Huawei Makes Appearance! Major News in the Power Bank Industry!

After the power bank controversy, companies represented by Huawei, Anker Innovations, and EVE Energy began planning and discussing how to promote the mobile power bank industry’s transformation from a "price war" to a "quality war."

According to information from the China Chemical and Physical Power Supply Industry Association, the association recently organized a symposium on compliance guidance and healthy development of the power bank industry in Shenzhen. This symposium received strong support from the Shenzhen Municipal Market Supervision Administration and the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology.

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The meeting gathered representatives from the Shenzhen power bank and lithium battery industry chain, including enterprises such as PISEN, Huawei, UGREEN, Baseus, Anker Innovations, TORRAS, Sunwoda, and EVE Energy. They conducted in-depth discussions on topics such as improving the quality of power bank products and perfecting the quality control system, reaching significant consensus.

At the meeting, Liu Tianpeng, Deputy Secretary-General of the Mobile Power Bank Branch of the China Chemical and Physical Power Industry Association, stated that the current domestic power bank market size is approximately 15 billion yuan (excluding the shared power bank rental market capacity). Nationwide, more than 700 companies have obtained the mobile power bank CCC certification, with about 286 certified manufacturing companies in Shenzhen alone. The industry exhibits an "ant market" distribution, with a certain degree of internal competition and malicious low-price competition.

According to information released by the State Administration for Market Regulation, as of July 25, a total of 8,756 CCC certificates for power banks have been suspended nationwide, 609 have been revoked, and there are 4,967 valid certificates.

Liu Tianpeng stated that in the future, the government will increase the frequency of market inspections, especially targeting low-quality and low-priced power bank products, enhancing regulatory efforts and imposing harsher penalties on non-compliant products and companies. In addition, the new national standards for power banks are currently being expedited for drafting. These standards will impose stricter requirements on the essential safety indicators of power bank batteries, intelligent power management and protection of power banks, and key control requirements during the production process of critical components such as battery cells. It is expected that many non-compliant small enterprises will be largely eliminated. As Shenzhen is a major production hub for power banks nationwide, the industry chain should strengthen collaborative innovation, actively invest in technological research and development, improve product quality, and prepare to meet the new national standards.

"With the national standards for mobile power supplies becoming increasingly strict and the improvement of product quality, the industry is undergoing a strategic transition from a 'price war' to a 'quality war.' This shift has profound significance for rebuilding the market trust system and promoting the sustainable development of the industry. Given consumers' rigid demand for portable energy access, the overall market capacity for mobile power supplies in China is expected to continue to rise," said Liu Tianpeng.

Previously, on July 15, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that it is openly soliciting opinions on the project of formulating and revising the "Safety Technical Specifications for Mobile Power Supplies." The mandatory national standard to be formulated this time will set stricter technical standards for mobile power supplies, including power banks.

Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Notice on Conducting a Concentrated Rectification of Power Bank Quality and Safety," instructing market regulation departments across the country to carry out a nationwide concentrated rectification of power bank quality and safety from July to September 2025. This aims to comprehensively strengthen the quality and safety supervision of power bank products, effectively safeguarding the lives and property of the people as well as public safety.

On July 11, the China Chemical and Physical Power Supply Industry Association organized a joint discussion with representatives from the mobile power bank and lithium battery industry chain. They reached a consensus on strengthening industry self-discipline to correct the development misconception of “prioritizing cost over safety” and to curb unhealthy price competition at the expense of quality. The association also called on the entire industry to jointly uphold the "Self-Discipline Initiative for the Mobile Power Bank Industry."

The "Industry Self-Discipline Initiative for Power Banks" proposes the following: First, adhere firmly to the safety baseline and build a solid foundation of quality. Strictly implement the national CCC certification regulations, establish a comprehensive quality monitoring system covering the entire production process, ensure full-process consistency checks of key parameters such as battery cells, strictly follow on-site production sampling inspection requirements, guarantee that mass-produced products are completely consistent with inspection samples, and thoroughly eliminate false compliance behaviors such as "certifying one set while producing another."

Second, it is necessary to improve the quality control system and strictly manage the supply chain. Establish a fully digital traceability mechanism for key components such as battery cells and protection boards, strengthen incoming material quality inspection, collaborate with qualified and compliant enterprises to dismantle defective products, and ensure that defective battery cells do not re-enter the market.

Thirdly, strengthen technological innovation to enhance intrinsic safety. Increase investment in safety technology research and development to improve the intrinsic safety of battery cell products and enhance the protective design of electronic circuits in power banks. Utilize advanced detection technologies to identify potential defects and hazards in the battery production process, eliminating risks of internal short circuits caused by foreign objects at the microscopic level during cell manufacturing.

We must work together to build an industry ecosystem and resist malicious competition. Refuse to purchase inferior battery cells, and do not rely solely on unit price as the core criterion for battery cell procurement. Choose battery cells that have been certified by CCC.

5. Enhance communication with users and fulfill social responsibilities. Establish a consumer communication mechanism: proactively disclose defective models, involved batches, and risk principles of recalled products; open a "dedicated recycling channel" to prevent consumers from retaining risky products due to refusal of courier delivery; strengthen publicity through public media to guide the public to purchase power banks with CCC certification marks.

It is understood that this symposium focused on introducing the "Mobile Power Industry Self-Regulation Initiative." The participating company representatives unanimously expressed their intention to actively respond to the initiative's call, driven by technological innovation and anchored in quality and safety, to strictly adhere to the new CCC certification regulations and regulate market behavior.