Rare Earth Element Testing Service for Magnets

QIMA’s Rare Earth Testing Services for Magnets

At QIMA, we provide a specialized Rare Earth Element Testing Service to help brands and suppliers in the electrical & electronics, toys, and hardlines industries meet the stringent export control requirements. Our advanced testing method detects trace amounts of restricted rare earth elements—samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium—in magnets, ensuring your products meet regulatory requirements.

What Are Rare Earth Metals?

Rare earth metals are a group of 17 metallic elements critical to modern technologies. Found in the earth’s crust, they are more abundant than copper or lead but are considered “rare” due to their scattered distribution and the complex processes required to extract and purify them.

These elements are vital for:

• Powerful magnets in smartphones, hard drives, electric vehicles, and MRI scanners

• Converting electricity to light in LED displays

• Radar systems, satellite communications, and defense applications

Despite their abundance, the challenge of finding concentrated deposits and achieving high purity makes compliance testing essential.

How QIMA Can Help

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and Bills of Materials (BOM) may not fully confirm the absence of restricted elements introduced during mining or manufacturing. Our advanced testing bridges this gap, offering:

• Analysis of the seven restricted rare earth metals (samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, yttrium)

• Advanced testing for rare earth metal detection

• Support for export control regulations

Get Started Today

Ensure your magnet-containing products meet regulatory requirements with QIMA’s Rare Earth Element Testing Service. Contact us to learn more or to schedule your testing.