New! Reading and writing task lamps included in the updated "Compliance Management Catalog for Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products"

Recently, after consultation with seven departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the General Administration of Customs, and the National Disease Control Bureau, the "Catalog for Compliance Management on Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products (2026 Edition)" and its supporting documents were updated and released in the form of an announcement. This further expands the scope of hazardous substance control for electrical and electronic products and continues to strengthen regulatory efforts.

To reduce the use of heavy metals such as lead and mercury, as well as persistent organic pollutants like polybrominated biphenyls, at the source, in accordance with the requirements of the departmental regulation "Administrative Measures for the Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products", in 2018, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in consultation with relevant departments, released the first batch of management catalogs covering 12 product categories, including televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, computers, mobile phones, etc. Except for specific exemptions, all products listed in the catalog must comply with relevant standards for the restricted use of hazardous substances. As of the end of April 2026, nearly 33,000 models of 12 types of electrical and electronic products have met the control requirements. In 2025, relevant standards for the restricted use of hazardous substances were upgraded from voluntary to mandatory. In 2026, the newly promulgated "Ecological Environment Code of the People's Republic of China" explicitly incorporated requirements for controlling hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products. To better implement relevant laws, regulations, and standard requirements, adapt to the new situation of increasingly diverse electrical and electronic products and rapid development of hazardous substance reduction and substitution technologies, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in consultation with relevant departments, has revised the catalog of controlled hazardous substance products and supporting documents.

新修订的有害物质管控产品目录在第一批12种产品的基础上，新增23种产品。主要包括：一是生活及工作中日渐普及的家用及类似用途的产品。如，微波炉、电饭锅、饮水机、投影仪、便携式移动电源等。二是伴随着信息技术的快速发展而新兴且更新换代较快的产品。如，智能手环手表、耳机、智能音箱、扫地机器人、电子智能锁、服务器、网络用交换路由设备等。三是消费者高度关注安全健康属性的产品。如，主要面向少年儿童群体的电玩具、读写作业台灯，主要面向中老年群体的电子血压计、血糖仪，主要面向听障人群的助听器等。新版达标管理目录新增产品管控要求将于2027年8月1日起正式实施。

Next, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will work with relevant departments to continuously optimize the top-level design of the hazardous substance management system for electrical and electronic products, increase policy promotion efforts, strengthen implementation supervision, promote technological innovation in the reduction and substitution of hazardous substances, continuously meet consumers' green consumption demands, and constantly build a strong safety and health barrier around the people.