Chinese Standards for Toy Safety apply in January

On 31 December 2015, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) and Standardisation Administration of the People's Republic of China released notification declaring products manufactured or imported as per GB 6675-2003 National Safety Technical Code for Toys can be available in the market for sale until 30 June 2017

The Standards for Toy Safety apply in this month are as below:

GB 6675.1-2014	Toys safety—Part 1:Basic code	6 May 2014	1 Jan. 2016
GB 6675.2-2014	Safety of toys—Part 2:Mechanical and physical properties	6 May 2014	1 Jan. 2016
GB 6675.3-2014	Safety of toys—Part 3:Flammability	6 May 2014	1 Jan. 2016
GB 6675.4-2014	Safety of toys—Part 4:Migration of certain elements	6 May 2014	1 Jan. 2016
GB 6675.11-2014	Safety of toys—Part 11:Swings,slides and similar activity toys for indoor and outdoor family domestic use	5 Dec. 2014	1 Jan. 2016
GB 6675.12-2014	Safety of toys—Part 12:Toy scooter	5 Dec. 2014	1 Jan. 2016
GB 6675.13-2014	Safety of toys—Part 13:Chemical toys(sets)other than experimental sets	5 Dec. 2014	1 Jan. 2016
GB 6675.14-2014	Safety of toys—Part 14:Requirements and test methods of finger paints	5 Dec. 2014	1 Jan. 2016

 
The above national standards of the people’s republic of China apply since 1 January 2016. Besides, it allows a transitional period of 18 months for products manufactured or imported as per GB 6675-2003 National Safety Technical Code for Toys.

C&K Testing advises companies to arrange products according to the latest standards to ensure product conformity. Companies can update products by making full use of the transitional period to avoid adverse impact on the production and sale of products after June 2017.