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China RoHS 2024 Update: Four New Restricted Substances Added
The People’s Republic of China is restricting the use of four additional substances in electrical and electronic products through its first amendment to regulation GB/T 26572-2011, better known as China RoHS. The amendment adds four phthalates to the existing list, bringing the total number of restricted substances to ten. China previously announced the intention to restrict these substances in 2022. The new restriction will go into effect in January 2026 and will bring the list of hazardous substances under China RoHS into alignment with EU RoHS.
Four Phthalate Substances Added to China RoHS
Four additional phthalate substances have been added to the China RoHS list of hazardous substances. The full list of restricted substances is outlined below:
| China RoHS Restricted Substances List | |
| Controlled Substance | Concentration Limit (by weight) |
| Lead (Pb) | ≤ 0.1% |
| Mercury (Hg) | ≤ 0.1% |
| Hexavalent Chromium [Cr(VI)] | ≤ 0.1% |
| Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) | ≤ 0.1% |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | ≤ 0.1% |
| Cadmium (Cd) | ≤ 0.01% |
| New Restriction Phthalates | |
| Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) | ≤ 0.1% |
| Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) | ≤ 0.1% |
| Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) | ≤ 0.1% |
| Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) | ≤ 0.1% |
How to Check if Components are Affected by China RoHS
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SiliconExpert also makes it easy to quickly access your entire Bill of Materials for compliance. See if any components in your product lines are impacted by China RoHS and other compliance regulations, breakdown chemicals by substances mass, and generate roll up reports.
For larger bulk analysis, SiliconExpert can generate reports for your entire Approved Component List (ACL) to search your parts for substances by CAS number.
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