China Market Update: Updated Textile, Footwear Products & Hardgoods Standard List 2024
Vol. 1410 | 12 Jul 2024
In the first half of 2024, the standardization administration of the People’s Republic of China released announcement No.1, No.10, No.12 and No.14 and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China released announcement No.4 to publish standards updates.
There are updated footwear, hardgoods mandatory standards, basic standards, product standards and method standards, including GB 15979—2024 “Hygienic requirements for disposable sanitary products”, GB 25038—2024 “General safety requirements for footwear”, GB 30585—2024 “Safety technical specifications for infants’ and children’s footwear”, GB/T 17592—2024 “Textiles—Determination of the banned azo colourants”, GB/T 21295—2024 “Requirements of physical and chemical performance of garments”, GB/T 22849—2024 “Knitted T-shirt”, etc., as well as new method standard for textile such as GB/T 11047.3-2024 “Textiles—Testing and evaluation for snagging resistance of fabrics—Part 3: Card roller method”, GB/T 43720-2024 “Leather and fur—Chemical test—Determination of fire retardants”, etc.
Key standards updates have been summarized as follows:
No. |
Standard Number |
Standard Name |
Standard Replaced |
Standard Implementation Date |
Textile |
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Product Standard |
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1 |
GB/T 21295-2024 |
Requirements of physical and chemical performance of garments |
GB/T 21295-2014 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
2 |
GB/T 22849-2024 |
Knitted T-shirt |
GB/T 22849-2014 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
3 |
GB/T 26378-2024 |
Woolen fabric |
GB/T 26378-2011 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
4 |
GB/T 26382-2024 |
Worsted fabric |
GB/T 26382-2011 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
Method Standard |
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1 |
GB/T 2910.9-2024 |
Textiles—Quantitative chemical analysis—Part 9: Mixtures of acetate with certain other fibres (method using benzyl alcohol) |
GB/T 2910.9-2009 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
2 |
GB/T 2910.16-2024 |
Textiles—Quantitative chemical analysis—Part 16: Mixtures of polypropylene fibres with certain other fibres (method using xylene) |
GB/T 2910.16-2009 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
3 |
GB/T 11047.3-2024 |
Textiles—Testing and evaluation for snagging resistance of fabrics—Part 3: Card roller method |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
4 |
GB/T 12705.1-2024 |
Textile—Methods of testing the down-proof property —Part 1: Rubbing test |
GB/T 12705.1-2009 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
5 |
GB/T 17592-2024 |
Textiles—Determination of the banned azo colourants |
GB/T 17592-2011 |
Apr. 1, 2025 |
6 |
GB/T 20384-2024 |
Textiles—Determination of chlorobenzenes and chlorinated toluenes |
GB/T 20384-2006 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
7 |
GB/T 21294-2024 |
Testing methods of physical and chemical performance of garments |
GB/T 21294-2014 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
8 |
GB/T 22890.1-2024 |
Leather—Determination of water resistance of flexible leather—Part 1:Repeated linear compression(penetrometer) |
GB/T 22890-2008 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
9 |
GB/T 22890.2-2024 |
Leather—Determination of water resistance of flexible leather—Part 2:Repeated angular compression(Maeser) |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
10 |
GB/T 30166-2024 |
Textiles—Determination of acrylamide compounds |
GB/T 30166-2013 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
11 |
GB/T 33285.2-2024 |
Leather and fur—Determination of alkylphenols and ethoxylated alkylphenols—Part 2: Indirect method |
GB/T 33285-2016 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
12 |
GB/T 43716-2024 |
Textiles—Test method of luminated afterglow property—Luminance meter method |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
13 |
GB/T 43720-2024 |
Leather and fur—Chemical test—Determination of fire retardants |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
14 |
GB/T 43722.1-2024 |
Leather—Determination of antimicrobial activity—Part 1: Film contact method |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
15 |
GB/T 43818.1-2024 |
Leather—Determination of abrasion resistance—Part 1: Taber method |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
16 |
GB/T 43819-2024 |
Leather—Chemical tests—Determination of pesticide residues content |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
17 |
GB/T 43820-2024 |
Textiles—Textiles containing phase change materials—Determination of the heat storage and release capacity |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
18 |
GB/T 43821-2024 |
Textiles—Determination of lead release |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
19 |
GB/T 44139.1-2024 |
Requirements for sleeping bags—Part 1: Thermal, mass and dimensional requirements for sleeping bags designed for limit temperatures of -20℃ and higher |
- |
Jan. 1, 2025 |
20 |
GB/T 44139.2-2024 |
Requirements for sleeping bags—Part 2: Raw material properties |
- |
Jan. 1, 2025 |
Footwear |
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Mandatory Standard |
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1 |
GB 25038-2024 |
General safety requirements for footwear |
GB 25038-2010, replace in part: GB 21536-2008, GB 25037-2010 |
Jun. 1, 2025 |
2 |
GB 30585-2024 |
Safety technical specifications for infants’ and children’s footwear |
GB 30585-2014 |
Jun. 1, 2025 |
Method Standard |
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1 |
QB/T 8002-2024 |
Test method for upper-sole adhesion force of whole footwear |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
Hardgoods |
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Mandatory Standard |
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1 |
GB 15979-2024 |
Hygienic requirements for disposable sanitary products |
GB 15979-2002 |
Jul. 1, 2025 |
2 |
GB 18584-2024 |
Limit of harmful substances of furniture |
GB 18584-2001, GB 28481-2012 |
Jul. 1, 2025 |
3 |
GB 28007-2024 |
Technical specifications for the safety of infants' and children's furniture |
GB 22793.1-2008, GB 28007-2011, replace in part: GB 24430.1-2009 |
Jan. 1, 2026 |
4 |
GB 28008-2024 |
Technical specification for the safety of furniture structure |
GB 22792.2-2008, replace in part: GB 26172.1-2010, GB 24820-2009, GB 24977-2010, GB 24430.1-2009, GB 28008-2011, GB 28478-2012 |
Jul. 1, 2025 |
Product Standard |
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1 |
GB/T 28478-2024 |
Outdoor furniture—General technical requirements for tables and chairs |
GB 28478-2012 |
Jan. 1, 2025 |
2 |
GB/T 43718-2024 |
Leave-on hand cleaner |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
3 |
GB/T 43813-2024 |
General graphical signs for household and similar electrical appliances |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
4 |
GB/T 43839-2024 |
Safety technical requirements for products used for companion animals (pets) |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
5 |
GB/T 44180-2024 |
General technical requirements for kitchen and sanitary ware fittings |
- |
Jan. 1, 2025 |
6 |
QB/T 2174-2024 |
Stainless steel kitchen ware |
QB/T 2174-2006 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
7 |
QB/T 2821-2024 |
Metal hanger |
QB/T 2821-2015 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
8 |
QB/T 5997-2024 |
Dry and wet applied paper towel |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
9 |
QB/T 5998-2024 |
Disposal diapers for pets |
- |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
Test Method Standard |
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1 |
QB/T 5991-2024 |
Thermal insulated containers—Test method of heat loss |
QB/T 3726-1999 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
2 |
QB/T 5992-2024 |
Thermal insulated containers—Test method of the thermal shock for glass refills |
QB/T 3727-1999 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
3 |
QB/T 5993-2024 |
Thermal insulated containers—Test method of the resistance to vertical load for glass refills |
QB/T 3724-1999 |
Oct. 1, 2024 |
Remark: Some of the above standards have not been published at present. |
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