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USB-C charging on phones and small devices: an EU rule that has applied since 28 Dec 2024, 677 days. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.

In forceEU rule

USB-C charging on phones and small devices

EU rule in force

Day 677.

days since the rule came in

Applies toEveryone in the EU. This is a rule, not a block.

Clock started28 Dec 2024. From 28 Dec 2024, new phones, tablets, cameras, headphones, handheld game consoles, portable speakers, e-readers, keyboards, mice, portable navigation devices and earbuds sold in the EU that charge by cable must have a USB-C port. Laptops followed on 28 Apr 2026.

Next milestoneDay 700 on 28 Nov 2026

Last checked5 Nov 2026 · 2 sources

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The rule

The ruleCommon Charger Directive (EU) 2022/2380, which amends the Radio Equipment Directive.

About this timer

Sources
  1. European Commission: EU common charger rules (28 Dec 2024)
  2. Directive (EU) 2022/2380, Article 2
Start date28 Dec 2024. From 28 Dec 2024, new phones, tablets, cameras, headphones, handheld game consoles, portable speakers, e-readers, keyboards, mice, portable navigation devices and earbuds sold in the EU that charge by cable must have a USB-C port. Laptops followed on 28 Apr 2026.
Stops whenStops only if the rule is repealed or changed.
Last checked5 Nov 2026
Wording"Europe" means the UK is left out too. "The EU" means the company's exclusion does not name the UK; other countries left out are named above.
MistakesFixed in public on the corrections page.

How we checked this

StatusVerified: every key fact checked against the company or the EU itself. Trust score 100/100 (how it works).
Proof
Backed by2 first-hand sources (the company or the EU), from 1 publisher: EU.
Watching for changeOfficial pages are checked on each check run, which are started by hand, not on a schedule. Pages that block scripts are read by hand when we research that timer. If the proof above disappears, the next run flags the timer and we research it that day.
Change log
  • 5 Nov 2026 Scope narrowed to the directive's wording: handheld consoles, portable speakers, wired charging only.
  • 5 Nov 2026 New timer, the phones companion to usb-c-laptops. Date from the Commission page and Article 2 of the directive.

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