On February 12, 2025, the National Standardization Administration of China (SAC) issued the notice to launch the standard review work of 2025 for national voluntary standards (hereinafter referred to as “the SAC Notice”). For this routine annual work in 2025, SAC provides a list of standards that need to be reviewed and appoints their responsible TCs to finish the review and submit the result to sector standardization regulators for approval before September 30 of 2025.

The review of voluntary national standards is governed by China’s Standardization Law and the Measures for Administration of Mandatory National Standards (hereinafter referred to as “the Measures”). These regulations require competent authorities to evaluate standards within their respective fields and determine whether to maintain, revise, or withdraw them.

It is required that by the end of 2024, all mandatory national standards that have been in effect for five years or have not undergone review within the past five years must be reviewed.

The review process focuses on the following aspects:

·         Relevancy: Alignment with current needs and practices.

·         Operability and Verifiability: Practical implementation and measurable compliance.

·         Timeliness: Relevance to contemporary technological and regulatory developments.

·         Coordination: Consistency with other standards and regulations.

The review results should be voted on and approved by all TC members. SAC will assign the National Standard Evaluation and Review Center to give the result. The ones that are categorized as “annul” or “revise” will be published for public comment. Each consideration corresponds to specific articles outlined in the Measures. If the review concludes that a standard should be annulled, the decision must be supported by sufficient justification, and an appropriate transitional period must be specified

The list provided by SAC for the 2025 review includes a total of 1888 national voluntary standards, covering a variety of sectors. Foreign stakeholders are advised to check out the full list and observe the ones that related with their business and project to avoid potential compliance risk.

Full list of the standard list for the review, please visit to access for the attachment I (in Chinese): https://www.sac.gov.cn/xw/tzgg/art/2025/art_ca234f002f734298a64f21d22b8d5fe7.html

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