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US bans Chinese CCTV giants Hikvision, and Dahua

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has banned the import and sale of products and services from Chinese CCTV giants Dahua and Hikvision, citing an 'unacceptable risk to national security.'

“The FCC is committed to protecting our national security by ensuring that untrustworthy communications equipment is not authorized for use within our borders, and we are continuing that work here,” said Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.

“These new rules are an important part of our ongoing actions to protect the American people from national security threats involving telecommunications.”



The Report and Order applies to future authorizations of equipment identified on the Covered List published by the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau pursuant to the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019.

The new rules prohibit the authorization of equipment through the FCC’s Certification process, and makes clear that such equipment cannot be authorized under the Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity process or be imported or marketed under rules that allow exemption from an equipment authorization.

The Covered List (which lists both equipment and services) currently includes communications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies, ZTE Corporation, Hytera Communications, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, and Dahua Technology (and their subsidiaries and affiliates). The new rules implement the directive in the Secure Equipment Act of 2021, signed into law by President Biden last November, that requires the Commission to adopt such rules.

The global surveillance camera market in 2021 was valued at US$28.02 billion. Dominated primarily by Chinese companies, Hikvision and Dahua control about 60% of the total surveillance camera market. The market is expected to reach US$45.54 billion by 2027.

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