GB Testing in China – New

Requirements, Time to Get Ready

Ben DeVito, Sales Manager, Consumer Products – Retail,
TÜV SÜD America, Inc.

Moderator:
Danielle Abdul, Government Relations Manager, AAFA

Webinar sponsored by
 GB Testing in China – New
Requirements, Time to Get
Ready
Presented by Ben DeVito
978-427-0901
bdevito@tuvam.com
April 30, 2013

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 1 GB - Review

2 GB - What’s Next

3 GB – What We’ve Learned

4 Summary

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GB is Guobiao

This webinar is the sequel to “Enter the Chinese Market with Ease” which
was presented last August.

GB standards are the Chinese national standards issued by the Standardization

Administration of China (SAC). The SAC is a department of AQSIQ.

Mandatory standards are prefixed "GB".

Recommended standards are prefixed "GB/T" (T from tuījiàn, "recommended").

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 General Office of the State Council

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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……
(total of 28)
Departments
Ministry of Commerce

General Administration of Customs

State Administration of Industry & Commerce

SAIC
General Administration of Quality Supervision,
Inspection & Quarantine

AQSIQ
(total of 18)
Direct Institutes

……
State Food & Drug Administration

Slide
China

Hong Kong & Marco Affairs Offices

……
Admin.
Offices
(total of 4)

Taiwan Affairs Office

Organizational Chart of State Council of P.R.C

Xinhua News Agency

……
(total of 14)
Direct Units
The State Council of the People's Republic of

The Chinese Academy of Sciences

State Bureaus of Letters & Calls

Direct

……
Bureaus
(total of 11)

State Administration of Grain

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Stakeholders of Product Quality Supervision in China

State Administration for Industry and

Commerce (SAIC)

SAIC is the authority at ministerial level directly under the State Council. It is mainly responsible for:
• Regulate the market through administrative enforcement.
• Regulate product quality and food safety in the market; protect consumers’ rights and interests in
the service sector.
• Lead and guide operation of local Administrations for Industry and Commerce (AICs) nationwide.

SAIC directly administers the following bureaus provincially :

• Administration for Industry and Commerce (AIC)
• Consumer Association (CCA)

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SAIC – Has 2 Main Departments

AIC – Administration for Industry and Commerce

Works in conjunction with QTS as opposed to CIQ

Has inspection responsibility for local Market.

These local market checks are random in nature.

CCA - Consumer Association

Where a consumer can report a non-compliant product

CCA has a hotline – phone number that Chinese consumers can call
Has inspection responsibility for local Market.
When CCA receives a complaint they will work with AIC to test

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Stakeholders of Product Quality Supervision in China

China Consumer Association (CCA)

Approved by the State Council and managed by the SAIC, CCA is mainly responsible for:
• Provide information and advisory services to consumers
• Participate in the supervision, inspection of goods and services with the relevant administrative and
government departments
• Bring to the attention of and make recommendations to the relevant departments on issues
concerning the interests of consumers
• Manage, mediate and investigate consumer’s feedback and complaints
• Request for evaluation from the quality department of goods and/or services
• Support consumers in the pursuit of litigation when their interests have been violated
• To expose activities that infringe consumer interests through the mass media

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Stakeholders of Product Quality Supervision in China

General Administration for Quality Supervision,

Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ)
AQSIQ is a ministerial-level department under the State Council of the People's Republic of China that
is in charge of national quality, metrology, entry-exit commodity inspection, entry-exit health quarantine,
entry-exit animal and plant quarantine, import - export food safety, certification and accreditation,
standardization, as well as administrative law enforcement.

AQSIQ directly administers the following bureaus provincially:

• Entry - Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureaus (CIQ)
Responsible for imported and exported goods as well as the supervision and quality control of
domestically circulated imported goods

• Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision (QTS)

Responsible for management of production and supervision of product quality

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AQSIQ – Has 2 Main Departments

CIQ – Oversight at the Import and Export

Responsible for conducting 100% Inspections (pulling samples for testing and evaluation)
against GB standards. (heightened enforcement as of January 1, 2011, for certain HS
codes)

QTS – Local product oversight

Both CIQ and QTS have QA responsibilities

Both CIQ and QTS have their own labs

QTS will conduct its own, independent annual “inspections” as requested by the local
government.

