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Trinidad and TobagoProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Air conditioning machines – Trinidad and Tobago

Official title

Energy labelling - Air conditioners - Compulsory requirements

Trinidad and Tobago notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 28 January 2026. The comment period closed on 29 March 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Air conditioning machines designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or 'split-system'

HS codes
  • 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
    • 841510 Air conditioning machines designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or 'split-system'
Notifying member
Trinidad and Tobago
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 28 January 2026. Check WTO ePing or Trinidad and Tobago for its current status.
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
  • Quality requirements
  • Harmonization
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/TTO/146

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 29 March 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 29 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/TTO/146; it can take them up with Trinidad and Tobago.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

This document specifies the energy labelling requirements and the Minimum Energy Performance (MEPS) requirements for electric mains-operated air conditioners with a rated capacity of ≤ 12 kW for cooling, or heating (if the product has no cooling function) via the following parameters: — Energy efficiency ratio (EER); — Coefficient of performance (COP).

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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