Chinese manufacturer Hikvision failed to lift a bar

28/2/2025 6:18

A U.S. appeals court on

Thursday rejected a bid by Hikvision to lift a 2022

bar by the Federal Communications Commission on approvals of new

video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by

the Chinese manufacturer.



Hikvision had asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

District of Columbia to require the FCC to lift an

administrative freeze that prevents Hikvision from submitting

any applications for equipment authorization, citing a 2024

ruling from the court.



Hikvision said in a court filing that the ban is "causing

enormous harm to the company" and it is losing an unspecified

amount of money.



The company did not immediately comment.



In the court filing, Hikvision said that the existing order

prevents it from seeking FCC approval even for non-connected

devices like vacuum cleaners or warehouse robots.



The FCC this month urged the court to reject the request

from Hikvision, saying the court's 2024 ruling only required the

FCC to revise its definition of critical infrastructure and did

not require it to consider specific equipment authorizations.



The court did not lift a requirement that Hikvision have an

approved compliance plan before the FCC will authorize its

telecommunications or video surveillance equipment.



A number of Chinese companies have filed lawsuits over

restrictions by U.S. government agencies, including China-based

drone maker DJI, which challenged the U.S. Defense Department

adding it to a list of companies allegedly working with

Beijing's military.