For instance:
1. QTS may get a request by local government in winter to check on “feather and down”
products.
2. QTS, on 1 Sept. school starts so QTS may get a request by local government to check
children’s garments

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Introduction to China Quality Standard System

China’s Quality Standard System is defined into four levels:

Standard Level Code Definition

Level 1:
GB The most stringent technical requirements nationwide.
National Standard

Level 2: FZ: textile industry Applicable in a certain industry and not related to national
Industry Standard QB: light industry standard.

Level 3 Enacted by local government and applicable only locally

DB
Local Standard in a specific industry

Level 4: Internal standard developed by a company and registered

Q
Enterprise Standard in the database of related government department

Note: If there are more than one standards applicable to a given product, the more stringent requirement needs to be adopted.

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Summary of Government Stakeholders

CIQ AIC QTS CA

*Government Government *Government Half government

Category
department department department organization

Items sold in
Scope of enforcement based on HS code By brands By product
domestic market

Never in domestic
Enforcement frequency Very frequent Seasonal Random
circulation

Destruction of
Recall / Impose fine**/
Action required goods / Media exposure
Media exposure Media exposure
Media exposure

* CIQ and QTS have their own test facilities

**Fines are in a range of : 50% x selling price x order qty to 3x selling price x order qty

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Process for Importing Goods into China – 3 Levels of oversight

CIQ Port Inspection Entering The Market/ Domestic Market

and Supervision Department Store Supervision

• Implement statutory inspection • Counter in Department Store: • AIC

according to respective • Test report required by mall • Whole market regulator
• Administer penalties for
inspection requirements and • Qualifications of test report: violations
regulations
• CMA
• On-site inspection • QTS
• CNAS
• Testing and labeling review • Provide technical support to
• CAL (optional) SAIC
• Store in Shopping Mall • Random market supervision
• Issue CAL report
• No report required
• CCA
• Complaint hotline XX315
• Media exposure
Note:
 CNAS: China National Accreditation Service
for Conformity Assessment
 CMA: China Metrology Accreditation

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Essentials for Department Stores – 3C Certification

Criteria of Test Reports

• Department stores require you to present test reports which satisfy the following conditions:
a. Test reports should have the approval of:
 CNAS - China Accrediting Body
 CMA - China Equipment Calibration
 CAL logo
• A requirement of most of the department stores.
• Certification only available to Government Labs in mainland China
b. Product quality conforms to:
 Safety code: GB 18401-2010
 Label requirement: GB 5296.4-1998 （2012 version will implemented on May 1, 2014)
 Quality requirement: Product standards

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Potential Pitfalls

Frequently failed test parameters identified during market supervision conducted by the SAIC

Note: Percentages refer to the number of cases where products that do not meet the requirements of the stipulated test parameter.
Calculated by SAIC Shanghai in 2011

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GB 5296.4- 1998 (look for update for v. 2012)
Labeling Requirement
Product Name Cotton Knitted Underwear Permanent Label
Type and Size XX-XXX Type and Size:
Product Standard GB/T 8878-2009 Fiber component and Content:
General Safety
GB 18401-2010 A or B Care Instruction:
Requirement
Product Grade Acceptable (not required for v. 2012)
Certification QC-001
Fiber component and
XX% XX% GB/T 8685-2008
Content
Care Instruction

Country of origin XXX FZ/T 01053-2007

Manufacturer’s name XXX
Manufacturer’s address XXX
Tel. XX-XXXXXX GB/T 1335.1~1335.3
Fax XX-XXXXXX GB/T 6411

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Listing of Common Textile Product Standards

