New national standard on washing machines kicks in

The freshly revised national standard on Electrical Washing Machines for Household Use and Similar Uses, numbered GB/T 4288-2018, kicks in starting October 1st 2018. It revises the measurement and labeling of capacity, includes wear and tear as a new testing index, discards the previous D grade and ...

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China EPR has urgent issues to address

China’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) plan has been closely followed by industry insiders since its release in Jan 2017. As an integral part of EPR, the fund management system of China waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) faces a number of issues after 6-year implementation,...

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CHEAA Standard Safe Service Life for Storage Water Heaters released

Targeting the safety hazards posed by storage water heaters out of safe service life, CHEAA initiated a standard on the labeling of safe service life. Numbered T/CHEAA 0003-2018, the standard was unveiled on July 3rd 2018 and has since taken effect.

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China lowers tariffs on imported home appliances

China will lower tariffs on some imported consumer goods as a way of further opening up to the world, in a bid to push the industry to elevate their product quality through industrial upgrading while meet the increasingly diversified consumption demands of people, the State Council decided at an...

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First compliance management catalogue of China RoHS 2 unveiled, conformity assessment system undecided

A compliance management catalogue (first batch) and a list of exempted applications of restricted hazardous substances of China RoHS 2.0 were announced by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China on March 12, 2018. According to the announcement, the catalogue, which is due...

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