FCC Could Soon Ban Chinese Labs From Testing US Electronics

The FCC is getting ready to vote on a proposal which could see Chinese labs banned from testing US electronics. Before any electronic device is marketed in the US, it must be tested by an approved lab first. According to the FCC’s data, 82% of devices authorized for sale in the US in 2025 were tested in China first. The proposal , if passed, would mean countries that don’t offer US labs reciprocal treatment, like China, would be barred from testing. The vote by the commission is pegged to go ahead on October 29, and if passed, it will come into play on December 1, 2028, giving manufacturers roughly two years to move their operations. In an official statement, Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr alleged that “less than 4% of all electronic devices are tested in labs located inside the US, and the lion’s are tested in countries that do not operate a reciprocal economy.” Carr categorized the proposal "as an appropriate action to insist on fair and reciprocal treatment in international commerce.” According to the draft order, more than 60 countries and territories are classified as reciprocal economies, including Asian economies like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Japan, though not mainland China. This isn't the first time China has been hit with new restrictions under the Carr-led FCC. Since late 2025, the government agency has slapped bans on everything from foreign-made drones to foreign-made Wi-Fi routers , humanoid robots , power inverters and robot vacuums, mainly on national security grounds. China's commerce ministry has already hit back at the latest proposal, saying that it would "seriously undermine the international economic and trade order", promising to retaliate if the rules are implemented. "If the US insists on going down the wrong path, China will resolutely take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises," it said in a statement reported by Hong Kong newspaper The Standard.

The proposal , if passed, would mean countries that don’t offer US labs reciprocal treatment, like China, would be barred from testing. The vote by the commission is pegged to go ahead on October 29, and if passed, it will come into play on December 1, 2028, giving manufacturers roughly two years to move their operations. In an official statement, Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr alleged that “less than 4% of all electronic devices are tested in labs located inside the US, and the lion’s are tested in countries that do not operate a reciprocal economy.” Carr categorized the proposal "as an appropriate action to insist on fair and reciprocal treatment in international commerce.” According to the draft order, more than 60 countries and territories are classified as reciprocal economies, including Asian economies like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Japan, though not mainland China. This isn't the first time China has been hit with new restrictions under the Carr-led FCC. Since late 2025, the government agency has slapped bans on everything from foreign-made drones to foreign-made Wi-Fi routers , humanoid robots , power inverters and robot vacuums, mainly on national security grounds. China's commerce ministry has already hit back at the latest proposal, saying that it would "seriously undermine the international economic and trade order", promising to retaliate if the rules are implemented. "If the US insists on going down the wrong path, China will resolutely take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises," it said in a statement reported by Hong Kong newspaper The Standard.

In an official statement, Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr alleged that “less than 4% of all electronic devices are tested in labs located inside the US, and the lion’s are tested in countries that do not operate a reciprocal economy.” Carr categorized the proposal "as an appropriate action to insist on fair and reciprocal treatment in international commerce.” According to the draft order, more than 60 countries and territories are classified as reciprocal economies, including Asian economies like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Japan, though not mainland China. This isn't the first time China has been hit with new restrictions under the Carr-led FCC. Since late 2025, the government agency has slapped bans on everything from foreign-made drones to foreign-made Wi-Fi routers , humanoid robots , power inverters and robot vacuums, mainly on national security grounds. China's commerce ministry has already hit back at the latest proposal, saying that it would "seriously undermine the international economic and trade order", promising to retaliate if the rules are implemented. "If the US insists on going down the wrong path, China will resolutely take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises," it said in a statement reported by Hong Kong newspaper The Standard.

Carr categorized the proposal "as an appropriate action to insist on fair and reciprocal treatment in international commerce.” According to the draft order, more than 60 countries and territories are classified as reciprocal economies, including Asian economies like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Japan, though not mainland China. This isn't the first time China has been hit with new restrictions under the Carr-led FCC. Since late 2025, the government agency has slapped bans on everything from foreign-made drones to foreign-made Wi-Fi routers , humanoid robots , power inverters and robot vacuums, mainly on national security grounds. China's commerce ministry has already hit back at the latest proposal, saying that it would "seriously undermine the international economic and trade order", promising to retaliate if the rules are implemented. "If the US insists on going down the wrong path, China will resolutely take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises," it said in a statement reported by Hong Kong newspaper The Standard.

This isn't the first time China has been hit with new restrictions under the Carr-led FCC. Since late 2025, the government agency has slapped bans on everything from foreign-made drones to foreign-made Wi-Fi routers , humanoid robots , power inverters and robot vacuums, mainly on national security grounds. China's commerce ministry has already hit back at the latest proposal, saying that it would "seriously undermine the international economic and trade order", promising to retaliate if the rules are implemented. "If the US insists on going down the wrong path, China will resolutely take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises," it said in a statement reported by Hong Kong newspaper The Standard.

China's commerce ministry has already hit back at the latest proposal, saying that it would "seriously undermine the international economic and trade order", promising to retaliate if the rules are implemented. "If the US insists on going down the wrong path, China will resolutely take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises," it said in a statement reported by Hong Kong newspaper The Standard.

"If the US insists on going down the wrong path, China will resolutely take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises," it said in a statement reported by Hong Kong newspaper The Standard.