Knitted Garments Woven Garments

GB/T 8878-2009 Cotton Knitted Underwear GB/T 2660-2008 Shirts and Blouses
FZ/T 43015-2011 Silk Knitting Garments GB/T 2662-2008 Cotton Wadded Clothes
Low Wool Content And Wool Like Knitting
FZ/T 73005-2012 GB/T 2664-2009 Men's Suits And Coats
Goods
FZ/T 73006-1995 Acrylic Knitted Underwear GB/T 2665-2009 Women's Suits And Coats
FZ/T 73018-2012 Wool Knitting Goods GB/T 2666-2009 Women and Men's Trousers
GB/T 22853-2009 Knitted Sportswear GB/T 14272-2011 Down Garments
GB/T 22849-2009 Knitted T-Shirt GB/T 18132-2008 Silk Garments
FZ/T 73009-2009 Knitting Goods FZ/T 81001-2007 Pajamas
FZ/T 73010-2008 Knitted Workmanship Sweater GB/T 23328-2009 Woven garments for students
FZ/T 73020-2012 Knitted Casual Wear FZ/T 81004-2012 Skirts And Skirts Suit
FZ/T 73013-2010 Knitted Swimming Suits FZ/T 81006-2007 Jeanswear
Knitted Thermal Underwear-Wadding
FZ/T 73016-2000 FZ/T 81007-2012 Casual Wear
Category
FZ/T 73017-2008 Knitted Night Clothes FZ/T 81008-2011 Jackets
FZ/T 73024-2006 Knitted Underwear In Chemical Fibers FZ/T 81009-1994 Garment with Faux Fur
FZ/T 73026-2006 Knitted Skirt Suit FZ/T 81010-2009 All-Weather Coats
FZ/T 81014-2008 Infant's Wear
Updated since August 2012

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Product Standards (in addition to GB18401 test requirements)

GB/T 8878-2009
Cotton Knitted Underwear

Test Item Test Method

Formaldehyde Content GB/T 2912.1

pH Value GB/T 7573

Presence of Odour GB 18401 6.7

Banned Azo Dyestuff GB/T 17592

Colour fastness To Water GB/T 5713

Colour fastness To Perspiration GB/T 3922

Colour fastness To Rubbing GB/T 3920

Above for GB 18401 part

Fibre Content FZ/T 01057 etc.

Colour fastness To Washing GB/T 3291 A (1)

Dimensional Stability to Washing GB/T 8629

Ball Burst Strength GB/T 19976

Note: CIQ will test to all the testing listed, The product standard GB/T 8878-2009 is listed on the garment label

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Footwear Testing Standards - Summary
The contents in this workbook are only for internal reference. Tests will be performed according to the Original standards in Chinese

Products' standards classification

Leather and Leather Shoes Rubber Shoes Sports Shoes Others

Products' Standards Products' Standards Products' Standards Products' Standards

QB/T GB Rubber Shoes-Healthy GB/T HG/T

Black rubber rain
1002:2005 Leather Shoes 25038:2010 and Safety 15107:2005 Athletic Shoes 2019:2011
shoes
Specification

QB/T GB HG/T HG/T

Children's canvas Color rubber rain
2880:2007 Children's Leather Shoes 25036:2010 2017:2011 Sports Shoes 2020:2011
rubber footwear shoes

GB/T HG/T GB/T HG/T

Rubber -- Plastics
22756:2008 Leather Sandals 2018:2003 Casual 19706:2005 Football Shoes 3085:2011
adhesive shoes

GB HG/T GB/T QB/T

Leather and Fur-Limit of Cotton-padded rubber Sport footwear for
20400:2006 2182:2008 24152:2009 2955:2008 Casual Shoes
Harmful matter shoes basketball and volleyball

QB/T HG/T
Sport footwear for HG 3081:1999 Smash-proof rubber
1873:2010 Upper Leather 2016:2001
basketball and volleyball safety shoes

QB/T HG/T
Special table tennis sport
2680:2004 Lining Leather 2870:1997
shoes

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GB 18401-2010: Technical Requirements

The General Safety and Technical Specifications of Textile Products are shown below:
Product for Babies Product with Direct Products without
Test Item
0 to 36 months Contact to Skin Direct Contact to Skin
Formaldehyde content (mg/kg) ≤20 ≤75 ≤300

pH value (1) 4.0 to 7.5 4.0 to 8.5 4.0 to 9.0

- Water
(Change in color, Staining) Grade≥3−4 Grade≥3 Grade≥3

- Acidic Perspiration
(Change in color, Staining) Grade≥3−4 Grade ≥ 3 Grade≥3
colorfastness - Basic Perspiration
(2)
(Change in color, Staining) Grade≥3−4 Grade ≥ 3 Grade≥3

