RoHS & WEEE -- Information Guide to RoHS Compliance

RoHS Product Compliance Categories

The RoHS Directive currently applies to products in Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 as per Schedule 1 of the WEEE Directive. Categories 8 and 9 of the RoHS Directive are currently exempted from compliance.

The following product categories are impacted under the RoHS Directive:

Cat 1. Large household appliances: refrigerators, washers, stoves, air conditioners

Cat 2. Small household appliances: vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, coffee makers, irons

Cat 3. Computing & communications equipment: computers, printers, copiers, phones

Cat 4. Consumer electronics: TVs, DVD players, stereos, video cameras

Cat 5. Lighting: lamps, lighting fixtures, light bulbs

Cat 6. Power tools: drills, saws, nail guns, sprayers, lathes, trimmers, blowers

Cat 7. Toys and sports equipment: videogames, electric trains, treadmills

Cat 10. Automatic dispensers: vending machines, ATM machines

The following products are currently exempted from RoHS compliance:

Category 8. Medical devices and equipment

Category 9. Control and monitoring equipment

National security use and military equipment

Large stationary industrial tools

Certain light bulbs and some batteries

Spare parts for electronic equipment in the market before July 1, 2006.