Information Express | Update Summary of Global Market Access Information in October 2022

On October 12, 2022, California, the United States, issued two \"60 day violation notices\" based on California Proposition 65 for bisphenol A (BPA). These violation notices involved sports bras and sweatshirts sold by more than ten brands, retailers or manufacturers.

The children\'s telephone watch is a small mobile phone similar to a watch. It is simple and portable, usually worn on the wrist. It not only has the function of making a phone call, but also has the function of positioning against loss. It has a certain safety protection function for children. In recent years, with the vigorous development of the wearable device market, children\'s smart watches have quietly entered thousands of households and become a large market focused by many businesses. But generally, if you want to export such products to the U.S. market, you need to apply for FCC certification.

Sound is a common electrical equipment, especially a set of audio system that combines electrical equipment to produce sound. Its basic composition roughly includes: sound source (CD, VCD, DVD, MD, MP3, etc.), power amplifier (including front amplifier and power amplifier), speaker (including surround speaker, center speaker, main speaker and subwoofer), etc. However, if such products want to be exported to the European market, they need to apply for CE certification, EMC electromagnetic compatibility and LVD low-voltage test.

The electric shaver is fast, convenient and low noise. It is the best choice for busy office workers, and it is also a common item in our daily life. However, generally, quality inspection reports are required for such products to be launched on domestic e-commerce platforms.

On October 11, 2022, the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration announced that some electronic and electrical products will no longer be subject to compulsory product certification management.

On October 7, 2022, Canada notified a technical trade measure related to radio communication, with the notification number of G/TBT/N/CAN/682. This measure specifies the technical requirements and evaluation procedures for operating equipment in the range of 3KHz to 10MHz to prove that it complies with the radio frequency (RF) exposure limit specified in RSS-102. This measure is applicable to all radio equipment generating RF emission within this range, and also to some equipment causing interference, especially industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) equipment. This measure has come into force on October 4, 2022.

With the increasing improvement of people\'s living standards, the common objects such as electric kettle are also developing towards multi-function. The current electric kettle can not only prevent leakage, scald, and lock water, but also has the advantages of fast heating speed, good insulation effect, strong filtering function, and many product styles, which are popular with the public. However, CE certification is required for such products to be exported to the EU market.