- Dry Rubbing Grade≥ 4 Grade ≥ 3 Grade ≥3

- Saliva
(Change in color, Staining) Grade≥ 4 − −

Unpleasant odor None

Dyestuff that produce banned aromatic amines

(3) Prohibited ( <20mg/kg)

Note:
(1) For the products which have to go through wet conditioning in the subsequent procedures, the pH value can be extended to the range of 4.0 to 10.5.
(2) Not applicable for products of intended color fading subjected to laundering
(3) The list of banned aromatic amines released under recovery conditions are provided in Annex C in the technical code of GB 18401-2010

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GB Testing Cross Reference

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 1 GB - Review

2 GB - What Next

3 GB - What We’ve Learned

4 Summary

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GB 28480-2012
An Introduction to the Provision for
Limited Baneful Elements of
Adornments, Implemented as of May 1,
2013.
What is GB 28480-2012?

• GB 28480-2012: Adornment – Provision for Limit of Baneful Elements.

– Baneful means “ Exceedingly Harmful“
– Baneful - Joint term of chemical elements causing damage to human health or jeopardizing the
environment during the process of use, mainly referring to nickel, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead,
mercury, antimony, barium and selenium.

• This is the 2nd mandatory GB standard for jewelry

• GB 11887-2008 is the existing standard (precious metals). (2012 version coming soon!)
• GB 28480-2012 will need further explanation once implemented.
• GB 28480-2012 will be the inspection basis for CIQ when they perform port inspection
for fashion jewelry and for AIC/QTS when they perform domestic market quality
supervision for adornments.

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What is Adornment?

• Generic term of jewelry and ornaments.

– Jewelry- Articles for personal adornment.
– Ornaments - Articles for adornment of indoor environment.

• Gems are exempted from this standard

– Joint name of natural jewelry and jade (including natural jewelry, natural jade and natural organic
gemstone) and artificial gemstone (including synthetic stone, manufactured stone, splice stone and
reconstructed stone).

• For Nickel release - Prolonged Contact with skin includes items such as:
– necklace, bangle, bracelet, anklet and finger ring;
– watch cover, watch chain and watch buckle;
– press button, agraffe (fastener), rivet, zipper and metal tag (if not pegged on clothing).

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Comperison between GB 11887-2008 & GB 28480-2012
General Part

Standard Code GB 11887-2008 GB 28480-2012

Jewelry--Fineness of precious metal alloys and
Standard Name Adornment--Provision for limit of baneful elements
designation

Issued Date 2008-12-31 Issued Date 2012-06-29

Issue & Implement
Implement Date: 2009-11-01 Implement Date: 2013-05-01

The standard is applicable to all Jewelry which manufacture The standard is applicable to all kind of adornment
Scope
and sale in China (gems excluded)

Purity Required Not Required

Label Label of jewelry need to include mark & labelling Children's Jewelry need indicated（Below 14 years old）

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Comperison between GB 11887-2008 & GB 28480-2012
Technical / Testing Requirements – Toxic Element

Standard Code GB 11887-2008 GB 28480-2012

Jewelry--Fineness of precious metal alloys and
Standard Name Adornment--Provision for limit of baneful elements
designation

Toxic Element Limit Test Method Limit Test Method Remarks

≤1000mg/kg GB/T 28020,GB/T 28021
Total Lead (Pb) <1‰ GB/T 21198.6
≤300mg/kg GB/T 28020,GB/T 28021 Children's Jewelry
Total Mercury (Hg) <1‰ GB/T 21198.6 ≤1000mg/kg GB/T 28020,GB/T 28021
Total Cadmium (Cd) <1‰ GB/T 21198.6 ≤100mg/kg GB/T 28020,GB/T 28021

Total Cr(VI) <1‰ SN/T 2004.3-2005 5.3/4/5 ≤1000mg/kg GB/T 28019

Total Arsenic (As) <1‰ GB/T 21198.6 ≤1000mg/kg GB/T 28020,GB/T 28021
Soluble Antimony (Sb) ≤60mg/kg GB/T 28021 Children's Jewelry
Soluble Arsenic (As) ≤25mg/kg GB/T 28021 Children's Jewelry
Soluble Barium (Ba) ≤1000mg/kg GB/T 28021 Children's Jewelry
Soluble Cadmium (Cd) ≤75mg/kg GB/T 28021 Children's Jewelry
No requirement
Soluble Chromium (Cr) ≤60mg/kg GB/T 28021 Children's Jewelry
Soluble Lead (Pb) ≤90mg/kg GB/T 28021 Children's Jewelry
Soluble Mercury (Hg) ≤60mg/kg GB/T 28021 Children's Jewelry
Soluble Selenium (Se) ≤500mg/kg GB/T 28021 Children's Jewelry

