Regulatory Trends in Household Appliances 2025: a 12-18 Month Outlook
This blog was originally posted on 1st May, 2024 and was updated on 11th September, 2025. Further regulatory developments may have occurred after publication. To keep up-to-date with the latest compliance news, sign up to our newsletter.
A 12-18 month outlook for regulatory trends in household appliances
The household appliance regulatory landscape is continually evolving, catching up with ever smarter appliances and responding to a key priority on many policy agendas of more sustainable products. Global policy trends towards sustainability, circularity, and repairability are steadily increasing the requirements with which appliances must comply.
In addition, rules continue to tighten around the use and management of hazardous chemicals in appliances, evidenced by expanded RoHS obligations.
Updated rules regarding batteries used in household appliances, driven by the new EU Battery Regulation (EU 2023/1542), add another layer of complexity to a rapidly evolving regulatory environment. The figure below shows this growth has reached unprecedented levels with a 1060% increase in Regulations for Household Appliance manufacturers since 2019.
Key Areas of Concern & Hot Topics
Here’s a bird’s-eye view of key regulatory trends and issues you need to be aware of to get your product on the market and keep it there:
Sustainable Products In The Limelight
The EU’s landmark Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) is now in force, with expanded sustainability considerations for a wider variety of products, including household appliances, now a certainty.
This Regulation sets a new standard for product sustainability and is expected to have a lasting impact on the entire product design and manufacturing cycle.
The EU’s ESPR is likely to serve as a model for other regions, driving a global shift towards sustainable product design and a circular economy. The Digital Product Passport will lead the way in mandating transparency around the environmental and social impacts of products.
Top Trending Regulations
Listed below are the key regulations that will be impacting your business over the next 12-18 months:
- EU: Framework for Setting Ecodesign Requirements for Sustainable Products, Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
- EU: Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2025-2030, Communication, April 2025
- EU: Batteries and Waste Batteries, Regulation (EU) 2023/1542
- EU: Common Rules Promoting the Repair of Goods, Directive (EU) 2024/1799
- EU: Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EU, Low Voltage Electrical Equipment (LVE), Directive 2014/35/EU and Others – Proposed Amendment – (on digitalisation and common specifications) Draft Directive, May 2025
- China: Energy Saving and Environmental Protection Specification for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Standard GB 44499-2024
- China: Requirements for Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Products, Standard GB 26572-2025
- Brazil: Restriction of Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Draft Resolution, July 2025
- USA: Toxic Substances Control Act (TCSA), Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under Section 6(h), Rule, 40 CFR 751, 2021- Proposed Amendment – (on Decabromodiphenyl Ether and Phenol Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1)), Final Rule, 89 FR 91486, November 2024
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