China: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology closes consultation on national standard on unique product identification code for civil unmanned aircraft including design requirement

On 5 November 2025, the Department of Science and Technology under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology closes the public consultation on the mandatory national standard establishing the unique product identification code for civil unmanned aircraft. The national standard sets design obligations requiring integration of the identity code into non-volatile storage, durable physical marking on the body and packaging, access control to prevent modification, and reporting or broadcast capability. It further specifies that identity display must be supported through ground control software to facilitate compliance verification. The national standard also includes lifecycle identification requirements, performance testing for marking durability, functional verification of broadcast and reporting mechanisms, and integrity protection for stored identity data to ensure conformity with national operational supervision specifications.