The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan region, has formally revised the inspection regulations for secondary lithium-ion power products. The new regulations will be fully implemented on July 1, 2027, and the old standards will be abolished at the same time. The unified import supervision code for all applicable products is C02. Triggered by frequent safety incidents such as spontaneous combustion and explosions of portable power banks, this revision mainly adds new safety test items and updates certification standards, as well as tightens control over certificates and product markings. Enterprises that fail to complete rectification on schedule will have their certificates revoked in accordance with the law, making it impossible for their products to enter the Taiwan market normally.

On May 28, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) officially issued Announcement No.11 of 2026, releasing the 2026 Revision of the Catalogue for Restricted Substance Compliance Control of Electrical and Electronic Products and the 2026 Revision of the Exemption List for Restricted Substance Applications under the Compliance Control Catalogue. Both documents took effect upon release, while the old versions specified in Announcement No.15 of 2018 were abolished simultaneously.

With the global popularization of smart wearable devices, children’s smartwatches featuring positioning, calling and safety monitoring have become essential parenting goods for overseas families and a core export product for domestic digital manufacturers. For enterprises expanding into the Canadian market, ISED Certification is an indispensable mandatory compliance threshold that directly determines legal product sales and is critical to overseas market development.

As the new version of the general standard IEC 60335-1:2020 is gradually implemented, the safety standard for motor-based kitchen appliances has also been updated to IEC 60335-2-14:2025. This standard will gradually replace the old version IEC 60335-2-14:2016 + AMD1:2019 and will be officially mandatory from February 7, 2027.

Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued the latest announcement, announcing the extension of the temporary exemption period for foreign-made UAVs, UAV components and consumer-grade routers, allowing related equipment that has been approved for use in the US market to continue to receive software and firmware updates until January 1, 2029. This delay has released an important buffer signal for the industry, and also provided key guidance for the compliance and product operation and maintenance of related manufacturers around the world.

With the vigorous development of the global electric travel market, as an important manufacturing and consumer market in Southeast Asia, the changes of its technical regulations directly affect the strategic layout of China\'s export enterprises. Recently, the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam officially issued Circular No.13/2026/TT-BXD, and established a brand-new national standard for power batteries for electric motorcycles and mopeds-QCVN31: 2026/BXD. The standard will be enforced on October 9, 2026, and will replace the QCVN 91:2024/BGTVT standard issued by the former Ministry of Communications.

On May 8, 2026, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued Circular G/TBT/N/EU/1205, and the European Commission formally proposed to amend Annex XVII of REACH Regulation (EC) No.1907/2006, adding restrictions on hydrogenated terphenyls (PHT). The deadline for public comments on the draft circular is July 7, 2026, and it is planned to be formally adopted in the fourth quarter of 2026, and it is planned to take effect on the 20th day after the publication of the official bulletin of the European Union.

On March 12, 2026, the Saudi Organization for Standards, Metrology and Quality (SASO) issued a formal notice to adjust the SASO IEC 62680 series standards that were originally scheduled to be enforced on January 1, 2026 to be officially implemented on May 1, 2026.