A few other people on the EEVBlog forums in October 02025 getting blocked by #JLCPCB “due to the compliance review failure”. Two of them report being able to switch to new (presumably Chinese) manufacturers with no problems. Also, one mentions #Aisler, and that Würth/WEDirekt offers #PCBA, but is expensive at prototype quantities. People in Greece, Slovakia, Ecuador, Serbia, Australia, etc., are reporting this problem, and even the USA.
JLC says: “This adjustment was made to meet stricter compliance requirements and global trade compliance criteria, which involved reviewing and closing accounts with a history of risky IP addresses and risky activities. We sincerely apologize for the confusion and concern this has caused, and we are truly sorry for the inconvenience you have experienced.”
ZaphodBeeblebrox says that #Eurocircuits does indeed offer PCBA: “Bare board prices are high compared to Chinese manufacturers, but assembly costs are quite fine in my opinion.”
“JLC-Blacklist” (“a small business in the USA”)said on Oct. 22, “My JLC account rep emailed me this morning. I have to fill out paperwork and they may reopen my account. I haven't had a chance to look at it closely yet. I’ll check it out later at the office to see what info they want.” Earlier, on Oct. 17, they’d said, “This is a major disruption for our business that’s used jlcpcb for over five years. (...) we’ve probably spent a quarter million USD there.”
JLC-Blacklist clarified: “JLC wanted me to confirm that I do screen customers using OFAC and DPL lists. They also wanted me to confirm the PCBs will not be used in any military or space applications. That we are not part of the government. If we are owned by a parent company, who are they. That I will not export PCBs to countries outlined (N Korea, Sudan, Russia, etc). (...) I was never out of compliance for anything they asked about, so I should be in good shape to get enabled to use JLC again.”
Spirit532 and fbrozovic reported the same experience, and later (Oct. 31) Spirit532 said they’d been unblocked except for PCBA, but then later still (Nov. 5) reported that they still weren’t allowed to order PCBs.
JLC-Blacklist reported on Nov. 8 that they were “still in limbo”, and then, on Nov. 19, that they could place PCB orders again (but not PCBA). Then, on Nov. 20: “I fessed up about doing JLC ordering work while on vacation (seemed harmless). I provided the travel itinerary showing it was me on holiday which I assume matched their logs and now my JLC account has been completely restored including PCBA. / Whatever starlink IP I used was on a naughty list or had geolocation to a naughty country. So be careful about IP as they are definitely monitoring them.”
Spirit532 reported on Dec. 30, “There goes that. 30 some emails later, they finally fully refused to let me do PCBA. An absurd and arbitrary restriction, since I can order everything else.”
on 02026-09-03#Video by #Eurocircuits about #manufacturing 4-layer PCBs. They do PCB manufacturing, specialized in small prototype runs, but I don’t think they do PCBA like Aisler, JLC, or PCBWay. They do “order pooling” like JLC: they put multiple customers’ designs into a single panel. #toread #electronics #hardware
on 02026-09-03