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Updates about this market, newest first: its WTO notifications of draft SPS and TBT rules and any other update that names it. 307 published so far.

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  1. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National standard of the People's Republic of China, Limits and measurement methods for exhaust smoke from diesel locomotives

    This standard specifies the limits and measurement methods for exhaust smoke from diesel locomotives. It applies to exhaust smoke inspection of in-service, newly manufactured and imported diesel locomotives, as well as diesel locomotives undergoing performance restoration maintenance.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2377Comments until 2 January 2027

  2. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Safety technical specification for electrically wheelchair

    This document specifies the terms and definitions, general principles, vehicle markings, vehicle safety requirements, test methods, enterprise quality assurance capabilities and product consistency, and inspection rules for electric wheelchairs. This document applies to electrically powered…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2375Comments until 25 November 2026

  3. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C.,Specification for similarity of jet fuels water separators/filter elements

    This document specifies the similarity assessment requirements for civil aviation fuel filter separators, including general layout, internal geometric dimensions, filter element arrangement, rated flow rate, filter element design, mean linear flow rate, surface inflow velocity, and cross sectional…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2374Comments until 25 November 2026

  4. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Specification for jet fuels water separators/filter elements

    This document specifies terms and definitions, classification, technical requirements, test methods, quality evaluation procedures, marking, packaging, transportation, storage and performance test methods for jet fuel water separators (including synthetic blending components and civil aviation jet…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2373Comments until 25 November 2026

  5. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Limits for volatile organic compounds content in cleaning agents

    This document specifies the product classification, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) limit requirements, test methods, and packaging markings for cleaning agents. This document applies to cleaning agents containing volatile organic compounds produced and used in the industrial and service…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2372Comments until 25 November 2026

  6. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C.,Specification of orthoses fitting service

    This document specifies the basic requirements, service contents, service procedures and requirements for orthotic fitting services, and provides methods for service evaluation and improvement. This document applies to all types of institutions providing orthotic fitting services.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2376Comments until 25 November 2026

  7. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Polyacrylamides for treatment of drinking water

    This document specifies the requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transportation and storage for polyacrylamide products used in drinking water treatment. This document applies to anionic and non-ionic polyacrylamides used in drinking water treatment, but not to…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2371Comments until 25 November 2026

  8. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Microbial inoculants in agriculture

    This document specifies the terms and definitions, product classification, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, packaging, labeling, transportation and storage of microbial inoculants in agriculture. This document applies to the products of microbial inoculants in agriculture.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2370Comments until 21 December 2026

  9. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National standard of the P.R.C., Crushing equipment—Safety requirements

    This document specifies the list of hazards, safety requirements and/or measures, verification rules for safety requirements, and information for use of crushing equipment. This document sets limitations on crushing equipment in terms of physical performance and intended use. This document does…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2369Comments until 21 December 2026

  10. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Underground tyred personnel carrier—Safety requirements

    This document specifies the terms and definitions, list of hazards, safety requirements and/or safety measures together with their verification criteria, and user information for underground tyred personnel carriers. This document applies to diesel-fuelled underground tyred personnel carriers used…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2368Comments until 21 December 2026

  11. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Safety requirements for site mixed and charged explosive trucks

    This document specifies the types of site mixed and charged explosive trucks, as well as safety requirements for their design, manufacturing, use and management. This document applies to site mixed and charged explosive trucks used in open-air and underground blasting site within the territory of…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2367Comments until 21 December 2026

  12. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Mining machinery—General safety requirements

    This document specifies the general safety requirements for equipment in the field of mining machinery. This document applies to mechanical equipment used in the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of various solid minerals.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2366Comments until 21 December 2026

  13. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Lighters—Safety specifications

    This document specifies requirements for lighters to ensure a reasonable degree of safety for normal use or reasonably foreseeable misuse of such lighters by users. This document applies to all flame-producing products commonly known as cigarette lighters, cigar lighters and pipe lighters. It does…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2365Comments until 21 December 2026

  14. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Utility Lighters—Safety specifications

    This document applies to all flame-producing consumer products commonly known as utility lighters (also known as grill lighters, fireplace lighters, lighting rods or gas matches) and similar devices. This document specifies requirements for utility lighters to ensure a reasonable degree of safety…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2364Comments until 21 December 2026

  15. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Fuel cell electric vehicles—Safety requirements

    This document specifies safety requirements for the complete vehicle, systems and key components of fuel cell electric vehicles. This document applies to Category M and N fuel cell electric vehicles fuelled by compressed gaseous hydrogen with a nominal working pressure not exceeding 70 MPa.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2363Comments until 21 December 2026

  16. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C.,General technical requirements for B mode ultrasonic diagnostic equipment

    This document specifies the requirements for B mode ultrasonic diagnostic equipment and describes the corresponding test methods. This document applies to B mode ultrasonic diagnostic equipment, including the two-dimensional grayscale imaging part of color Doppler diagnostic ultrasonic equipment…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2361Comments until 21 November 2026

  17. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Intelligent and connected vehicles—Road traffic rules compliance test content and methods

    This document specifies the general requirements, test items, and test methods for the compliance testing of road traffic rules applicable to intelligent and connected vehicles. This document applies to intelligent connected vehicles equipped with automated driving systems; for other road…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2362Comments until 21 November 2026

  18. WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Infant Feeding Bottles and Teats

    This standard specifies the terms, definitions, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, identification, transportation and storage of feeding bottles and teats.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/1413/Add.1Comment period closed

  19. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Technical requirements for vehicle cryptography application

    This document specifies the technical requirements for cryptographic applications in vehicles and the determination of identical type, and describes the corresponding test methods. This document applies to M-category and N-category vehicles. The relevant vehicle-side components that realize…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2359Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Sunglasses and sunglare filters Part 1: General requirements

    ‌This document specifies the classification, requirements, selection of test samples, marking, and additional information for plano sunglasses and sunglass lenses. This document applies to the manufacture, sale, and inspection of sunglasses (including clip-on and fit-over sunglasses) and sunglass…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2360Comment period closed

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What SPS and TBT mean

SPSSanitary and phytosanitary measures

Food safety, animal and plant health

Rules that protect people, animals and plants from risks carried by food, feed, pests and diseases: maximum residue limits, additives and contaminants, quarantine and inspection, and the certificates that go with them.

TBTTechnical barriers to trade

Technical product rules

Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment for products: specifications, labelling and marking, packaging, and the tests and certificates a product needs before it can be sold.

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