On June 16, 2023, the Science Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a batch of national mandatory standard drafts to call for public comments. The call-for-comment period will end on August 16, 2023.

One of the drafts is Safety technical specification of fire retardant for furniture (hereinafter referred to as “the Safety Standard”). It will replace the existing standard GB 17927.1-2011 and GB 17927.2-2011.

The Safety Standard specifies the requirements, test methods, inspection rules and marks for the flame retardant performance of furniture, and applies to upholstered furniture and furniture with soft packages

Foreign stakeholders of such product are advised to notice that: the implementation suggestion given by the standard formulators is: it shall come into force six months after being published.

For download the complete Safety Standard draft in Chinese, please visit:

https://www.bestao-consulting.com/detail?id=1439&status=bestao_library

And the full formulation statement of this Safety Standard (in Chinese) can be downloaded at:

https://www.bestao-consulting.com/detail?id=1440&status=bestao_library

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