Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset obtains China quality certification ahead of official domestic release

Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset appears to have been granted a key product certificate in mainland China, where the US technology giant is expected to release the device within this year after its US launch in February.

A search on the website of product standards body China Quality Certification Centre (CQCC) showed that an Apple “wearable computer” had obtained from the Beijing-based agency on Monday a China Compulsory Certificate – a quality and safety accreditation required for all products sold in the country.

The unnamed Apple device, believed to be the Vision Pro, was shown in the search as made by Luxcase Precision Technology – a unit of Chinese electronics contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry – in Kunshan, a city in eastern Jiangsu province.

The CQCC certification lends credence to Apple chief executive Tim Cook’s assurance that the Vision Pro, with prices starting at US$3,499, will be released this year on the mainland, according to his interview in March with state-run broadcaster China Central Television.