China China Revises National Standards for the Packaging of Household Electrical Appliances

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China Revises National Standards for the Packaging of Household Electrical Appliances

On April 25, 2025, China’s Standardization Administration announced the release of a revised voluntary national standard titled “Packaging of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances—Part 1: General Requirements” (GB/T 22939.1-2025). The new standard will replace the previous GB/T 1019-2008 and take effect on November 1, 2025.

Author / Responsibility

LIU Yake

Researcher, Research & Consulting Dept. EnviX Ltd.

Business Performance

worked as a research assistant at Department of Environmental Planning and Management, School of Environment, Tsinghua University for 4 years, and then joint in Envix in April, 2022, currently is mainly responsible for consulting on EHS regulation compliance in East Asia.

Background

MA, Environmental Econimics, Hiroshima University

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