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UK and EU alerts for China-made products: monthly data

In the last 12 calendar months, 591 of 843 UK alerts (70.1%) were for products made in China.

Coverage: 2025-11 – 2026-10 · Data generated:

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

Unknown origin: 112 of 843 alerts (13.3%). Hong Kong: 4.

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EU Safety Gate alerts for China-made products

In the last 12 calendar months, 2070 of 3492 EU Safety Gate consumer alerts (59.3%) were for products made in China.

Coverage: 2025-11 – 2026-10 · Extracted: · Latest report: 2026-10-16

Unknown origin: 293 of 3492 alerts (8.4%). Hong Kong: 43, reported separately.

The current month is partial. Safety Gate covers participating EU and EEA countries. Alerts include recalls and other measures; they are not a recall rate or a representative sample of imports.

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China-origin alerts by category

  • Toys: 624
  • Electrical appliances and equipment: 529
  • Childcare articles and children's equipment: 93
  • Cosmetics: 89
  • Lighting chains: 88

China-origin hazards

  • Chemical: 530
  • Electric shock: 420
  • Choking / asphyxiation: 412
  • Fire: 296
  • Other / unclassified: 280

EU monthly archive

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Method and limitations

We fetch the English weekly XML reports for the last 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. Dates are report publication dates, not measure dates. Cases are deduplicated by case number: the latest report wins, with addenda taking priority on the same date. Revised cases are assigned to that latest report month. Explicit withdrawals in report addenda are excluded, including cases no longer present in the report body. Explicit Professional or Non-consumer types are excluded; missing or other type values are retained. Origin uses countryOfOrigin, never notifyingCountry. China, PRC and People’s Republic of China are normalised to China; Hong Kong stays separate; missing and unknown origins remain unknown. Denominators include all origins. Hazards use the existing deterministic keyword classifier on the danger text only, masking the verb phrases “lead to”, “leads to” and “leading to” so they are not counted as lead metal. Other means no mapped hazard was identified; source risk types remain in the CSV. Multiple hazards and risk types can apply to a case, so their totals may exceed alert counts. Legal and standard names are extracted only where named. Category wording is retained from Safety Gate, with a separate mapping to UK guide categories for factory checks. No judgement is made about a brand or seller. Source alerts can be revised or withdrawn; this extract is not a live safety clearance.

Explicit non-consumer cases excluded in this period: 161.

Withdrawn cases identified in report addenda in this period: 6 (excluded; a withdrawn case may already be absent from the XML body).

Safety Gate XML · data.europa.eu · CC0 · 2011/833/EU

CCB normalises origins, deduplicates cases, classifies hazards and aggregates counts. No Commission endorsement is implied. The Commission is not liable for consequences of reuse.

Source: European Commission, Safety Gate, English XML (en), extracted 2026-10-19. XML distribution: CC0. Cambridge China Bridge analysis.

By category

CategoryChina-origin alertsTop hazard
Electrical appliances and equipment144Fire
Toys124Choking / asphyxiation
Hobby and sports equipment81Fire
Machinery47Fire
Childcare articles and children's equipment46Injuries / cuts
Lighting products41Fire
Household and decorative articles26Choking / asphyxiation
Hand tools16Injuries / cuts
Furniture11Fire
Kitchen and cooking accessories10Chemical
Communication and media equipment9Electric shock
Personal protective equipment (PPE)9Injuries / cuts
Jewellery7Chemical
Clothing, textiles and fashion6Chemical
Cosmetics5Chemical
Chemical products2Chemical
Motor vehicles2Fire
Other2Chemical
Construction products1Injuries / cuts
Outdoor leisure products1Chemical
Fireworks and pyrotechnic articles1Fire

Hazards identified

  • Chemical: 233
  • Fire: 226
  • Injuries / cuts: 124
  • Choking / asphyxiation: 104
  • Electric shock: 99
  • Burns: 19
  • Suffocation: 17
  • Entrapment: 14
  • Strangulation: 13
  • Microbiological: 5
  • Other / unclassified: 5

Most-cited regulations

  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 193
  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 130
  • Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011: 126
  • Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008: 96
  • Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: 57
  • Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: 42
  • Plugs & Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994: 31
  • Plugs and Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994: 23
  • Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994: 14
  • REACH Regulations 2008: 9

Monthly archive

What most often fails: Electrical appliances and equipment

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 312

  • Fire: 215
  • Electric shock: 129
  • Chemical: 111

Most-cited regulations

  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 272
  • Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: 92
  • Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: 43

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for product-specific flammability or overheating test evidence from a competent laboratory.
  2. Confirm the specified battery, charger and thermal protection components where applicable.
  3. Ask how component substitutions and production heat-test results are recorded.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

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What most often fails: Toys

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 211

  • Choking / asphyxiation: 127
  • Chemical: 68
  • Injuries / cuts: 41

Most-cited regulations

  • Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011: 199
  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 5
  • REACH Regulations 2008: 4

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for age-appropriate small-parts and airway obstruction testing where relevant.
  2. Review detachable parts and mouth-contact features on a finished sample.
  3. Ask for batch records of attachment-strength and small-parts checks.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

