Before major purchases, check Chinese inspection notices, CCC certification and energy labels
China's 2024 national inspections found 14.3% of 25,250 product batches noncompliant. Among 7,297 e-commerce batches, 23.5% failed, versus 15.1% from physical shops. Check notices and whether a required CCC certificate is genuine; required energy labels should be present.
What it takes
Free. Spend a few minutes on the market regulator's and certification authority's official websites.
What you may gain
National sampling in 2024 covered 25,250 batches, with 14.3% noncompliance. E-commerce sampling covered 7,297 batches, with 23.5% noncompliance, up 1.8 percentage points year on year. Physical shops contributed 8,055 batches, with 15.1% noncompliance. CCC certificates can be checked through the Certification and Accreditation Administration's certification-results service. Energy labels are mandatory for listed products and must show the efficiency grade, performance indicator and information code. Forged, misused or missing required labels are punishable under China's Energy Conservation Law.
Context & considerations
Regulators select samples; these are not representative pass rates for the whole market or a basis for platform rankings. No study quantifies how many poor purchases a lookup prevents, hence grade B. The cx.cnca.cn lookup service was unavailable when the source checked; enter through cnca.gov.cn. Inspection figures change annually, so consult the latest release.
Research & references
State Administration for Market Regulation of China (2025). Notice on 2024 national product-quality sampling inspections. https://www.samr.gov.cn/zw/zfxxgk/fdzdgknr/zljds/art/2025/art_02676c16ac634fd9a48ec6ea10eb000d.html ; Certification and Accreditation Administration. Official certification-results entry point. https://www.cnca.gov.cn/ ; National Development and Reform Commission and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (2016). Measures for Energy Efficiency Label Administration, Order No. 35, Articles 3, 7 and 27. https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2021-11/30/content_5713245.htm