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Three new national standards for home appliance packaging will be officially implemented in November 2025

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2025-11-11

The new national standards for packaging of household appliances, including GB/T22939.1-2025, will be officially implemented on November 1, 2025. The new standard covers three major categories: general requirements, range hoods, washing machines, and dryers, replacing the old standard that has been in use for 17 years. It achieves a comprehensive upgrade in environmental requirements and performance testing, marking a new stage of standardized and green development for household appliance packaging in China.

The new national standards for packaging of three household appliances will be officially implemented on November 1, 2025.

GB/T22939.1-2025 "Packaging for household and similar electrical appliances - Part 1: General requirements" (hereinafter referred to as "General requirements for household appliance packaging");

GB/T22939.2-2025 "Packaging for household and similar electrical appliances - Part 2: Special requirements for range hoods" (hereinafter referred to as the range hood packaging standard);

GB/T22939.5-2025 "Packaging for household and similar electrical appliances - Part 5: Special requirements for electric washing machines and dryers" (hereinafter referred to as the packaging standard for washing machines and dryers).

These three new standards have put forward new requirements for the packaging of household appliances, which will directly affect the product packaging design and quality control of household appliance enterprises, marking a new stage of standardized and green development of household appliance packaging in China. The standards implemented this time cover three major categories: general requirements, range hoods, washing machines, and dryers, replacing the old standards that have been in use for 17 years and achieving comprehensive upgrades in environmental requirements and performance testing.

GB/T 22939.1-2025 Packaging for household and similar electrical appliances - Part 1: General requirements

Replaced standard: GB/T1019-2008 "General Principles for Packaging of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances".

Scope of application: This document specifies the technical requirements for packaging household and similar electrical appliances, describes the corresponding testing methods, and proposes requirements for selecting packaging labels. This document applies to the packaging of household and similar electrical appliances.

Key points:

1. Change the general requirement from 'encouraging the use of renewable materials' to' promoting the use of green packaging materials'. Product packaging should consider the impact on health and the environment, and should use green packaging that complies with GB/T 16716 (all parts) and is reusable, recyclable, and renewable. The so-called green packaging refers to packaging that has minimal harm to human health and the ecological environment, and consumes less resources and energy, while meeting the packaging functional requirements throughout the entire lifecycle of the packaged product.

2. Requirements and methods for low-temperature storage test, high-temperature storage test, high-temperature and high humidity storage test, and static clamping test have been added. Taking the high temperature and high humidity storage test as an example, the general requirements for household appliance packaging stipulate that after the high temperature and high humidity storage test, packaging components such as packaging boxes, cushioning materials, packaging bags, etc. should not have any abnormalities such as cracking or delamination after visual inspection; After visual inspection, the appearance and structure of the packaging are normal, and the product label should not have any warping, peeling, fading, or other issues. There should be no bag or material imprint residue on the internal products.

Main technical changes: Compared with GB/T1019-2008, in addition to structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows:
The terms and definitions of "general requirements", "moisture-proof packaging", "anti mold packaging", "anti rust packaging", and "anti vibration packaging" have been deleted (see 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 of GB/T 1019-2008);

Added the term and definition of "household and similar appliances" (see 3.1);

The technical requirements for "moisture-proof packaging", "anti mold packaging", "anti rust packaging", "anti vibration packaging", and "recycled materials" have been deleted (see 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 of GB/T 1019-2008);

Added requirements and methods for low-temperature storage testing (see 4.2.1, 5.2.1);

Changed the content of experimental preparation (see 5.1.1, 5.1.2, section 5.1 of GB/T1019-2008);

Deleted the test conditions, moisture-proof test, mildew proof test, and rust proof test methods (see 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 of GB/T1019-2008);

Added requirements and methods for high-temperature storage testing (see 4.2.2, 5.2.2);

Added requirements and methods for high temperature and high humidity storage tests (see 4.2.3, 5.2.3);

Added requirements and methods for static clamping tests (see 4.3.1, 5.3.1);

Changed the requirements and methods for vibration testing (see 4.3.4, 5.3.3, section 5.6 of GB/T1019-2008);

Deleted the requirements and methods for direct stacking testing (see 5.7.1 of GB/T1019-2008);

Changed the requirements and methods for stacking tests (see 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 5.3.2, 5.7 of GB/T1019-2008);

Changed the requirements and methods for drop testing (see 4.3.5, 5.3.4.1, 5.9 of GB/T1019-2008);

The requirements for packaging labeling have been changed (see Chapter 6, Chapter 6 of GB/T1019-2008).

GB/T 22939.2-2025 Packaging for household and similar electrical appliances - Part 2: Special requirements for range hoods

Replaced standard: GB/T22939.2-2008 "Packaging of household and similar electrical appliances - Special requirements for range hoods".

Scope of application: This document specifies the technical requirements for the packaging of range hoods, describes the corresponding testing methods, and proposes requirements for the selection of packaging labels. Range hood suitable for household and similar use.

Core points: Added terminology and definitions for split range hoods, added methods for static clamping tests, and changed the method for drop tests.

Main technical changes: Compared with GB/T22939.2-2008, in addition to structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows:
Added the term and definition of "split range hood" (see 3.103);

The terms and definitions of "compression resistant packaging" and "anti drop packaging" have been deleted (see 3.102 and 3.103 of the 2008 edition);

The technical requirements for "moisture-proof packaging", "anti mold packaging", "anti rust packaging", "anti vibration packaging", "pressure resistant packaging", and "anti drop packaging" have been deleted (see 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.101, 4.102 of the 2008 version);

Added the method of static clamping test (see 5.3.1);

The method of drop test has been changed (see 5.3.4.1, 5.9 of the 2008 version).

GB/T 22939.5-2025 Packaging for household and similar electrical appliances - Part 5: Special requirements for electric washing machines and dryers

Replaced standard: GB/T 22939.5-2008 "Special Requirements for Packaging of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances - Electric Washing Machines and Dryers".

Scope of application: This document specifies the technical requirements and packaging labeling for washing machines and dryers, and describes the corresponding testing methods. Suitable for packaging electrically driven washing machines and dryers used in households and similar places. It is also suitable for packaging of washing and drying all-in-one machines, shoe washing machines, and shoe washing and drying machines used in homes and similar places. Not suitable for clothing care machines and electric warm air dryers.

Core points: The scope of the standard has been changed, adding the applicable scope of shoe washing machines and shoe drying machines, as well as the inapplicable scope of clothing care machines and electric warm air dryers. Technical requirements and testing methods for top impact testing and backpack testing have also been added.

Main technical changes: Compared with GB/T 22939.5-2008, in addition to structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows:
The scope of the standard has been changed, adding the applicable scope of "shoe washing machine" and "shoe washing and drying machine", as well as the inapplicable scope of "clothing care machine" and "electric warm air dryer" (see Chapter 1, 2008 edition, Chapter 1);
The technical requirements for "anti mold packaging" and "anti vibration packaging" have been removed (see 4.3.4.5 of the 2008 version);
Added technical requirements and testing methods for "top impact test" (see 4.3.7.101, 5.3.4.101);
Added technical requirements and testing methods for 'carrying test items' (see 4.3.101, 5.3.101).

According to the National Standards Committee, packaging standards for four types of household appliances, including refrigerators, air conditioners, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners, and water absorbing cleaning appliances, are being rapidly drafted and are expected to achieve full category coverage by 2026. With the gradual implementation of national standards for home appliance packaging, home appliance packaging will enter the era of green materials.

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