China: New CCC requirements for power banks

 

The Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) has announced the addition of mobile power banks and other mandatory products to the CCC certification.

The mandatory national standard GB 47372—2026, “Safety Technical Specifications for Portable Power Banks,” has been released and will be implemented on April 1, 2027. To ensure the orderly implementation of mandatory product certification (CCC certification) for portable power banks and other similar products, the relevant requirements are hereby clarified as follows:

I. GB 47372—2026 is added as the standard for CCC certification of power banks, lithium-ion batteries for power banks and battery packs (see Annex for details).

II. The revised and published “Implementation Rules for Compulsory Product Certification: Mobile Power Banks, Lithium-ion Batteries and Battery Packs (Trial)” (CNCA—C09—02:2026, hereinafter referred to as the new implementation rules) was released.

III. From the date of this announcement to March 31, 2027, certification bodies may, according to the wishes of the certification clients, conduct CCC certification activities in accordance with the “Implementation Rules for Compulsory Product Certification: Mobile Power Banks, Lithium-ion Batteries and Battery Packs (Trial)” (CNCA—C09—02:2025, hereinafter referred to as the old implementation rules) or the new implementation rules; from April 1, 2027, CCC certification activities shall be conducted in accordance with the new implementation rules.

IV. Power banks, lithium-ion batteries for power banks and battery packs that have obtained CCC certification in accordance with the old implementation rules shall supplement the corresponding testing and inspection items in accordance with the requirements of the new implementation rules before April 1, 2027, and complete the certificate conversion in a timely manner; the certificate conversion of lithium-ion batteries and battery packs for portable electronic products shall be completed through natural transition methods such as product change and certificate renewal upon expiration.

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