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National Standard of the P.R.C., Limit of harmful

Official title

National Standard of the P.R.C., Limit of harmful substances in adhesives

China notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 8 September 2026. The comment period closed on 7 November 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Vinyl acetate copolymers, in aqueous dispersion; encapsulation material of semiconductor devices; glues based on starches or dextrins; structural silicone sealant; other products suitable for use as glues or adhe-sives, put up for retail sale; adhesives based on polyamide; adhesives based on epoxy r

HS codes
  • 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks
    • 321410 Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings
  • 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
    • 350520 Glues based on starches, dextrins or other modified starches (excl. those put up for retail sale and weighing net <= 1 kg)
    • 3506 Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, n.e.s. products suitable for use as glues or adhesives, put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, and…
  • 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
    • 390521 Vinyl acetate copolymers, in aqueous dispersion
Notifying member
China
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of animal or plant life or health
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CHN/2351
Keywords
Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 7 November 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
12 months after approval

How to comment

The comment period closed on 7 November 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/2351; it can take them up with China.

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What the notification says

This document specifies the product classification, limit requirements for hazardous substances, inspection rules, and packaging and marking for adhesives, and describes the corresponding test methods. This document applies to solvent-based, water-based and solvent-free adhesives. This document does not apply to adhesives for national defence and military use, aerospace adhesives, medical adhesives, adhesives for food packaging, or adhesives based on urea-formaldehyde resin, phenolic resin and melamine-formaldehyde resin adhesives for the wood industry.

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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