Why was the electric bicycle M60 stopped at the UK border?

The bike that never entered the market

The M60 is an electric bicycle built by Shenzhen Xincheng Times Technology Co., Ltd. It ships with a wall plug and a charging unit marked JiYiN or JY-546200. Two carton codes appear on the packaging: SKU JQKJ-DE-M60-25Q3-GY and RVJQKJ-260320-0013-75. The country of origin is China.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards published the safety report on 11 August 2026. The alert type is a product safety report. The risk level is marked serious. The measure taken is import rejected at border. The notification number is 2608-0018. Local Authority Trading Standards made the notification.

What the report actually says

The electric motorbike and its components have not been assessed using relevant UK conformity assessment procedures. There is no valid technical documentation for the product and no evidence of production control. The charger is supplied with a 2-pin plug that does not meet the requirements of BS 1363. Improvements are also required to the product's instructions and markings. Warnings need work too. The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 or the Plugs and Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994. Fire risk is mentioned in the summary. The report makes clear that both the machinery safety rules and the plug safety rules must be satisfied before any product can be sold in Great Britain. Without a proper technical file and a compliant plug, the shipment cannot be released.

Why the plug shape matters

BS 1363 is the British standard for three-pin mains plugs. A two-pin plug cannot be inserted into a UK socket without an adapter. Adapters that lack a fuse or proper earth connection can overheat. The report does not say a fire has happened. It says the charger plug does not meet the standard. That alone makes the product non-compliant. The regulations cited cover both the machinery safety and the plug safety. Both must be satisfied before a product can be sold.

What "import rejected at border" means for buyers

The shipment was stopped at the border. No units from this consignment entered UK retail channels. If you already own an M60 bought earlier from a different batch, the report does not address it. The notice covers only the specific import identified by the two SKU codes. How many units were in the rejected consignment is not stated. Whether the manufacturer has fixed the documentation or the plug for later shipments is not stated. The report is a record of a single border decision on 11 August 2026.