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ChinaProposed measure, open for comments

Rail locomotives – China

Official title

National standard of the People's Republic of China, Limits and measurement methods for exhaust smoke from diesel locomotives

China notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 3 November 2026. Comments are open until 2 January 2027.

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At a glance

Products

Exhaust smoke from diesel locomotives

HS codes
  • 86 · Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
    • 860210 Diesel-electric locomotives
Notifying member
China
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • 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/2377

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 2 January 2027
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

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 2 January 2027, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CHN/2377 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to China.

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What the notification says

This standard specifies the limits and measurement methods for exhaust smoke from diesel locomotives. It applies to exhaust smoke inspection of in-service, newly manufactured and imported diesel locomotives, as well as diesel locomotives undergoing performance restoration maintenance.

Sources

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