RoHS Certification Ensuring Safe and Sustainable EEE Production

EU ROHS
RoHS Certification Introduction
The full name of the RoHS Directive is The Restriction of the use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment. In 2002, the EU first proposed the RoHS concept - a directive to restrict the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products (EEE).

Directive 2002/95/EC or RoHS: On July 21, 2011, the EU restricted the use of lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr6+), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in the production process of certain electrical and electronic equipment sold in the EU.

Directive 2011/65/EU or RoHS 2: On January 2, 2013, the EU restricted lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr VI), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) (referred to as phthalate 4P).

In addition to the EU, other countries and regions around the world such as China, California, Singapore, India, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, etc. have also successively issued RoHS control requirements, making RoHS the most basic entry threshold for electronic and electrical products to enter the global market.
Testing items and regulatory requirements
The content of each homogeneous material shall not exceed the following limits:
Lead: limit 1000ppm
Mercury: limit 1000ppm
Hexavalent chromium: limit 1000ppm
Cadmium: limit 100ppm
Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB): limit 1000ppm
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE): limit 1000ppm
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP): limit 1000ppm
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP): limit 1000ppm
Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP): limit 1000ppm
Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP): 1000ppm
Applicable product range
The RoHS directive covers a wide range of products, covering almost all electronic and electrical products and their raw materials:

Category 1 - Large household appliances
Category 2 - Small household appliances
Category 3 - IT and communication equipment
Category 4 - Consumer equipment Preparation
Category 5 - Lighting equipment
Category 6 - Electronic and electrical tools
Category 7 - Toys, leisure and sports equipment
Category 8 - Medical equipment
Category 9 - Monitoring equipment including industrial monitoring and control instruments
Category 10 - Vending machines
Category 11 - Other EEE not included in the above categories

Application process
1. Apply for ROHS testing and submit an application form;
2. Our company provides a quotation sheet;
3. Make payment according to the quotation agreement between the two parties;
4. Mail samples to our company;
5. Arrange testing matters;
6. The data comes out, pass/fail;
7. Mail the report to the applicant and the test is completed.
Application materials
1. For heavy metal testing only: about 5-10g of solids and 5-10mL of liquids are required;
2. For brominated flame retardant testing only: about 10-20g of solids and 10-20mL of liquids are required;
3. For heavy metal and organic pollutant testing: provide about 20-30g of samples;
4. For other organic pollutant testing: provide about 30g of samples;
5. For samples of coating (coating) parts only, the approximate weight of the material parts of the coating (coating) must be indicated; if the weight of the coating (coating) parts does not meet the sample delivery requirements, the raw materials of the coating (coating) must be provided.