China China revises national standard on service life and recycling of household electrical appliances

China revises national standard on service life and recycling of household electrical appliances

On June 30, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation issued a revised national standard, GB/T 21097-2025, titled General Rules on Safe Service Life and Recycling for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances. The standard will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.

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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