G/TBT/N/CHN/1842  
29 April 2024  
(24-3457) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CHINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of the P.R.C.)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notific ation shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  electric 
rice cookers, electric pressure cookers, electric stewing pots and similar appliances, 
electric kettles, induction cookers, microwave ovens (HS code(s): 8418); (ICS code(s): 
27.010)  
5. Title, number of pag es and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
Standard of the P.R.C., Maximum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy 
efficiency grades for household and similar kitchen appliances; (32 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  This document specifies the energy efficiency levels, minimum 
allowable values of energy efficiency, and test methods for household and similar kitchen 
appliances.  
This document applies to the following types of household and similar kitchen appliances:  
——Electric rice cookers that operate under normal pressure and are heated by electric 
heating elements or electromagnetic induction, with a rated power not exceeding 2000W;  
——Electric pressure cookers with the ability to automatically control working pressur e, 
heated by electric heating elements or electromagnetic induction methods, with a rated 
power not exceeding 2000W, a rated volume not exceeding 10L, and a rated cooking 
pressure of 40kPa -140kPa (gauge pressure);  
——Electric stewing pots and similar appliances operating under normal pressure, with a 
rated voltage not exceeding 250V, a rated power not exceeding 2000W, and a rated 
volume not exceeding 10L;  
——Electric kettles with a rated voltage not exceeding 250V AC and capable of pouring 
water from the spout by holding the handle and tilting the kettle body;  
——Induction cookers with one or more heating units, each with a rated power of 700W 
to 3500W;  
——Microwave ovens with a maximum rated input power of 2500W and bel ow, utilizing 
electromagnetic energy in the ISM frequency band of 2450MHz, and heating items and G/TBT/N/CHN/1842  
 
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  food inside the oven by resistive electric heating elements, including combination type 
microwave ovens.  
This document does not apply to the following types of  kitchen appliances:  
——Commercial induction cookers, power frequency induction cookers, and concave 
stoves;  
——Commercial microwave ovens, industrial microwave ovens, and microwave ovens with 
range hoods.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of  urgent problems where 
applicable:  Energy conservation  
8. Relevant documents:   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 months after approval  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT National Notification and Enquiry Center  of the People's Republic of China  
Tel：+86 10 57954633/ 57954627  
E_mail: tbt@customs.gov.cn  
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