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What most often fails: Hobby and sports equipment

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 113

  • Fire: 66
  • Chemical: 40
  • Injuries / cuts: 29

Most-cited regulations

  • Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008: 68
  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 31
  • Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: 10

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for product-specific flammability or overheating test evidence from a competent laboratory.
  2. Confirm the specified battery, charger and thermal protection components where applicable.
  3. Ask how component substitutions and production heat-test results are recorded.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Machinery

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 102

  • Fire: 55
  • Electric shock: 36
  • Chemical: 30

Most-cited regulations

  • Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008: 88
  • Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: 17
  • Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: 13

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for product-specific flammability or overheating test evidence from a competent laboratory.
  2. Confirm the specified battery, charger and thermal protection components where applicable.
  3. Ask how component substitutions and production heat-test results are recorded.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Childcare articles and children's equipment

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 81

  • Injuries / cuts: 35
  • Choking / asphyxiation: 34
  • Chemical: 21

Most-cited regulations

  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 68
  • Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011: 9
  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 1

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for relevant mechanical strength, stability and sharp-edge test reports.
  2. Check edges, fasteners and moving parts on the finished sample.
  3. Ask for records showing how mechanical defects are checked and corrected by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Lighting products

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 52

  • Fire: 27
  • Electric shock: 23
  • Chemical: 16

Most-cited regulations

  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 46
  • Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: 10
  • Plugs & Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994: 5

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for product-specific flammability or overheating test evidence from a competent laboratory.
  2. Confirm the specified battery, charger and thermal protection components where applicable.
  3. Ask how component substitutions and production heat-test results are recorded.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Household and decorative articles

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 35

  • Choking / asphyxiation: 20
  • Chemical: 13
  • Injuries / cuts: 4

Most-cited regulations

  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 34
  • Food Imitations (Safety) Regulations 1989: 3
  • General Product Safety Regulation 2005: 1

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for age-appropriate small-parts and airway obstruction testing where relevant.
  2. Review detachable parts and mouth-contact features on a finished sample.
  3. Ask for batch records of attachment-strength and small-parts checks.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Hand tools

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 24

  • Injuries / cuts: 23
  • Entrapment: 3
  • Chemical: 2

Most-cited regulations

  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 17
  • Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008: 6
  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 2

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for relevant mechanical strength, stability and sharp-edge test reports.
  2. Check edges, fasteners and moving parts on the finished sample.
  3. Ask for records showing how mechanical defects are checked and corrected by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Other

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 22

  • Injuries / cuts: 18
  • Fire: 3
  • Chemical: 2

Most-cited regulations

  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 20
  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 1
  • Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994: 1

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for relevant mechanical strength, stability and sharp-edge test reports.
  2. Check edges, fasteners and moving parts on the finished sample.
  3. Ask for records showing how mechanical defects are checked and corrected by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Kitchen and cooking accessories

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 20

  • Chemical: 8
  • Fire: 8
  • Burns: 6

Most-cited regulations

  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 12
  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 7
  • Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: 3

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for laboratory testing for restricted substances relevant to the materials and intended market.
  2. Match the report model, material colours and component list to the order.
  3. Ask how raw-material declarations and supplier changes are traced by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Personal protective equipment (PPE)

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 20

  • Injuries / cuts: 16
  • Chemical: 5
  • Other / unclassified: 4

Most-cited regulations

  • Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment: 9
  • Regulation 2016/425: 6
  • Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018: 5

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for relevant mechanical strength, stability and sharp-edge test reports.
  2. Check edges, fasteners and moving parts on the finished sample.
  3. Ask for records showing how mechanical defects are checked and corrected by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Clothing, textiles and fashion

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 15

  • Chemical: 7
  • Injuries / cuts: 4
  • Choking / asphyxiation: 3

Most-cited regulations

  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 9
  • REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008: 3
  • REACH Regulations 2008: 3

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for laboratory testing for restricted substances relevant to the materials and intended market.
  2. Match the report model, material colours and component list to the order.
  3. Ask how raw-material declarations and supplier changes are traced by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Furniture

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 14

  • Fire: 11
  • Injuries / cuts: 3
  • Chemical: 2

Most-cited regulations

  • Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988: 6
  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 5
  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 3

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for product-specific flammability or overheating test evidence from a competent laboratory.
  2. Confirm the specified battery, charger and thermal protection components where applicable.
  3. Ask how component substitutions and production heat-test results are recorded.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Jewellery

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 13

  • Chemical: 12
  • Choking / asphyxiation: 1
  • Injuries / cuts: 1

Most-cited regulations

  • REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008: 6
  • REACH Regulations 2008: 5
  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 1

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for laboratory testing for restricted substances relevant to the materials and intended market.
  2. Match the report model, material colours and component list to the order.
  3. Ask how raw-material declarations and supplier changes are traced by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Cosmetics

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 11

  • Chemical: 8
  • Electric shock: 2
  • Fire: 2

Most-cited regulations

  • Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: 7
  • Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013: 5
  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 4

