![]() As stated above, when Eneloops with an E at the end of the code is purchased in Europe or Russia from authorized resellers, they will be sourced from Japan. Independent tests suggest that Eneloops produced in China are inferior to Eneloops produced in Japan. * Note that the BK-3MCC E code is the same in different regions, even though one is sourced from China, and the other is from Japan. There are NO Eneloop PRO batteries produced in China as of 2017, so all PRO Eneloops are made in Japan. ![]() Since 2015 all Japan-made standard Eneloops have a claimed 70% charge after 10 years.Īt the same time, from 2015, Chinese-made standard cells have a 70% after 5 years. On each battery, the country or production is printed. On the back of each package, it shows if they are made in China or Japan. When you live in the US and you buy from an authorized seller you wouldn`t get any Chinese cells.īut when you live in Australia you can only buy Japanese cells when they are imported from other markets, and not through the authorized Panasonic dealers. If you are living in one of the above-mentioned markets, you can see where your Panasonic Eneloop batteries are sourced from. I will take the AA versions as an example.īK-3MCC (produced in Japan)= no additional letter, Japan market onlyīK-3MCC A (produced in Japan) = North American market and ChinaīK-3MCC E (produced in Japan)= European market/ Russian marketīK-3MCC E* (produced in China)= South American market, Southeast Asian market, Australian market/New Zealand market.īK-3MCC W* (produced in China/Japan)=For selling in bulk, and used in some consumer electronics like Logitech mice. ![]() When you look closely at the overview page, you can see that in 2013 Panasonic started coding its batteries differently specifying the market region. ![]()
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