MIIT Seeks Public Comment on Interim Measures for Robot Product Identification Code Management

On November 5, the First Department of Equipment Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the Interim Measures for the Management of Robot Product Identification Codes (Draft for Comment) and is seeking public comment from November 6 to December 5, 2026. The measures propose assigning each robot a four-part unique identification code (national code, enterprise code, product code, serial number), covering the full process of registration, code assignment, application, modification, and supervision, and require enterprises to complete code assignment and upload basic product information before leaving the factory.