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State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) together with the Standardization Administration Committee of the People’s Republic of China (SAC) released standard GB/T 25036-2021 “Children’s canvas rubber footwear”. The document will become effective from May 1, 2022. 

The standard replaces the previous version GB/T 25036-2010. However, it serves more as guidelines.

The new version specifies classification of shoes, general requirements, test methods and inspection rules, marking, packaging, transportation, and storage requirements.

It applies to shoes with rubber or other elastomers as the main material for soles and fabrics or other synthetic or natural materials for the uppers and intended to be used by infants and children.

Apart from the application scope, the GB/T 25036-2021 introduces changes regarding:

1. physical performance

simplifies the shoe size and model, and deletes the statement that “the number and model of the export product can be produced and selected by both parties through negotiation”;

changes the wear resistance index and test method;

increases the microporous bottom hardness requirements;

adds the anti-skid index and the relevant test methods requirements;

changes requirements to color fastness to rubbing of lining and inner pad;

deletes the requirements for the thickness of the outsole.

2. safety performance

requirements to physical safety characteristics correspond to the mandatory standard GB 30585-2014 “Physical safety performance requirements”;

introduces thickness requirements of plastic packaging bags for shoes both for Class A and Class B and toughen the punching requirements;

although there are now no requirements for health and safety performance, the manufacturer should note that it is still necessary to meet the corresponding safety technical specifications for children’s shoes.

3. identification requirements and inspection rules

adds information and requirements regarding the warning signs to GB/T 25036-2021;

simplifies provisions on the marking and inspection rules by direct reference to the relevant standard within GB/T 25036-2021

China, a new standard on bed cloths becomes effective from February 1, 2022. Once the new standard GB/T 22796-2021 is in force, the following standards become invalid: 

GB/T 22796-2009 “Quilts and Quilt Covers”, this standard applies to quilts and quilt cover products with woven fabrics as the surface and lining, and flocculent fibers as fillers (excluding down and pure silk)

GB/T 22843-2009 “Pillow and Cushion Products” applies to all kinds of pillow and cushion products with textile fibers as the main material

GB/T 22797-2009 “Bed Sheets” that is applicable to all kinds of woven bed sheet products

GB/T 22844-2009 “Matching Bedding” applies to matching bedding mainly made of textile

GB/T 22855-2009 “Raschel Bedding” covers all kinds of fiber pure or blended bedding made of warp knitted single-layer Raschel as the main fabric, excluding products filled with down and wool

‍GB/T 22796-2021 covers bed cloths made of textile shell and textile lining with or without wadding filling. It does not apply to bedding for infants and toddlers aged 36 months and under.

According to the GB/T 22796-2021, the quality of bed cloths manufacturers should prove the compliance of the product against the following types of requirements:

Essential safety requirements

Internal quality requirements

External quality 

Quality of manufacture

Please, note that the standard integrates requirements of GB 18401 and GB 31701 standards. That is why essential safety requirements for bed cloths are mainly specified in GB 18401 “National general safety technical code for textile products”. Meanwhile, general safety requirements for bedding intended for children from 3 to 14 years old considers provisions of GB 31701 “Safety technical code for infants and children textile products”.

The requirements to the quality of bed cloths also depends on the type of material and type of product