China Market Update: Updated Textile, Footwear Products & Hardgoods Standard List 2023
Vol. 1357 | 30 May 2023
Recently, the standardization administration of the People’s Republic of China released announcement No.1 & No. 2 of 2023, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China released announcement No. 7 of 2023 to publish standards updates.
There are updated textile, footwear products standards and method standards, including GB/T 8878—2023 “Knitted underwear,” QB/T 1193-2023 “Down & Feather quilt,” GB/T 21655.1—2023 “Textiles – Evaluation of absorption and quick-drying – Part 1: Method for combination tests,” QB/T 2925-2023 “Fur – Test methods for color fastness to light,” QB/T 1653-2023 “PVC plastic sandals and slippers,” etc., as well as new standards for hardgoods such as GB/T 42806-2023 “Juvenile products – General requirements for tableware and feeding utensils,” QB/T 5866-2023 “Bed Rail for infant,” QB/T 5868-2023 “Test methods for stability, strength, and durability of child seats,” etc.
Key standards updates have been summarized as follows:
| No. | Standard Number | Standard Name | Standard Replaced | Standard Implementation Date |
Textile | ||||
Product Standard | ||||
1 | GB/T 8878-2023 | Knitted underwear | GB/T 8878-2014 | Dec. 1, 2023 |
2 | QB/T 1193-2023 | Down & Feather quilt | QB/T 1193-2012 | Nov. 1, 2023 |
3 | QB/T 1194-2023 | Down & Feather mattress | QB/T 1194-2012 | Nov. 1, 2023 |
4 | QB/T 1195-2023 | Down & Feather sleeping bag | QB/T 1195-2012 | Nov. 1, 2023 |
5 | QB/T 1196-2023 | Down & Feather pillow | QB/T 1196-2012 | Nov. 1, 2023 |
Test Method Standard | ||||
1 | GB/T 21655.1-2023 | Textiles – Evaluation of absorption and quick-drying – Part 1: Method for combination tests | GB/T 21655.1-2008 | Dec. 1, 2023 |
2 | GB/T 28189-2023 | Textiles – Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | GB/T 28189-2011 | Mar. 1, 2024 |
3 | GB/T 42694-2023 | Textiles – Testing and evaluation for surface wetting resistance – Contact angle and rolling angle method | - | Dec. 1, 2023 |
4 | GB/T 42697-2023 | Nonwovens – Test method for porosity | - | Dec. 1, 2023 |
5 | GB/T 42698-2023 | Textiles – Testing and evaluation for anti-seeing-through property | - | Dec. 1, 2023 |
6 | GB/T 42699.1-2023 | Textiles – Qualitative and quantitative proteomic analysis of some animal hair fibres – Part 1: Peptide detection using LC-ESI-MS with protein reduction | - | Dec. 1, 2023 |
7 | GB/T 42700-2023 | Textiles – Determination of total content of boron | - | Dec. 1, 2023 |
8 | GB/T 42705-2023 | Textiles – Determination of benzene residues | - | Mar. 1, 2024 |
9 | QB/T 2925-2023 | Fur – Test methods for color fastness to light | QB/T 2925-2007 | Nov. 1, 2023 |
Footwear | ||||
Product Standard | ||||
1 | QB/T 1653-2023 | PVC plastic sandals and slippers | QB/T 1653-1992 | Nov. 1, 2023 |
Hardgoods | ||||
Product Standard | ||||
1 | GB/T 42801-2023 | Juvenile products – General requirements for daily sports protection articles | - | Jun. 1, 2024 |
2 | GB/T 42803-2023 | Juvenile products – General requirements for accessories for the nursery room | - | Jun. 1, 2024 |
3 | GB/T 42804-2023 | Juvenile products – General requirements for soothing articles bearing children | - | Jun. 1, 2024 |
4 | GB/T 42805-2023 | Juvenile products – General requirements for protection products for family domestic use | - | Jun. 1, 2024 |
5 | GB/T 42806-2023 | Juvenile products – General requirements for tableware and feeding utensils | - | Jun. 1, 2024 |
6 | QB/T 4734-2023 | Surface swimming goggles | QB/T 4734-2014 | Nov. 1, 2023 |
7 | QB/T 5864-2023 | Hanging chair | - | Nov. 1, 2023 |
8 | QB/T 5866-2023 | Bed Rail for infant | - | Nov. 1, 2023 |
Test Method Standard | ||||
1 | GB/T 34436-2023 | Determination of formamide in toy materials – High performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry | GB/T 34436-2017 | Oct. 1, 2023 |
2 | QB/T 4116-2023 | Case and bag – Test method for rotary drum | QB/T 4116-2010 | Nov. 1, 2023 |
3 | QB/T 5868-2023 | Child seats – Test methods for stability, strength, and durability | - | Nov. 1, 2023 |
Remark: All of the above standards have not been published at present. | ||||
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