GB Footwear and Leather goods standards in CHINA in 2019

18-March-2019 :

GB standard 2019 : Product Quality National Supervision and Inspection Plan 

The General Administration of Market Supervision combines the existing financial special fund scale, current standards and testing and testing technical capabilities, fully adopts the opinions of all parties, and incorporates all products with high public concern into the national supervision and spot check plan, highlighting human health and personal and property safety. The products, important industrial products affecting the national economy and the people's livelihood, as well as key products that consumers and relevant organizations have reflected on quality problems, organized the "National Supervision and Inspection Plan for Product Quality in 2019".

The Plan includes total of 267 types of products. Among them, there are 43 kinds of daily consumer goods and textiles. The main products are : children's shoes, leather shoes, sneakers, rain boots, snow boots, handbags / backpacks, travelling cases, and various textile products.

01-April-2019 :

Two industrial standards published and will be taken into effect since April 1st, 2019.

QB/T 5300-2018
QB/T 5301-2018

04-April-2019 :

Two Chinese National mandatory standards would be drafted and released within 2 years.

19-April-2019 :

The SAC/TC 305 National Shoe Inspection Center experts visited CTC DG for guidance and exchange work.

During the meeting, the two parties conducted research and discussion on the technical parameters related to the standard samples of footwear, and communicated the technical parameters on the two major tests : the Abrasion resistance and the Slip resistance of the sole.

CTC will participate more actively in China's national standards and fully assist the National Shoe Inspection Center to promote relevant technical work in line with international standards.

28-April-2019 :

Three national standards published and will be taken into effect since July 1st, 2019.

Use GB/T 36935-2018 "Footwear size Comparison Table" to convert the shoe numbers (World Shoe Number, European Shoe Number, British Shoe Number, Japanese Shoe Number, American Shoe Number, etc.) between the systems, which is convenient for producers, dealers and consumers. GB/T 36936-2018 " Footwear - size Terminology" defines a general term for measuring the foot and the shoe last and determining the shoe size, so that the company correctly marks the shoe number based on the same concept. Both of these standards are equivalent to the ISO standard, thus ensuring consistency between domestic and international standards.

A new standard to be drafted for Children handbag and luggage :

The is mainly used to guide the production and circulation of luggage products used by children under the age of 14 to avoid the occurrence of various foreseeable hazards. To ensure the scientificity, rationality and applicability of the standards, the Technical Committee is currently collecting 30 to 40 sets of children's luggage products (including children's backpacks and children's travel bags) for trial verification.

New standards under drafting at SAC/TC 305 :