China's MIIT Seeks Public Comment on Robot Product Identification Code Rules

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has issued a draft of the Interim Measures for the Management of Robot Product Identification Codes and opened it for public comment. The draft sets out deadlines for the identification code service platform’s handling of registration information. The platform must complete a formal review within 10 working days. Applications that pass the review will be registered in the database. If the submitted materials are incomplete or do not meet the required format, the platform must notify the applicant within five working days. The proposed rules are intended to standardize robot product identification and strengthen traceability and oversight across the growing robotics sector. The public consultation period allows industry stakeholders to submit feedback before the measures are finalized.