All manufacturers and foreign trade partners exporting to Saudi Arabia take note: The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has completed a full digital system upgrade. The long-standing legacy JEEM and IECEE submission channels have been permanently decommissioned, and the Maneh platform is now the sole official entry point for Saudi market access applications.

Chemical supervision in the UK has been drastically tightened after Brexit. In 2026, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued multiple new SVHC control regulations. In June, 15 new substances were added to the UK REACH Candidate List, followed by a public consultation on 9 additional substances launched in July. The UK’s post-Brexit new regulatory strategy has been fully rolled out, with frequent list updates becoming routine. Manufacturers and suppliers exporting electronics, textiles, coatings, daily chemicals, lithium batteries and other goods to the UK must attach great importance to compliance risks.

On April 7, 2026, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) officially released the updated standard IEC 61000-6-3:2026, fully replacing the 2020 version. It has become the core compliance basis for EU CE certification and global market access of civilian electronic devices. With the large-scale overseas export of wireless charging, variable-frequency power supplies and IoT smart devices, many manufacturers have recently failed laboratory testing frequently, mainly due to multiple new mandatory test clauses added in this revised standard.

Hair dryers are indispensable small household appliances for every household and hot-selling daily necessities in supermarkets and e-commerce platforms. As supervision over the small home appliance market grows increasingly standardized, product safety and compliance have become core pillars for enterprises to gain a firm foothold in the market. Many manufacturers and sellers of hair dryers frequently encounter operational setbacks such as product removal from shelves, store penalties, returns and compensation claims due to the lack of CCC certification. In fact, CCC certification is far more than a tedious industry formality. It acts as a core safeguard that enables hair dryer products to legally enter the market, evade risks and boost market competitiveness, and is a mandatory qualification for all formal merchants along their business journey.

At the end of 2025, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued extremely stringent control policies that placed all overseas-manufactured drones and their core components on the national security control list, creating massive obstacles for Chinese toy drone factories and cross-border sellers exporting to the United States. Half a year later, on June 15, 2026, the FCC officially released Official Notice DA 26-588, issuing a major relaxation of regulations for low-threshold recreational toy drones. Models that meet the full set of standards may be removed from the national security control list even if fitted with foreign-made components. This marks the first consumer drone category to be exempted since the implementation of the strict round of controls.

Recently, a large number of Amazon U.S. marketplace sellers, foreign trade factories and freight forwarders have been inquiring about CPC and GCC compliance certificates. Only a few days remain until the mandatory launch of CPSC eFiling electronic declarations. Many merchants have had goods detained upon arrival, and faced heavy fines and full-platform product recalls due to confusion between the two certificates, missed filing deadlines, or mismatched IOR information.

Less than a month remains until July 8, 2026, when the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will fully enforce mandatory eFiling electronic declarations. This new regulation comes with no grace period and zero exemptions. U.S. customs clearance will shift from post-arrival random spot checks to 100% pre-arrival system pre-screening. Shipments lacking electronic compliance data will be detained and forced to return, with a maximum single penalty of USD 120,000. Massive stockouts are highly likely during peak sales seasons.

On April 14, 2026, Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) officially issued Decree Ato no 5314/2026, which formally includes stationary lithium batteries for communication applications in the mandatory certification control list. The regulation will be fully and strictly enforced starting October 12, 2026.