Export regulation updates
Draft rules on food safety, animal and plant health (SPS) and on technical product requirements (TBT) that markets notify to the WTO before adopting them.
Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.
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WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the technical requirements, test methods, labeling, and manufacturer-provided information for smart heating protective clothing. This document applies to smart heated protective clothing used in cold environments.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2284Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marking and packaging for electrostatic dissipative protective clothing. This document applies to electrostatic dissipative protective clothing worn in workplaces where static electricity may cause electric shock…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2287Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the classification, marking, technical requirements, test methods and labeling for powered air-purifying respirators. This document applies to powered air-purifying respirators designed to protect against particulates and toxic or hazardous gases or vapors. This document…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2292Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the classification, grading, marking, technical requirements, test methods, labeling and packaging for self-contained open-circuit compressed air escape breathing apparatus. This document applies to self-contained open-circuit compressed air breathing escape apparatus for…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2291Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the technical requirements, test methods, marking and manufacturer-supplied information for protective clothing against heat. This document applies to protective clothing used by workers to avoid or mitigate the harm caused by radiant heat, convective heat and contact heat…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2286Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the technical requirements, test methods, labeling requirements and information that manufacturers-provide for arc-resistant equipment overshoes. This document applies to overshoes intended to protect wearers against instantaneous electric arc energy resulting and resultant…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2285Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the requirements, marking and manufacturer-supplied information for arc-resistant clothing used in electrical work and related workplaces, and describes the test methods. This document applies to protective clothing intended to protect wearers against instantaneous electric…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2283Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the classification, technical requirements, inspection rules, labelling and manufacturer-provided information for harnesses, and describes the corresponding test methods. This document applies to harnesses used for personal fall protection during construction and the…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2279Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the classification, technical requirements, adjustment and test environment, inspection rules, labelling and manufacturer-provided information for lanyards, and describes the corresponding test methods. This document applies to lanyards for personnel working at heights…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2278Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the technical requirements, labelling and information to be supplied by the manufacturer for gloves protecting against ionizing radiation and radioactive contamination, and describes the corresponding test methods. This document applies to gloves intended to protect the…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2275Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the energy efficiency ratings, energy efficiency limits values, as well as test and calculation methods for positive-displacement and centrifugal air compressors. This document applies to: a)general-purpose oil-injected rotary air compressors with motor powers ranging from…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2271Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the terms and definitions, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, and marking, packaging, transportation and storage of denatured fuel ethanol. This document applies to denatured fuel ethanol that is produced from raw materials such as starchy, sugary, cellulosic…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2268Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the materials, instruments and equipment, test methods and test sites for industrial detonating cords. This document applies to detonating cords with a core of ethane or hexogen, wrapped in fiber, plastic or lead sheathing and coated with a moisture-proof layer.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2267Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document applies to basic safety and essential performance requirements of cerebral tissue oximeter equipment. This document applies to cerebral tissue oximeter equipment for human application, including cerebral tissue oximeter monitors, cerebral tissue oximeter probes and probe cable…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2289Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document specifies the classification and labeling, technical requirements, testing procedures and identification criteria for safety helmets. This document applies to safety helmets used for head protection in workplaces. This document does not apply to head protection products for fire…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2290Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 10 July 2026. The comment period closed on 8 September 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/322Comment period closed
WTO notificationSingaporeSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Singapore has completed a review of the import conditions for animal feeds containing meat and will be standardising import requirements across all countries including the removal of source and product accreditation. Animal disease attestations have been aligned to the latest World Organisation…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/SGP/92Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Ordinance updating the phytosanitary requirements for the import of olive (Olea europaea) cuttings and seedlings (Category 4) produced in the Argentine Republic. The consignments must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate, issued by the National Plant Protection Organization – NPPO of the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2508Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Ordinance establishing the phytosanitary requirements for the import of seeds (Category 4) of Torenia fournieri produced in the Republic of Guatemala. The consignments must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate, issued by the National Plant Protection Organization – NPPO of the Republic of…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2510Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This draft of Egyptian standard ES 1595-3 specifies requirements for packaged sterile, or bulked non-sterile, poly (vinyl chloride) gloves intended for use in medical examinations, and diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, to protect the patient and the user from cross-contamination. It also…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/597Comment period closed
Food safety, animal and plant health
Rules that protect people, animals and plants from risks carried by food, feed, pests and diseases: maximum residue limits, additives and contaminants, quarantine and inspection, and the certificates that go with them.
Technical product rules
Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment for products: specifications, labelling and marking, packaging, and the tests and certificates a product needs before it can be sold.
Comments on a notification go from government to government. If a draft affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS or TBT enquiry point before the comment deadline, quoting the document symbol; it forwards them to the member that notified the measure.
Enquiry points are listed on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Expodite matches each notification to the markets you export to and the HS codes of your products, and puts the ones that concern you in your Updates centre, with the date comments close.