Technical Trade Measures for Electronic and electrical products in Central and Eastern European countries: How should export enterprises respond?

As electrical and electronic products involve human safety, health, and environmental protection, they have drawn global attention. Many countries/regions have established comprehensive legal frameworks, strict market access mechanisms, and supervision systems as technical trade measures. The EU leads globally with the earliest, most complete, and widest-coverage technical trade measures for such products. As EU members, Central and Eastern European countries have incorporated these systems into the EU framework, requiring exporters attention.

CEE countries align with EU market access requirements for electrical/electronic products. Products must comply with CE marking directives through self-declaration and meet REACH regulations ensuring no harmful substances.

EU market surveillance authorities conduct routine sampling, uploading hazardous non-food product alerts every Friday to Safety Gate (RAPEX), with penalties for non-compliant products.

(1) Comply with Target Market Mandatory Requirements
Electrical/electronic products must meet mandatory requirements. Enterprises may self-declare conformity or engage third-party certification bodies for verification.

(2) Strengthen Production Process Control
Manufacturers must strictly adhere to standards, maintain certification compliance, and avoid unauthorized modifications to product structure, materials, or key components.

(3) Regulatory Research & Industrial Upgrade
Exporters should proactively study EU regulations, track updates, conduct gap analyses for new requirements, accelerate industrial upgrades, and enhance quality management for high-quality development.

Facing stringent technical trade measures, exporters must actively improve product quality and compliance to achieve sustainable, high-quality development.