The Federal Communications Commission said it will vote on October 29 to stop labs in China and other countries that deny reciprocal access from testing devices for the US market. Chair Brendan Carr said 82 percent of electronics were tested in China in 2025.
The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it will vote on October 29 to bar all Chinese labs from testing electronic devices such as smartphones, cameras and computers for use in the United States, Reuters reported. The vote would widen an earlier action aimed at Beijing.
The commission said it will prohibit test labs and certification bodies in countries, including China, that deny reciprocal treatment to US-based test labs. FCC Chair Brendan Carr said that in 2025, 82 percent of electronics were tested in China, which does not have an agreement with the United States.
The item is a scheduled vote, not a completed ban. Reuters did not report a Chinese government response in the dispatch used here.
Devices covered in the announcement include phones, cameras and computers. The vote date given by the FCC is October 29.
No implementing rule was in force on Wednesday. The next formal step named in the report is the commission vote.