Do watches need to undergo ROHS testing when exported to the European Union? Yes, watches exported to the European Union require ROHS 2.0 testing. The EU ROHS has set different testing items and standards for products made of different materials. For metal based products, it is necessary to test four harmful metal elements, including cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)). For plastic products, in addition to these four harmful heavy metal elements, brominated flame retardants such as polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) need to be tested.

The EU ROHS testing program includes the following ten hazardous substances:

1. Lead and its compounds

2. Mercury and its compounds

3. Cadmium and its compounds

4. Hexavalent chromium compound

5. Polybrominated biphenyls

6. Polybrominated diphenyl ether

7. Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

8. Butyl benzyl phthalate

9. Dibutyl phthalate

10. Diisobutyl phthalate

The EU ROHS inspection process for watches generally includes the following steps:

1. The customer provides product images, BOM (Bill of Materials), and application forms.

2. The ROHS testing agency will provide a quotation based on the provided information.

3. After the customer confirms the quotation, sign the filing application form and service agreement, pay the full project fee, and prepare the test samples.

4. The customer arranged to send samples to the laboratory for testing.

5. Test passed, report completed, and ROHS test report issued.