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China's RoHS restricted substances have increased to 10, with 4 new categories of ortho benzene added!

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2024-07-04

GB/T 26572-2011 "Limit Requirements for Restricted Substances in Electronic and Electrical Products - Amendment No. 1", implemented on January 1, 2026, has increased the number of RoHS restricted substances in China to 10 and added 4 new categories of ortho benzene!

On June 29, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (State Administration for Market Regulation) issued Announcement [2024] No. 14, approving the release of 109 national standards including "Manganese Silicon Alloy" and 4 national standard modification orders. It includes two standards regarding RoHS in China, namely:

GB/T 26572-2011 "Limit Requirements for Restricted Substances in Electronic and Electrical Products - Amendment No. 1", implemented on January 1, 2026.

GB/T 39560.12-2024 "Determination of certain substances in electronic and electrical products - Part 12: Simultaneous determination of polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and phthalates in polymers by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry", implemented on October 1, 2024.

1、 GB/T 26572-2011 "Limit Requirements for Restricted Substances in Electronic and Electrical Products - Amendment No. 1"

Implementation date: January 1st, 2026

Main Changes

01、The restricted substances have been increased from six to ten, and four new ortho benzene substances have been added

Restricted substances	Limited quantity requirements
Pb	0.1%
Hg	0.1%
Cd	0.01%
Cr(VI)	0.1%
PBB	0.1%
PBDE	0.1%
DEHP	0.1%
BBP	0.1%
DBP	0.1%
DIBP	0.1%

02、Update testing method: Adjust the testing method standard from GB/T 26125-2011 to GB/T 39560

03、Adjusting the determination rules for hexavalent chromium: According to the method specified in GB/T39560.701, the result is judged as "negative for hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)]"

Detailed Comparison

Chapter	GB/T 26572-2011	GB/T 26572-2011 Amendment 1 (new)
1 Scope	This standard applies to the control of restricted substances such as lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in electronic and electrical products.	This document applies to the control of restricted substances such as lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), and di (2-ethyl) hexyl phthalate (DEHP) in electronic and electrical products.
2 Normative reference documents	The content of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the homogeneous materials that make up electronic and electrical products shall not exceed 0.1% (mass fraction), and the content of cadmium shall not exceed 0.01% (mass fraction).	GB/T 39560 (all parts) Determination of certain substances in electronic and electrical products and GB/T 39560.701 Determination of certain substances in electronic and electrical products Part 7-1: Hexavalent chromium colorimetric method for determination of hexavalent chromium in colorless and colored anti-corrosion coatings on metals [Cr (VI)].
4 Limited quantity requirements	The content of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the homogeneous materials that make up electronic and electrical products shall not exceed 0.1% (mass fraction), and the content of cadmium shall not exceed 0.01% (mass fraction).	5.2 Determination Method for Restricted Substance Content: Product Splitting and Separation. The determination of restricted substances in each detection unit shall be carried out according to the corresponding methods in GB/T 39560 (all parts).
5 Inspection methods	5.2 Determination Method for Restricted Substance Content According to the detection method in GB/T 26125-2011, the restricted substance content of each detection unit shall be determined.	5.2 Determination Method for Restricted Substance Content: Product Splitting and Separation. The determination of restricted substances in each detection unit shall be carried out according to the corresponding methods in GB/T 39560 (all parts).
6 Compliance determination rules	Footnote a of Table 2 Compliance Determination Rules: Hexavalent chromium shall not be detected according to the testing method in Appendix B of GB/T 26125-2011.	Footnote a of the compliance determination rule in Table 2 states that hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] is judged as "negative for hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)]" according to the method specified in GB/T 39560.701.

2、 GB/T 39560.12-2024 "Determination of certain substances in electronic and electrical products - Part 12: Simultaneous determination of polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and phthalates in polymers by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry"

Implementation date: October 1st, 2024

This standard is equivalent to the IEC international standard: IEC 62321-12:2023