For an RFID deployment in mainland China, keep three checks separate: the communication standard, the radio requirements and the approval evidence for the exact equipment. Then check the intended installation and use. A protocol name or a selectable country setting resolves only part of that review.
This guide summarizes primary records checked on September 20, 2026. It is a procurement and verification aid for the 900 MHz RFID subject, not a complete treatment of every RFID band or application. Other jurisdictions, including Hong Kong and Macao, require their own applicable records.
Start with the current MIIT rule
MIIT document 工信部无〔2024年〕76号, 《900MHz频段射频识别（RFID）设备无线电管理规定》, took effect on November 1, 2024. English paraphrase: Radio administration provisions for RFID equipment in the 900 MHz band. It covers 920–925 MHz RFID transmitting equipment.
The rule requires equipment produced or imported for domestic sale/use to meet the technical requirements and obtain type approval. Setting up and using equipment in this band does not require a radio-station license. Harmful interference requires stopping operation until it is eliminated. Installation within 33 metres, measured as the shortest horizontal distance from a railway track centerline, requires the stated railway authority’s consent.
The rule replaced the 2007 trial provisions. New 840–845 MHz type-approval applications ceased under the rule; equipment already approved for that band may continue to be sold and used until retirement. These are English paraphrases; use the Chinese legal text and responsible authority for an actual approval decision.
Read the attachment with the equipment configuration
The attached 《900MHz频段射频识别（RFID）无线电发射设备技术要求》 contains the radio limits. English paraphrase: Technical requirements for 900 MHz RFID transmitting equipment. Among its requirements are a maximum occupied bandwidth of 250 kHz, specified channel centers and frequency hopping with a maximum two-second dwell per hopping channel.
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| Frequency range | Limit, e.r.p. |
|---|---|
| 920–920.5 MHz | 100 mW |
| 920.5–924.5 MHz | 2 W |
| 924.5–925 MHz | 100 mW |
This is a selected summary, not the complete test specification. The attachment also defines frequency tolerance, adjacent-channel leakage and spurious-emission requirements. Keep its e.r.p. convention explicit; a reader’s conducted-output setting is a different quantity.
Ask the supplier to identify the approved antenna and configuration limits for the exact equipment. Retain the manual and configuration evidence with the purchase. Have the responsible technical reviewer resolve how the reader, cable, antenna and settings satisfy the applicable requirements.
Check standards by number, revision and status
The official SAMR record for GB/T 29768-2013 lists 信息技术 射频识别 800/900MHz空中接口协议 and the English title Information technology – Radio frequency identification – Air interface protocol at 800/900 MHz. The record showed 现行, meaning current, when checked for this guide. Its publication date is September 18, 2013 and implementation date May 1, 2014.
The presence of “800/900 MHz” in a standard’s title should lead to a standards-scope check alongside the newer radio rule. A standard record and a radio authorization answer different questions. Record which standard the customer or application requires, which exact revision the equipment implements and how interoperability will be demonstrated.
For another cited standard, search the official registry by its full identifier. Distinguish a published standard from a revision plan, draft or consultation. Preserve the official title, status, implementation date and any replacement relationship so a later reviewer can reproduce the lookup.
Match approval evidence to what will be delivered
Request the equipment’s type-approval certificate, approval identifier, exact model, applicant/manufacturer, validity information and technical conditions. Use the MIIT administrative-results lookup and the relevant official process to check the record. Interactive searches may require manual input; keep the lookup result and date with the evidence.
Add installation facts to the review: site location, proximity to railways, antennas, configured channels and responsible operator. Assign unresolved regulatory or configuration questions to the supplier and qualified local reviewer. The outcome should name the approved equipment and conditions, not simply say “China compatible.”
Retain a dated verification packet
Keep the quote, certificate, official lookup, Chinese rule and attachment, standard records, manuals and approved configuration together. Record which evidence was verified and which question remains open. Recheck after changing model, antenna, firmware, site or use, and before a new import or rollout when requirements may have changed.
Use the editable record below to organize that work. It intentionally leaves room for application-specific requirements and the responsible reviewer’s decision; this selected guide cannot establish the completeness of a particular product’s compliance obligations.
Keep a working record
Download the editable working record (plain text). It includes purpose, instructions, evidence fields and this guide's source links. Save a separate copy for each evaluation and record unresolved issues with their owner.
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Researched and updated September 20, 2026. Recheck source documents when equipment, software or applicable requirements change.