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ChinaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Pumps; for liquids – China

Official title

National Standard of the P.R.C., Minimum allowable values and energy efficiency grades for centrifugal pump units for fresh water

China notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 12 January 2026. The comment period closed on 13 March 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Centrifugal pump (non-agricultural centrifugal pump), pump combination (combined pump), centrifugal pump unit, household centrifugal pump, multistage centrifugal pump, water pump (centrifugal pump)

HS codes
  • 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
    • 841370 Centrifugal pumps, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston…
    • 841381 Pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston…
    • 841391 Parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s.
Notifying member
China
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 12 January 2026. Check WTO ePing or China for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of the environment
  • Cost saving and productivity enhancement
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CHN/2182

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 13 March 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
12 months after approved

How to comment

The comment period closed on 13 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CHN/2182; it can take them up with China.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

This document specifies the energy efficiency grades, technical requirements and testing methods for fresh water centrifugal pump units.This document applies to centrifugal pump units equipped with electric motors or Power Drive Systems (PDS)within a rated voltage range of 100 V～1000 V, including: — Single-stage single-suction fresh water centrifugal pump units, single-stage double-suction fresh water centrifugal pump units, pipeline fresh water centrifugal pump units, multi-stage fresh water centrifugal pump units, and light-duty multi-stage fresh water centrifugal pump units; — Fresh water circulating pump units.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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