Federal regulator to ban all Chinese labs from vetting US-bound devices over national security concerns – major supply chain shakeup will affect 75 percent of devices sold in the US

Electronic circuit boards moving along a conveyor system in a manufacturing facility for assembly and quality control.

• FCC votes to ban Chinese and Hong Kong testing labs
• 75% of US-bound devices are tested in China
• The ban could seriously shake up the US electronics supply chain

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted in favor of banning Chinese labs from certifying devices bound for the US.