What does RoHS mean?
RoHS certification is a mandatory standard developed by the European Union legislation, its full name is the "Directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in electronic and electrical equipment" (Restriction of Hazardous Substances). The standard has been officially implemented on July 1, 2006, mainly used to regulate the material and process standards of electronic and electrical products, so that it is more conducive to human health and environmental protection.
RoHS certification is the European environmental protection directive, which stipulates that all electronic and electrical products exported to Europe shall not contain the following ten toxic and harmful substances: Lead Pb, Mercury Hg, cadmium Cd, hexavalent chromium Cr(VI), polybrominated biphenyls PBBs, polybrominated biphenyl ethers PBDEs, dibutyl phthalate DEHP, dibutyl phthalate DBP, butylbenzyl phthalate BBP, diisobutyl phthalate DIBP. The content of cadmium should not exceed 0.01%.
RoHS latest standard/ROHS 2.0
10 EU RoHS2.0 tests (2011/65/EU), which is the latest RoHS standard; On July 21, 2011, the revised version of the RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU) replaced the six items of the old RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC).
In May 2022, the EU published A proposal process for restricted substances under the RoHS Directive, which plans to include medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBP-A) in the list of restricted substances, which relevant companies can pay close attention to and prepare for compliance in advance.
RoHS test items
The content of the following substances in the homogeneous material of the product shall not exceed the limits in the table:
|
Name |
limiting value(mg/kg) |
Limit (mass fraction) |
|
Lead (Pb) |
1000 |
0.1% |
|
Mercury (Hg) |
1000 |
0.1% |
|
Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) |
1000 |
0.1% |
|
Cadmium (Cd) |
100 |
0.01% |
|
Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) |
1000 |
0.1% |
|
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) |
1000 |
0.1% |
|
Diester phthalate(DEHP) |
1000 |
0.1% |
|
Dibutyl phthalate(DBP) |
1000 |
0.1% |
|
Butylbenzyl phthalate(BBP) |
1000 |
0.1% |
|
Diisobutyl phthalate(DIBP) |
1000 |
0.1% |
Coverage area
Large household appliances, small household appliances, information technology and telecommunications equipment, user equipment, lighting equipment, power tools, toys, entertainment and sports equipment, medical equipment, monitoring and control equipment, automatic distribution equipment, other electrical and electronic equipment not covered by the above categories.
RoHS test cycle: The routine test cycle is 5 working days.
RoHS testing methods: IEC 62321 series standards are used for testing of RoHS in the United States and the European Union and other markets around the world; For Chinese RoHS, GB/T 26125 test method was adopted.
