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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a new ban on non-US labs for certifying electronics.
\nThe federal agency says it might bar devices certified by \u201cbad labs\u201d from being sold in the US.
\nWhile it hasn\u2019t specifically targeted Chinese testing labs, the FCC has been pushing to limit the sale of devices with Chinese links in the US.
\nThe agency will vote on the matter later this month.<\/p>\n
The US government may soon expand its crackdown on electronic devices made outside of the US. In line with this effort, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), on the instructions of US President Donald Trump, will soon decide whether electronics tested in \u201cforeign countries that have not signed agreements to recognize American test labs and certification bodies\u201d should be banned in the US.<\/p>\n
The FCC recently announced<\/a> that it would vote to stop recognizing foreign laboratories from testing devices to be sold and used in the US. The Commission has reasoned that 75% of all the devices sold in the US are tested in countries that refuse to \u201ccommit to reciprocal treatment of U.S.-based labs.\u201d While the agency did not explicitly name any country, Reuters<\/a> suggests the move specifically targets devices certified by Chinese labs. While it does not immediately ban or restrict the sales of products by Chinese companies<\/a>, it does complicate the process of becoming eligible for selling in the US.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n It further said it plans to seek comments from the public after the April 30 vote before enforcing the ban. Ahead of the vote, the FCC also plans to design a framework for lab testing within the US. The FCC Chairman Brendan Carr noted this move would \u201censure integrity, security, and reciprocity in electronic device testing\u201d and advance the agency\u2019s action against \u201cBad Labs.\u201d<\/p>\n The move follows a broader crackdown on labs owned by non-US entities, especially Chinese ones. In September last year<\/a>, the FCC withdrew recognition of seven labs that it deemed were \u201ccontrolled by the Chinese government.\u201d The announcement was followed by several American retailers pulling \u201cmillions\u201d of Chinese product listings from their websites in the following month.<\/p>\n![\"google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/ "\\"google"){kind=icon}
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