RoHS worldwide

ComplyMarket's Range of Services to Ensure RoHS Directive Compliance for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE)

The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive is an EU law that restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). The following substances are restricted:

  • Lead (0.1%)
  • Mercury (0.1%)
  • Cadmium (0.01%)
  • Hexavalent chromium (0.1%)
  • Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) (0.1%)
  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) (0.1%)
  • Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (0.1%)
  • Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) (0.1%)
  • Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (0.1%)
  • Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) (0.1%)

RoHS applies to the following categories of EEE:

  1. Large household appliances
  2. Small household appliances
  3. IT and telecommunications equipment
  4. Consumer equipment
  5. Lighting equipment
  6. Electrical and electronic tools
  7. Toys, leisure, and sports equipment
  8. Medical devices
  9. Monitoring and control instruments, including industrial monitoring and control instruments
  10. Automatic dispensers
  11. Other EEE not covered by any of the categories above

All products with an electrical and electronic component must comply with these restrictions, unless they are specifically excluded.

Products impacted by the RoHS directive must bear the CE marking to meet the RoHS obligations.

How ComplyMarket can help you:

  • ComplyDoC: our intelligent IT cloud solution for Chemical Supply Chain Management that enables easy collection of information from suppliers.
  • RoHS Education and Training: our expert team can provide valuable guidance and training to ensure you have a thorough understanding of RoHS compliance requirements.
  • RoHS Technical File Creation: we can help you create technical files to meet regulatory requirements.
  • RoHS Consulting: our experienced consultants can offer tailored support to help you meet RoHS compliance requirements.
  • Making Exceptions Extension Applications: we can help with applications for extensions to comply with RoHS regulations.
  • CE Mark Compliance Support: we provide support to help you ensure that your products comply with CE marking requirements.
  • Choose ComplyMarket to help you meet your RoHS compliance needs and ensure your products meet the highest standards of safety and quality.

ComplyMarket is a fast growing German company. ComplyMarket supports suppliers, manufacturers and importers in understanding product compliance requirements and finding compliant products materials and components in order to remove trade barriers by supporting green and safe products. We solve global supply chain difficulties and remove trade barriers.