Temu EU now requiring battery-powered products to use accredited labs only – is this legit?

Small note: the approved labs list includes both EU-based notified bodies and some Chinese labs that are accredited. It’s not just expensive European labs. I found one on the list that did my re-testing for €280, which wasn’t too bad. Still annoying to have to redo something I already paid for, but not the end of the world.
My advice: don’t wait. Check your products now, see if any certs are from non-approved labs. Start the re-testing process before they flag you. The downtime sucks.

I went through this last month. Here’s what I learned:
The approved lab list is in the seller center under Compliance Center → Accredited Labs. It’s not a huge list – maybe 15-20 labs across Europe and China.
For already listed products, they don’t automatically flag everything. They seem to be targeting categories with higher safety risks first. Batteries, chargers, anything with lithium-ion, those got flagged immediately.
The 3-month grace period SellerA mentioned is real, but it’s not automatic. They’ll email you and give you a deadline. If you miss it, listing gets taken down.
Cost-wise, expect to pay €300–600 per product for re-testing, depending on which tests you need.
It’s a pain, but honestly, if you’re selling in the EU long-term, you should be using accredited labs anyway. The cheap certs are risky – I’ve seen sellers get flagged on Amazon years later.

If you’re already selling on Amazon EU, you’re probably already using one of the accredited labs anyway. Amazon has had similar requirements for years – they don’t accept random cheap certificates anymore either.
The annoying part is Temu’s lab list is slightly different from Amazon’s. So if you have a cert that worked for Amazon, it might not be on Temu’s approved list. Definitely worth checking before you assume it’s fine.

Confirmed. I had a product that was already selling with a certificate from a lab that wasn’t on their list. They flagged it last month. Had to redo the testing with an approved lab. Cost about €400 more than the original cert, plus two weeks of downtime while the listing was frozen.
The new policy applies to:
EMC (electromagnetic compatibility)
LVD (low voltage directive)
RoHS (restricted substances)
RED (radio equipment)
Battery safety (IEC 62133 / UL 2054)
Basically anything with a battery or that plugs in is affected.

Yeah this is real. From what I’ve gathered, going forward all certifications (EMC, LVD, RoHS, RED, etc.) need to be issued by labs on Temu’s approved list.
There is a temporary grace period though. For some products, the platform will send samples for testing on their own. If it passes, you get a 3-month exemption window to get proper certification from an accredited lab. After that, you need to upload the new certificate or the listing gets pulled.
So it’s not an immediate shutdown, but you’re on a clock.