On August 26, 2026, China's Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) published Announcement No. 18 of 2026, opening the second 2026 designation round for China Compulsory Certification (CCC) certification bodies and laboratories covering fuses, small motors, electric tools, welding machines and selected automotive components. Willing bodies must file online by September 9, 2026 at 17:00. The round operationalises SAMR Announcement No. 57 of 2025, which shifts listed catalogue products from supplier self-declaration to third-party CCC with a hard conversion deadline of December 31, 2026 and mandatory third-party certification from January 1, 2027.
For manufacturers of those product lines, the designation batch decides how much accredited capacity will exist when the January 2027 cliff arrives. For labs and certification bodies, the 14-day application window is the only near-term action item.
What exactly did CNCA open, and which product codes are in scope?
CNCA will designate up to 12 certification-body slots and 11 laboratory slots under a resource-efficiency and fair-competition principle. Certification-body demand covers ten CNCA product codes: fuses (CNCA-C02-02, 1 slot), small-power motors (CNCA-C04-01, 2), electric tools (CNCA-C05-01, 1), welding machines (CNCA-C06-01, 1), automotive seat belts (CNCA-C11-04, 1), vehicle exterior lighting and light-signalling devices (CNCA-C11-07, 1), indirect-vision devices (CNCA-C11-08, 1), seats and headrests (CNCA-C11-12, 1), body reflective markings (CNCA-C11-13, 1), and motor-vehicle safety glass under CNCA-C13-01 (2 slots). Laboratory demand is concentrated on electric tools (4 slots) and welding machines (7 slots).
Applicants must meet the conditions in the Certification and Accreditation Regulation, the Measures for the Administration of CCC Certification Bodies and Laboratories, and the CNCA announcement adjusting administrative-approval requirements for CCC designation. False or incomplete filings will be sanctioned.
Who must act by September 9, 2026, and who is only watching capacity?
Certification bodies and laboratories that want designation in these scopes must submit a complete online application on the CNCA CCC designation portal (http://cccxzsp.cnca.cn) before September 9, 2026 at 17:00 Beijing time. Contact lines published with the notice are 010-82262779 and 010-82262674.
Manufacturers of fuses, small motors, electric tools, welding equipment and the listed auto components do not apply under this notice, but they depend on the outcome: SAMR Announcement No. 57 of 2025 requires conversion to third-party CCC certificates by December 31, 2026, with third-party mode compulsory from January 1, 2027. A thin designated network in any of the ten codes creates queue risk for factory release, sale and import into mainland China.
| Milestone | Date | Actor |
|---|---|---|
| CNCA Announcement No. 18 of 2026 published | August 26, 2026 | CNCA |
| Designation applications close | September 9, 2026, 17:00 | Bodies and labs |
| Self-declaration to third-party CCC conversion deadline (SAMR 57/2025) | December 31, 2026 | Manufacturers |
| Third-party CCC mandatory for listed products | January 1, 2027 | Manufacturers, importers |
What should compliance and lab leadership do this week?
Bodies and labs: map existing CCC scopes against the ten certification-body codes and two laboratory codes, confirm staff and equipment still meet designation criteria, and file before the September 9 cutoff. Incomplete packs will not be cured after the portal closes.
Manufacturers and importers of the listed products: identify which designated bodies already cover your HS/CCC codes, book conversion testing capacity for Q4 2026, and treat January 1, 2027 as a hard market-access date, not a soft guidance date. Continuous per-jurisdiction monitoring surfaces CNCA designation notices of this type as soon as they publish, so capacity and deadline risk are visible before the window closes.
Take advantage of this real-time watch
Verify whether your SKUs fall under the ten CNCA-C codes in Announcement No. 18, confirm a designated body path for the December 31, 2026 conversion, and brief procurement and plant quality teams on the January 1, 2027 third-party CCC rule. Obsidian keeps the next CNCA designation and SAMR CCC mode change in one monitored feed.
