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National Standard of the P.R.C., Regulations concerning

Official title

National Standard of the P.R.C., Regulations concerning road transport of dangerous goods —Part 3: Index of dangerous goods name and transport requirement

China notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 10 February 2026. The comment period closed on 11 April 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Inorganic chemicals, organic compounds, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, dyes, essential oils and fragrances, soap, explosives, miscellaneous chemical products

HS codes
  • 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes
    • 28 INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES
  • 29 · Organic chemicals
    • 29
  • 30 · Pharmaceutical products
    • 30
  • 31 · Fertilizers
    • 31 FERTILISERS
  • 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks
    • 32 TANNING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS; INKS
  • 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
    • 33
  • 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
    • 34 SOAP, ORGANIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS, LUBRICATING PREPARATIONS, ARTIFICIAL WAXES, PREPARED WAXES, POLISHING OR SCOURING PREPARATIONS…
  • 36 · Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
    • 36
All 9 codes
  • 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
    • 38 MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
Notifying member
China
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 10 February 2026. Check WTO ePing or China for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of animal or plant life or health
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CHN/2200

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 11 April 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
6 months from adoption

How to comment

The comment period closed on 11 April 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/2200; it can take them up with China.

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What the notification says

This document specifies the naming requirement for dangerous goods transported by road, the structure and content of dangerous goods list for road transportation, as well as the road transport requirement for dangerous goods packed in limited quantities and dangerous goods packed in excepted quantities. This document applies to the road transport of dangerous goods.

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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