On September 4, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) opened consultation on a proposed plan for 14 mandatory national standard projects.

Relevant entries cover non-traction storage batteries for road vehicles; general, alternating-current and direct-current conductive charging couplers; civil unmanned aircraft functional safety, key firmware and unique identification of critical components; network-operation physical security in telecommunications equipment rooms; and audio/video data collection by artificial intelligence glasses.

The plan also proposes revising agricultural and forestry machinery safety-label principles. For charging couplers, the predecessor column lists GB/T 20234.1-2023, GB/T 20234.2-2015 and GB/T 20234.3-2023.

Comments on project initiation are invited through September 10, 2026. This is a consultation on which standards should be developed or revised, not publication of complete draft technical requirements or adopted standards.

The 18-month periods shown for the selected new projects are development cycles, not compliance grace periods. Existing approvals, test requirements and markings are not changed by this notice.

Manufacturers should evaluate the agenda and follow subsequent technical drafts before redesigning or recertifying products.

Impact

Impact assessment: Medium.

Key reasons: the proposed agenda could influence future mandatory product requirements, but technical clauses and implementation dates remain undecided. On September 4, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) opened consultation on a proposed plan for 14 mandatory national standard projects. Relevant entries cover non-traction storage batteries for road vehicles; general, alternating-current and direct-current conductive charging couplers; civil unmanned aircraft functional safety, key firmware and unique identification of critical components; network-operation physical security in telecommunications equipment rooms; and audio/video data collection by artificial intelligence glasses.

Who is affected?

Battery, charging-interface, drone and AI-glasses manufacturers, component suppliers and testing teams.

Conclusion:

review relevant project entries and provide initiation-stage comments by September 10; do not treat planned standards as already mandatory.