China – 2016 Updated Footwear and Light Industrial Product Standard List
Vol. 927 | 06 Sep 2016
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China released announcement No. 37 of 2016, which published updates to a number of footwear standards. These standards include some product standards such as HG/T 4992-2016 “Jogging rubber shoes,” HG/T 4994-2016 “Fashion rubber shoes” and QB/T 2880-2016 “Children's leather shoes,” as well as some relevant test method standards, including HG/T 4990-2016 “Test method for torsion performance of rubber shoes,” HG/T 4997-2016 “Determination of pull out force of eyelets” and QB/T 5004-2016 “Footwear buckle and shoes strap attachment strength of shoes.” The announcement also includes 3 light industrial product standards: QB/T 4997-2016 “Plastic wooden hanger,” QB/T 4998-2016 “Cleaning brushes Kitchen brush” and QB/T 4999-2016 “Daily rain poncho raincoats.” Key updates to the standards list follow:
No.  | Standard Number  | Title  | Replaced Standard  | Standard Effective Date  | 
Footwear  | ||||
Method Standard  | ||||
1  | HG/T 4990-2016  | Test method for torsion performance of rubber shoes  | -  | 1/1/2017  | 
2  | HG/T 4991-2016  | Testing method for rubber film elongation of rubber shoes  | -  | 1/1/2017  | 
3  | HG/T 4993-2016  | Cellular material for shoes - determination of resilience  | -  | 1/1/2017  | 
4  | HG/T 4997-2016  | Determination of pull out force of eyelets  | -  | 1/1/2017  | 
5  | QB/T 5004-2016  | Footwear buckle and shoes strap attachment strength of shoes  | -  | 1/1/2017  | 
Product Standard  | ||||
1  | HG/T 4992-2016  | Jogging rubber shoes  | -  | 1/1/2017  | 
2  | HG/T 4994-2016  | Fashion rubber shoes  | -  | 1/1/2017  | 
3  | HG/T 4995-2016  | The accessories of rubber shoes and sports shoes eyelets  | -  | 1/1/2017  | 
4  | HG/T 4996-2016  | Weightlifting shoes  | -  | 1/1/2017  | 
5  | QB/T 2880-2016  | Children's leather shoes  | QB/T 2880-2007  | 1/1/2017  | 
Light Industrial Products  | ||||
Product Standard  | ||||
1  | QB/T 4997-2016  | Plastic wooden hanger  | -  | 1/1/2017  | 
2  | QB/T 4998-2016  | Cleaning brushes Kitchen brush  | -  | 1/1/2017  | 
3  | QB/T 4999-2016  | Daily rain poncho raincoats  | -  | 1/1/2017  | 
Remark: All above standards have not been published at present.  | ||||
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