Taiwan - Annoucement on Amended "Restrictions on the Manufacture, Import and Sale of Dry Cell Batteries"

​Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment has revised the Restrictions on the Manufacture, Import, and Sale of Dry Cell Batteries under the Waste Disposal Act. The update introduces stricter controls on mercury content, reducing the limit for button cell batteries to 1 ppm or below in line with the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

The amendments affect selected provisions of the regulatory announcement, as well as Appendix 1 of Item 2. Most of the revised requirements will take effect on July 1, 2026, while Items 6 and 8 of the announcement became effective immediately.​