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ChinaProposed measure, open for comments

Instruments and appliances used in medical – China

Official title

National Standard of the P.R.C.,General technical requirements for B mode ultrasonic diagnostic equipment

China notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 22 September 2026. Comments are open until 21 November 2026.

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At a glance

Products

B mode ultrasonic diagnostic equipment

HS codes
  • 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories
    • 901811 Electro-cardiographs
    • 901812 Ultrasonic scanning apparatus
    • 901890 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.
Notifying member
China
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CHN/2361
Keywords
Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 21 November 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
12 months after approval

How to comment

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 21 November 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CHN/2361 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to China.

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What the notification says

This document specifies the requirements for B mode ultrasonic diagnostic equipment and describes the corresponding test methods. This document applies to B mode ultrasonic diagnostic equipment, including the two-dimensional grayscale imaging part of color Doppler diagnostic ultrasonic equipment, with nominal frequencies typically in the range from 1.5 MHz to 15.0 MHz. This document does not apply to ophthalmic ultrasonic diagnostic equipment or to intravascular diagnostic ultrasonic equipment.

Sources

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