China: New standard for leather and fur products

 

China has published National Standard of the P.R.C., Safety technical specification for leather and fur products GB 20400—20XX.

It specifies the terms and definitions, product classifications, requirements, test methods and judgement for the safety of leather and fur products.

This document applies to all types of leather and fur products as well as leather and fur parts of leather and fur products.

The contents of the following documents constitute essential provisions of this document through normative references in the text:

• GB/T 19941.1 Determination of formaldehyde content in leather and fur Part 1: High performance liquid chromatography
• GB/T 19941.2 Determination of formaldehyde content in leather and fur Part 2: Spectrophotometry
• GB/T 19942 Azo prohibited in chemical testing of leather and fur Determination of dyes
• GB/T 22807 Chemical tests on leather and fur Determination of hexavalent chromium content: Spectrophotometric method
• GB/T 22808 Chemical tests on leather and fur Determination of chlorophenols
• GB/T 22930.2 Chemical determination of metal content in leather and fur No. 2 Part: Total metal content
• GB/T 22931 Chemical tests on leather and fur Determination of plasticizer
• GB/T 38402 Chemical tests on leather and fur Determination of hexavalent chromium content: Chromatographic method
• GB/T 38405 Chemical tests on leather and fur Short-chain chlorination Determination of paraffin

The following terms and definitions apply to this document.

Infant products products for babies are products worn or used by infants and young children aged 36 months and below.

Products with direct contact to skin are products in which most of the area of ​​the product is in direct contact with human skin when worn or used.

Products without direct contact to skin are products that do not come into direct contact with human skin when worn or used, or only a small area of ​​the product is in direct contact with human skin.

Products are divided into the following three categories according to their end use:

– Category A: products for infants and young children;

– Category B: products in direct contact with the skin;

– Category C: products in indirect contact with the skin.

To find out more about the requirements set out in the standard, product compliance in China, GB standards and compliance for leather products, please contact the Product Compliance Institute directly.