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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...

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...

A national standard on variable frequency controller released

A national standard on the Naming of Variable Frequency Controllers for Household and Similar Use, numbered GB/T 36049-2018, has been released and is set to kick in starting Oct 1st, 2018.

Panasonic Recalls 15,000 TVs in China Over Quality Concerns

Panasonic Corp. of China, will recall around 15,000 televisions in two models sold in China that pose safety risks, China’s quality watchdog has announced.

New national standard for washers released

Approved by China’s Standardization Administration, Electric Washers for Household Use and Similar Use, a new national standard for this sector, was released on March 15th 2018. Numbered GB/T 4288-2018, the standard is set to kick in starting October 1st, 2018.