On March 26th, 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) officially opened the public consultation procedure for the opinions of the Committee for Social and Economic Analysis (SEAC) on the draft proposal on the restriction of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), with a total consultation period of 60 days until May 25th, 2026.

The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development of Canada (ISED) has previously issued a fee forecast, clarifying that the Canadian IC ID registration fee will be officially raised by 1.7% from April 1, 2026.

Recently, the important compliance document for product exports to Gulf countries - the GCC logo certification, has undergone a key standard update! The latest version of IEC 61000-3-2 for electromagnetic compatibility of household appliances has been officially mandatorily implemented. Products that have not completed the certificate update will face risks of export clearance obstruction and inability to enter the market. Please, relevant enterprises must attach great importance to this!

Starting from July 8, 2026, the CPSC of the United States will officially implement a new regulation for mandatory electronic declaration of imported consumer goods. This measure completely ends the era of paper-based compliance certificates and sets a new compliance threshold for Chinese enterprises exporting to the United States. For exporters of products such as children\'s products, toys, and electronic products, it is essential to lay out a compliance system for electronic declaration of the CPSC in advance, as it is a key prerequisite for seizing the market in the United States.

On January 28th, 2026, european committee for standardization (CEN) officially released the new version of toy safety standard EN 71-1:2026. This standard will replace the current standard EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018, and it is expected to become the harmonized standard of the EU Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC after being published in the Official Gazette of the European Union (OJEU).

Australia\'s \"Network Security (Smart Device Security Standard) Rules 2025\" will come into effect on March 4, 2026. Smart devices that have not passed ACMA certification will be banned from import, and they will face high fines and market bans!

On February 4th, 2026, ECHA officially updated the list of candidate substances for SVHC, adding n-hexane and 4,4\'-[2,2,2- trifluoro -1- (trifluoromethyl) ethylene] bisphenol (BPAF) and its salts to the list of substances for SVHC. So far, the EU SVHC candidate list has been officially updated to 253 items.

GB/T 28164.2-2025 \"Safety Requirements for Portable Sealed Batteries and Batteries Containing Alkaline or Other Non-acidic Electrolytes Part 2: Lithium Series\" will be implemented on May 1, 2026.