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National Standard of the P.R.C., Rules

Official title

National Standard of the P.R.C., Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals—Part 7: Flammable liquids

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

Chemicals

HS codes
  • 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
    • 2709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude.
    • 271012 Light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume 'incl. losses' distil at 210°C 'ASTM D 86 method' (excl. containing…
  • 29 · Organic chemicals
    • 290211 Cyclohexane
    • 290230 Toluene
    • 290250 Styrene
  • 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks
    • 320810 Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on polyesters, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on polyesters in…
    • 321410 Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings
    • 321511 Black printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid
All 16 codes
  • 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
    • 330112 Oils of sweet and bitter orange, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes (excl. orange-flower oil)
    • 330113 Oils of lemon, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes
    • 330210 Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and…
  • 37 · Photographic or cinematographic goods
    • 370710 Sensitising emulsions 'for photographic uses'
  • 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
    • 380510 Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine oils
    • 380891 Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69)
    • 380892 Fungicides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheading 3808.59)
    • 380893 Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of…
Notifying member
China
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CHN/2356
Keywords
Labelling

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/2356; it can take them up with China.

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What the notification says

This document specifies the classification criteria, the decision logic and guidance, and the labelling of flammable liquids. This document applies to the classification and labelling of flammable liquids in accordance with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS, 11th Revised Edition).

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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