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Comperison between GB 11887-2008 & GB 28480-2012
Technical / Testing Requirements – Nickel Release

Standard Code GB 11887-2008 GB 28480-2012

Jewelry--Fineness of precious metal alloys and
Standard Name Adornment--Provision for limit of baneful elements
designation

Nickel Release Limit Test Method Limit Test Method Remarks

Pierced skin <0.2μg/(cm2·week) GB/T 19719 <0.2μg/(cm2·week) GB/T 19719, GB/T 28485

Direct contact with skin <0.5μg/(cm2·week) GB/T 19719 <0.5μg/(cm2·week) GB/T 19719, GB/T 28485

Direct contact with skin

<0.5μg/(cm2·week) GB/T 19719 <0.5μg/(cm2·week) GB/T 19719, GB/T 28485 Plating part
product with plating

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FAQ about GB 28480-2012

• Q1: Costume jewelry is on the mandatory inspection list requested by CIQ from 2011, will they
use GB 28480-2012 as the safety requirement from the effective date?

HS Code Commodity Description

71171100 Cuff-links and studs of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal

71171900 Imitation Jewelry, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal

71179000 Imitation Jewelry, not of base metal

• TÜV SÜD : It depends on the action taken by different port CIQ. Currently CIQ used GB
11887-2008 as the requirement for the imported costume jewelries and with the formal
release of GB 28480-2012 from May, CIQ may take both of these two standards as the
quality requirements.

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FAQ about GB 28480-2012

• Q2: Any further explanation of Adornment / Jewelry / Ornament?

• TÜV SÜD : Currently no comment from official channel. But the author of GB 28480-2012
said that since this standard is somehow a prospectively GB standard, the main purpose
is to protect the people and the environment form some baneful elements by direct
contact, so most of the Adornment / Jewelry / Ornament which is normally defined as
direct skin contact are with the loop, such as glasses, sunglass, watch belt, ring, earring,
necklace, bracelet, anklet, rivet buttons, rivet, metal label and so on.

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 1 GB - Review

2 GB - What Next

3 GB – What We’ve Learned

4 Summary

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China- Domestic Testing Overview

 China has a national testing scheme that we have dubbed as “GB”

testing.

 There are some “parallels “between China testing and the US testing
 There are just as many differences, that make it difficult for us to correlate
back to US testing requirements
 You need to appreciate these differences to sell effectively in China

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China- Domestic Testing Overview - Similarities

 Similarities

 China has a national testing system – think CPSIA

 China has regional/provincial differences in the application of the
regulations. Think Ca. Prop 65
 Like in the US, there oversight agencies, like FTC, CPB, CPSC
 China retailers can, and do, require testing that is not mandated
by the Chinese government.

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China- Domestic Testing Overview - Differences

 Differences

 China regulates much more than the USA

 China has both mandated and recommended testing protocols by specific
product categories that move past safety and include chemical and
physical testing.
 China has a robust enforcement policy and also has a network of
government labs that conduct testing.
 Most of the tests in China are based on ISO or European standards.
 US testing is based on AATCC or ASTM standards.

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 1 GB - Review

2 GB – What Next

3 GB – What We’ve Learned

4 Summary

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Summary
 Make sure you have an appreciation of the Chinese testing standards and how the apply
to your products.
 Understand the potential pitfalls of importing into China.
 Select partners with
• Knowledge of local market – by region
• Relationship with Chinese government testing facilities
• Ability to partner with you to understand your current and future retail strategy in
China
• Technical Capability (testing, labeling and consulting)
• Ability to provide training, education and industry updates

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 Thank you!

Ben DeVito
978-427-0901
bdevito@tuvam.com
www.tuv-sud.com/consumerproducts

Time for Q & A

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