Recently, the Bluetooth Technology Alliance (SIG) not only added the Contributing Adopte member type, but also comprehensively raised the membership fee and certification-related fees, which will directly affect the certification cost and budget planning of Bluetooth products.

On November 30th, 2025, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam issued the National Technical Specification QCVN136: 2025/BHCN-About Wireless Access Equipment in 6GHz Band, which will take effect on January 1st, 2027, when the original standard QCVN 47:2015/BTTTT will no longer be applicable.

On December 28th, 2025, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) of Thailand informed relevant stakeholders that the test report requirements for Bluetooth devices were updated. Since February 1st, 2026, Bluetooth devices must submit an electrical safety test report to successfully obtain the supplier\'s declaration of conformity SDoC.

On December 12th, 2025, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) formally approved and implemented the mandatory safety standards for water-absorbing bead toys, aiming at strengthening the safety supervision of children\'s products and preventing potential risks.

Recently, the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) officially issued an announcement, announcing that from January 1, 2026, the technical test report that meets the relevant standards of Type-C charging port and power transmission will become a mandatory document for products under the following control to apply for Saudi market certification. The purpose of this new regulation adjustment is to further standardize the market and ensure that the electronic equipment sold in Saudi Arabia meets the unified standards in the safety, performance and interoperability of charging interfaces.

On November 5, 2025, the Ministry of Science, Technology, Information and Communication (MSIT) of Korea officially issued AnnouncementNo. 2025-56, which will force new mobile and smart devices sold in the Korean market to use USB Type-C interface for wired charging and data transmission.

On January 1st, 2026, China RoHS supporting standard GB/T 26572-2011 \"No.1 Amendment\" was officially implemented. The number of controlled substances was expanded from 6 to 10, and the supporting testing methods were updated to GB/T 39560 series standards.

On December 15th, 2025, the Committee of Member States (MSC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) unanimously passed at its December meeting, and n-hexane was listed as substances of very high concern (SVHC). It is worth noting that this is the first substance to be included in the candidate list of SVHC because of its neurotoxicity (rather than the traditional categories such as carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and reproductive toxicity).