Sui Cheng Limited is a company that manufactures miscellaneous refrigeration products based in Hong Kong. Sui Cheng Limited sold or offered for sale Needone brand coolers in California, from September 2022 to September 2024.

This case was the result of a complaint. CEC’s investigation process identified that Sui Cheng Limited was manufacturing and offering for sale Needone brand coolers that were not certified to the Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System (MAEDbS).

To resolve this matter, Sui Cheng Limited executed a Settlement Agreement with CEC on April 4, 2025, for $18,000.00. The penalty monies are deposited into the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount as required in Public Resources Code section 25402.11. Sui Cheng Limited has also agreed to a compliance plan to test and certify all models to MAEDbS before continuing to sell in California.