FCC Rules for Electronics Made in China
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A China-made radio is authorized in one of two ways under the Commission's rules, as of 10 November 2026. 47 CFR 2.906 is Supplier's Declaration of Conformity: the responsible party makes the measurements, and a sample need not be sent to the Commission unless section 2.945 specifically requests one. 47 CFR 2.907 is certification: an authorization approved by the Commission or issued by a Telecommunication Certification Body, based on test data, and it attaches only to units identical to the tested sample, apart from changes the Commission authorizes. Section 2.907(c) adds a hard switch: equipment that would otherwise use a declaration, if produced by an entity on the Covered List, must go through certification. A logo on a Huaqiangbei quotation does not choose the path.
Send the radio module and who you think the grantee is so the file can name the procedure before the balance is paid.
Match the paper to the build
The Federal Register notice of 2 November 2017 records the Commission's replacement of the older Declaration of Conformity and verification procedures with Supplier's Declaration of Conformity. It describes certification as the more stringent process, including use of accredited laboratories, and it says a party may choose certification even where a declaration is available. That notice is history of the rule. The procedure for this speaker is the current section, not a 2017 product chart.
| Path | The paper has to show |
|---|---|
| SDoC, 2.906 | The responsible party, the measurements, and a test facility that is not owned or controlled by a prohibited entity under 2.902. A sample goes to the Commission only if 2.945 asks. |
| Certification, 2.907 | A grant from the Commission or a TCB, and this lot identical to the tested sample, or a change the Commission has authorized. |
| Covered List producer | Certification, even if the equipment would otherwise have used a declaration. Read 2.907(c) before you accept an SDoC. |
Keep the other files in their own folders
Battery shipping and the Shenzhen booth are on the Shenzhen electronics note. A CE declaration for a lamp that also ships to the Union is a different regime, on CE marking for products from China. Who files the US entry is on importing from China to the United States. A packing inspection does not issue either authorization.
What buyers ask
Is SDoC the old Declaration of Conformity?
The 2017 notice says the Commission replaced Declaration of Conformity and verification with Supplier's Declaration of Conformity. Read 2.906 for the procedure in force.
Does every radio need a grant?
No. Certification is 2.907. A declaration is 2.906. The notice says a party may choose certification where a declaration is allowed, and 2.907(c) requires certification for a Covered List producer in the cases it states.
Put the equipment and the destination on the RFQ if you want the path named before production.
Sources
- eCFR: 47 CFR 2.906. As of 10 November 2026. Supplier's Declaration of Conformity.
- eCFR: 47 CFR 2.907. As of 10 November 2026. Certification, including the Covered List route.
- Federal Register, 2 November 2017. How SDoC replaced the older self-approval procedures.
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