The FCC announced on Monday that it has initiated proceedings to revoke recognition of seven Chinese government-owned or controlled test labs due to U.S. national security concerns. In May, the FCC finalized rules prohibiting Chinese labs deemed security risks from testing electronic devices like smartphones, cameras, and computers for U.S. market use. Additionally, the FCC noted that recognition of four other Chinese labs has expired since May and will not be renewed, including two that requested extensions.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr stated, "Foreign adversary governments should not own and control the labs that test the devices the FCC certifies as safe for the U.S. market."
The targeted labs include Chongqing Academy of Information and Communications, CQC Internet of Vehicles Technical Service Co, CVC Testing, TUV Rheinland-CCIC Ningbo Co, UL-CCIC, CESI (Guangzhou) Standards, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, and CCIC Southern Testing Co. These labs could not be reached for comment.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not respond immediately but previously criticized the U.S. for "over-stretching the concept of national security" and using state power to suppress Chinese companies, opposing the politicization of trade and technology issues.
The FCC previously identified ties between many of these labs and the Chinese Communist Party, including connections to Chinese state-owned enterprises or the military.
These labs have tested thousands of devices for the U.S. market in recent years. In November 2022, the FCC banned new telecommunications equipment approvals from Huawei, ZTE, Hytera Communications, Hangzhou Hikvision, and Zhejiang Dahua. In March 2025, the FCC began investigating nine Chinese companies, including Huawei, Hikvision, China Mobile, and China Telecom, for potentially evading U.S. restrictions.