China News reported on 23 October 2026 that the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) held a press conference on strengthening the credibility of certification, inspection and testing. SAMR said it had revised and upgraded CCC implementation rules this year for several key product groups, and that the rules for electric bicycles, toys and children's vehicles take effect on 1 November.
Yang Dong, deputy director of SAMR's certification supervision department, said the new rules tighten requirements at every stage: certification application, type testing, factory inspection, certification evaluation and post-certification supervision.
For toys, the scope of CCC is defined more clearly using a separate annex with text and pictures, and certificates are issued only for toys with complete play functions. The old practice of certifying based on type testing alone is replaced by a model that adds an initial factory inspection to check product consistency. Instructions and packaging must state the applicable age and warnings about potential hazards.
For children's vehicles, each factory inspector's total on-site inspection and audit time should not exceed 180 days a year, intermediaries may not take part in factory inspections, and companies must pay certification and testing fees directly. Designated bodies and labs must video-record key tests such as child fall, pedal impact and anti-collision spacing, and keep type test reports, on-site sampling reports and original records for at least 10 years.
For electric bicycles, the rules require "one bike, one battery, one charger, one code". Manufacturers must ship each bike with all required components, with the frame and battery supplied as a matched set, and each bike must carry a certificate of conformity that matches vehicle registration requirements. Type test samples must be kept until at least 12 months after the certificate expires, with follow-up checks and sampling at factories, ports and in the market.