RoHS certification is the English abbreviation of "Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electricaland Electronic Equipment Directive" (Electrical and Electronic Equipment Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electricaland Electronic Equipment). And harmful heavy metals such as polybrominated biphenyls, the EU will ban imports from July 1, 2006.

The scope of ROHS2.0 control products has been expanded to include Class 8 medical equipment and Class 9 monitoring equipment, and Class 11 other electrical and electronic equipment. In order to allow manufacturers who have newly incorporated ROHS 2.0 controlled products to have sufficient time to comply with the requirements of the directive, ROHS 2.0 sets a control transition period for related products.

Prioritize the selection of 4 toxic and hazardous substances (HBCDD, DEHP, DBP and BBP) as candidates for restricted substances, which may be included in the control in the future.

HBCDD HBCD 1000ppm

DEHP (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1000ppm

DBP dibutyl phthalate 1000ppm

BBP butyl benzyl phthalate 1000ppm

The new version of the EU RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU was released on July 1, 2011. At present, the original six items (lead Pb, cadmium Cd, mercury Hg, hexavalent chromium CrVI, polybrominated biphenyl PBB, polybrominated diphenyl ether PBDE) are still maintained; there is no increase in the four items mentioned previously (HBCDD, DEHP, DBP and BBP), but only priority Assessment.

As a directive very familiar to Chinese electrical and electronic product manufacturing enterprises, its introduction process can be described as twists and turns. Due to the great differences between the parties in the revision process, this amendment, which was originally intended to be introduced in 2009, has been delayed. In particular, there is a heated debate within the EU including the Commission, the European Parliament, the Council, the industry, and NGOs regarding whether to expand the range of products and restricted substances.

ROHS certification does not require factory inspection, but in general RoHS will require a one-year validity period. In fact, the RoHS test report itself is only based on the analysis of the product. As long as your product material, production process and process remain unchanged, the test report can be valid for a long time.