On November 29, 2023, the National Development and Reform Commission （NDRC） and the State Administration for Market Regulation （SAMR） issued the "Catalog of Products Implementing Energy Efficiency Labels in the People's Republic of China (Sixteenth Batch)" and related implementation rules. This document includes five types of products: welding machines, LED flat panel lights for general lighting, commercial induction cookers, AC contactors, and monitors. Among them, welding machines, LED flat panel lights for general lighting, and commercial induction cookers are included in the catalog for the first time, while AC contactors and monitors are updates to the previous standards and implementation rules.

The document requires that

l  The energy efficiency label requirements for AC contactors will be implemented from January 1, 2024. Products manufactured or imported before January 1, 2024, can delay the application of energy efficiency labels until January 1, 2026, according to the revised implementation rules.

l  The energy efficiency label requirements for welding machines, LED flat panel lights for general lighting, commercial induction cookers, and monitors will be implemented from June 1, 2024. Products manufactured or imported before June 1, 2024, can delay the application of energy efficiency labels until June 1, 2026, according to the implementation rules.

Currently, 43 products are included in the energy efficiency labeling scheme. To comply with this initiative, relevant enterprises are required to subject their products to tests based on the corresponding implementation rules. Subsequently, they must assess the energy efficiency grades in alignment with the corresponding standards and affix the applicable energy efficiency labels to their products. Additionally, these enterprises are obligated to submit the energy efficiency information of their products to www.energylabel.com.cn before introducing them to the Chinese market.