Recently the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued an announcement applying CCC certification management to lithium-ion batteries and battery packs and to portable power banks from 1 August 2023 (SAMR Announcement No. 10 of 2023). From 1 August 2024, products that have not obtained a CCC certification certificate and do not bear the certification mark may not be released from the factory, sold, imported or used in other business activities.

Scope of certification

Lithium-ion batteries and battery packs

Devices that achieve mutual conversion between chemical energy and electrical energy through the movement of lithium ions between the positive and negative electrodes and are designed to be rechargeable; assemblies ready for use made up of any number of lithium-ion batteries with a protection circuit.

Applicable products: lithium-ion batteries and battery packs for portable electronic products such as portable office products, mobile communication products and portable audio and video products.

Portable power banks

Mobile power supplies with a mass of no more than 18 kg that contain lithium-ion batteries and/or battery packs with a rated capacity greater than 600 mAh and that have AC and DC input and output.

Applicable products: power banks, portable energy storage power supplies, camping power banks, etc.

Corresponding certification standards

Lithium-ion batteries and battery packs

GB 31241, Safety technical specification for lithium-ion batteries and battery packs for portable electronic products

Portable power banks

GB 4943.1, Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements

GB 31241, Safety technical specification for lithium-ion batteries and battery packs for portable electronic products

What is CCC certification?

Compulsory product certification, better known to consumers as CCC certification, is a market access system that the Chinese government applies to products affecting personal health and safety, in accordance with the requirements of relevant laws and regulations and internationally accepted practice, and following market-based and international principles.

Why implement CCC certification?

CCC certification has played an important role in improving product safety and quality and protecting consumer rights. As certification has been implemented thoroughly and effectively, the pass rate for luminaire products has risen from 32% to 94%, the pass rate for child car seats from less than 10% to 97%, and the average pass rate for certified products has stabilised above 90%.

To date the CCC certification system covers 16 major categories and 96 products, including household electronic appliances, automobiles and toys - consumer industrial products that affect the daily life of the general public.