics by the colormetric method | IEC 62321-7-2: 2017 (IDT) |
Table 1
According to the announcement, the relevant requirements are as follows:
- Starting March 1, 2024 – testing methods for qualification assessment of the restriction on the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products shall be carried out in accordance with the GB/T 39560 series standards
- Before March 1, 2024 – for those who have completed qualification assessment according to GB/T 26125, the transition to the new standards will be accomplished through a process of certificate renewal and product changes
- Before March 1, 2024 – products that have already been manufactured or imported do not need to undergo standard conversion
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