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for laboratory testing for restricted substances relevant to the materials and intended market.
  2. Match the report model, material colours and component list to the order.
  3. Ask how raw-material declarations and supplier changes are traced by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Communication and media equipment

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 10

  • Electric shock: 5
  • Fire: 5
  • Chemical: 3

Most-cited regulations

  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 7
  • Plugs & Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994: 3
  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 2

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for an accredited laboratory test report to the relevant product standard, such as BS EN 60335 where applicable.
  2. Check plug, fuse and cable markings against the approved pre-shipment sample.
  3. Ask the factory to identify insulation, earthing and access-to-live-parts checks for this model.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Motor vehicles

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 9

  • Fire: 7
  • Injuries / cuts: 1
  • Other / unclassified: 1

Most-cited regulations

  • Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008: 7
  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 2
  • Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: 1

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for product-specific flammability or overheating test evidence from a competent laboratory.
  2. Confirm the specified battery, charger and thermal protection components where applicable.
  3. Ask how component substitutions and production heat-test results are recorded.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Adaptors, plugs and sockets

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 2

  • Burns: 1
  • Electric shock: 1
  • Fire: 1

Most-cited regulations

  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 1
  • Plugs and Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994: 1
  • Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: 1

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for accessible surface temperature and hot-liquid test evidence relevant to the intended use.
  2. Review guards, handles and warnings on the finished sample.
  3. Confirm how the factory checks temperature controls and safety cut-outs where fitted.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

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What most often fails: Chemical products

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 2

  • Chemical: 2

Most-cited regulations

  • Classification, Labelling, and Packaging of Chemicals Regulations 2015: 1
  • REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008: 1

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for laboratory testing for restricted substances relevant to the materials and intended market.
  2. Match the report model, material colours and component list to the order.
  3. Ask how raw-material declarations and supplier changes are traced by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Stationery

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 2

  • Chemical: 1
  • Electric shock: 1
  • Fire: 1

Most-cited regulations

  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005: 1
  • Toy (Safety) Regulations 2011: 1

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for laboratory testing for restricted substances relevant to the materials and intended market.
  2. Match the report model, material colours and component list to the order.
  3. Ask how raw-material declarations and supplier changes are traced by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Construction products

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 1

  • Injuries / cuts: 1

Most-cited regulations

No named regulation extracted.

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for relevant mechanical strength, stability and sharp-edge test reports.
  2. Check edges, fasteners and moving parts on the finished sample.
  3. Ask for records showing how mechanical defects are checked and corrected by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Outdoor leisure products

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 1

  • Chemical: 1
  • Electric shock: 1
  • Fire: 1

Most-cited regulations

  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 1
  • Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: 1

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for laboratory testing for restricted substances relevant to the materials and intended market.
  2. Match the report model, material colours and component list to the order.
  3. Ask how raw-material declarations and supplier changes are traced by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Equipment for explosive atmospheres

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 1

  • Fire: 1

Most-cited regulations

  • Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016: 1

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for product-specific flammability or overheating test evidence from a competent laboratory.
  2. Confirm the specified battery, charger and thermal protection components where applicable.
  3. Ask how component substitutions and production heat-test results are recorded.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Fireworks and pyrotechnic articles

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 1

  • Fire: 1
  • Injuries / cuts: 1

Most-cited regulations

No named regulation extracted.

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for product-specific flammability or overheating test evidence from a competent laboratory.
  2. Confirm the specified battery, charger and thermal protection components where applicable.
  3. Ask how component substitutions and production heat-test results are recorded.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Pressure equipment and vessels

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 1

  • Other / unclassified: 1

Most-cited regulations

  • Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 1

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask the factory to identify the applicable product safety requirements and supporting tests.
  2. Compare the final sample, labels and instructions with the agreed specification.
  3. Ask for batch traceability and documented review of any safety-related design changes.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

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What most often fails: Recreational craft

UK · OPSS · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 1

  • Injuries / cuts: 1

Most-cited regulations

  • Recreational Craft Regulations 2017: 1

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for relevant mechanical strength, stability and sharp-edge test reports.
  2. Check edges, fasteners and moving parts on the finished sample.
  3. Ask for records showing how mechanical defects are checked and corrected by batch.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

All recall data

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OPSS, GOV.UK product safety alerts)

Method and limitations

Source: OPSS product safety alerts on GOV.UK. We use the alert date in the source metadata, not the publication or import date. Origin is read from the Country of Origin field; China, PRC and People’s Republic of China are normalised to China. Hong Kong stays separate. Missing or explicitly unknown origin is classified as unknown. Denominators include all origins. Hazards are deterministic keyword classifications of the Hazard section; one alert can have multiple hazards, so hazard totals can exceed alert counts. Chemical substances are recorded where named. Regulation names are extracted from the source wording; missing names are not inferred. These alerts are not a representative sample of imports and do not establish a failure rate or relative product safety.

Source alerts with no alert date, excluded from monthly counts: 3.

GOV.UK / OPSS

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Related data: Monthly UK–China trade data notes

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