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New Chinese Standards from November 1: What Foreign Founders Need to Know

A practical overview of the 54 mandatory and 465 recommended national standards taking effect in China on November 1, and what they mean for foreign founders manufacturing, importing, or operating in China.

New Standards Take Effect November 1

China has announced that starting November 1, a total of 54 mandatory national standards (GB), 465 recommended national standards (GB/T), and 1 guidance technical document will come into force. According to the source, these standards cover fields including machinery noise limits, product energy efficiency, classroom lighting, product safety, smart parks, urban compressed natural gas supply, age-friendly services, and credit information application. For foreign founders operating or registering a company in China, understanding these standards is essential for compliance, market access, and product planning.

Key Standards for Machinery and Equipment

Three mandatory standards set noise limits for agricultural and construction machinery:

• GB 6376—2025 – Tractors: Noise limits – specifies dynamic ambient noise limits and driver position noise limits, plus measurement methods.
• GB 19997—2025 – Harvesting machinery: Noise limits – sets dynamic ambient noise and driver position noise limits with measurement methods.
• GB 16710—2025 – Earth-moving machinery: Noise limits – covers exterior noise emission limits and operator position noise limits, along with measurement methods.

The source notes that these standards aim to protect operator health, standardize domestic production, guide technological progress, and support exports of related products. If your company manufactures or imports such machinery, you will need to ensure compliance.

Energy Efficiency Standards

Two mandatory standards focus on energy efficiency:

• GB 29539—2025 – Energy efficiency limits and grades for household and similar range hoods and ventilating fans. It covers energy efficiency grades, minimum allowable values, and test methods.
• GB 46519—2025 – Energy efficiency limits and grades for electric vehicle supply equipment. It specifies energy efficiency grades, minimum allowable values, and test methods.

These standards are intended to improve energy efficiency and meet user demands for better product performance. Foreign founders in the appliance or EV charging sector should verify their products meet these requirements.

Product Safety Standards

Safety requirements are addressed in several standards:

• GB 7793—2025 – Hygienic standard for classroom daylighting and lighting in primary and secondary schools. It sets requirements for daylighting and lighting, including daylight factor values for ordinary classrooms in various climate zones, uniformity of side daylighting, and general color rendering index for light sources or luminaires, plus testing methods.
• GB 47501—2026 – Safety technical specifications for rotating electrical machines. It covers general safety technical requirements and inspection rules for enclosures, terminal boxes, grounding devices, mechanical assembly and parts, internal wiring, and electrical insulation, along with test methods.
• GB/T 4706.123—2024 – Household and similar electrical appliances safety – Part 123: Particular requirements for electric clothes drying racks.
• GB/T 4706.124—2024 – Household and similar electrical appliances safety – Part 124: Particular requirements for commercial vacuum packaging appliances.

The two GB/T standards are recommended, not mandatory, but they set safety requirements for protection against contact with live parts, leakage current and electric strength at operating temperature, and transient overvoltage. The source indicates these standards aim to meet consumer demand for high-quality living and guide healthy industry development.

Smart Parks, CNG Supply, and Age-Friendly Services

Recommended standards provide guidance in several areas:

• GB/T 47874—2026 – Guide for construction and operation and maintenance of smart parks. It covers general principles and overall framework, including digital network infrastructure, support platforms, and smart applications, as well as operation mechanisms, maintenance responsibilities, guarantees, daily management, and monitoring.
• GB/T 47548—2026 – Urban compressed natural gas (CNG) supply devices. It specifies classification, codes and models, structure and materials, technical requirements, inspection rules, quality certification documents, marking, packaging, transportation, storage, and test methods.
• GB/T 47523—2026 – Technical specification for age-friendly transformation of mobile internet applications (apps). It sets requirements for perceptibility, operability, understandability, compatibility, and security, plus testing methods.
• GB/T 47797—2026 – Guide for age-friendly service construction of government service platforms. It provides overall principles and guidance on item sorting, age-friendly services, universal design, security, and privacy.

These standards support infrastructure development, digital inclusion, and improved public services.

Credit Information for Individual Businesses

GB/T 47953—2026 – Guide for application of credit information of individual industrial and commercial households. It provides principles and guidance on credit information content, application scenarios, application security, and protection of rights. The source states this standard helps standardize the use of credit information, improve regulatory coordination, expand diverse credit application scenarios, and address financing difficulties for individual businesses.

What This Means for Foreign Founders

If you are registering a company in China or already operating here, these standards affect product compliance, market access, and operational planning. Mandatory standards (GB) require conformity, while recommended standards (GB/T) provide best-practice guidance. The source emphasizes that these standards support production safety, public health, winter heating and gas supply, smart park development, and meeting people's needs for a better life. Foreign founders should review the specific standards relevant to their industry and ensure their products and services meet the new requirements where applicable. This may involve testing, certification, or adjustments to product design and labeling. Staying informed about China's standardization updates is part of ongoing compliance for any foreign-invested enterprise.

This summary is based on information published by the relevant Chinese government website and is general information, not legal or tax advice.

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