Japan METI Guide for RoHS Requirement

According to the Japan RoHS, manufactures and importers of the 7 specified products shall comply with the Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources in Japan (Japanese Recycling Law) and mandatory Japan’s Industrial Standard JIS C 0950: The Marking for presence of the specific chemical substances for electronic equipment (J-MOSS). They are also obliged to mark the presence of 6 hazardous substances in certain types of electrical and electronic products.

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is a regulatory body for RoHS.

The following 7 types of products are within the scope of Japan RoHS:

• Personal computers

• Unit-type air conditioners

• Television sets

• Refrigerators

• Washing machines

• Clothes dryers

• Microwaves

Japan RoHS restricts following 6 hazardous substances with their concentration limits:

• Cadmium(Cd) and its compounds: 0.01%;

• Mercury and its compounds: 0.1%;

• Lead(Pb) and its compounds : 0.1%;

• Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) and its compounds: 0.1%;

• Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB): 0.1 %;

• Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE): 0.1 %.

Labelling requirements

Depending on whether the content of 6 hazardous substances exceeds above concentration limits or not, a product shall be marked with an orange "R" mark or a green "G" mark. If the content of one substance in a product exceeds concentration limit, it must be disclosed on the website in Japanese in accordance with JIS.

Label example:

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