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Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock

Official title

National Standard of the P.R.C., Limits and targets of fuel consumption for light-duty commercial vehicles

China issued an addendum on 21 August 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHN/1761. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 29 September 2023. The comment period closed on 28 November 2023.

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Products

vehicles that run on gasoline or diesel fuel, pure electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and vehicles that run on gas and alcohol ether fuels

HS codes
  • 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
    • 87 VEHICLES OTHER THAN RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY ROLLING STOCK, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
Notifying member
China
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CHN/1761Latest notice: G/TBT/N/CHN/1761/Add.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 28 November 2023
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
6 months from adoption

How to comment

The comment period closed on 28 November 2023. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CHN/1761/Add.1; it can take them up with China.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/CHN/1761/Add.1⁩, 21 August 2026)

Amendment No.1 of GB 20997—2024 Limits and evaluation targets of fuel consumption for light-duty commercial vehicles

This revision includes the following adjustments: first, adding calculation methods for the target and actual values of corporate average CO₂ emissions; second, revising the calculation method for corporate average fuel consumption, including relaxing the target values for drop-slide goods vehicles and multipurpose goods vehicles, incorporating power consumption results into accounting, cancelling the calculation multipliers for new energy vehicles and low fuel consumption vehicles, and adjusting the annual requirements for 2029.

This document specifies the limits for fuel consumption of light commercial vehicles, the calculation methods and evaluation indicators for corporate average fuel consumption, conformity of production requirements, certification extensions, and implementation dates. The main contents include: modifying the method for determining fuel consumption; adding a calculation method for the reference value of CO2 emissions; revising fuel consumption limit requirements; adding requirements for the corporate average fuel consumption; revising conformity of production requirements; revising requirements for changes and certification extensions; adding hybrid electric vehicle energy consumption type approval report/type approval application report. This document applies to all N1 category vehicles with a maximum design speed greater than or equal to 50 km/h and M2 category vehicles with a maximum design total mass not exceeding 3500 kg, including vehicles that can run on gasoline or diesel fuel, pure electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and vehicles that run on gas and alcohol ether fuels. This document does not apply to specialized vehicles for operations.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/CHN/1761/Add.1

    Amendment No.1 of GB 20997—2024 Limits and evaluation targets of fuel consumption for light-duty commercial vehicles

    This revision includes the following adjustments: first, adding calculation methods for the target and actual values of corporate average CO₂ emissions; second, revising the calculation method for corporate average fuel consumption, including relaxing the target values for drop-slide goods vehicles and multipurpose goods vehicles, incorporating power consumption results into accounting, cancelling the calculation multipliers for new energy vehicles and low fuel consumption vehicles, and adjusting the annual requirements for 2029.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/CHN/1761

    Comment deadline: Closed on 28 November 2023

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Limits and targets of fuel consumption for light-duty commercial vehicles

    This document specifies the limits for fuel consumption of light commercial vehicles, the calculation methods and evaluation indicators for corporate average fuel consumption, conformity of production requirements, certification extensions, and implementation dates. The main contents include: modifying the method for determining fuel consumption; adding a calculation method for the reference value of CO2 emissions; revising fuel consumption limit requirements; adding requirements for the corporate average fuel consumption; revising conformity of production requirements; revising requirements for changes and certification extensions; adding hybrid electric vehicle energy consumption type approval report/type approval application report. This document applies to all N1 category vehicles with a maximum design speed greater than or equal to 50 km/h and M2 category vehicles with a maximum design total mass not exceeding 3500 kg, including vehicles that can run on gasoline or diesel fuel, pure electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and vehicles that run on gas and alcohol ether fuels. This document does not apply to specialized vehicles for operations.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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