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China - Proposed GB Standard on Limit of Harmful Substances of Furniture
 

The State Administration for Market Regulation of China (SAMR) has proposed a GB standard on limit of harmful substances of furniture.The solicitation period: May 06, 2021 to July 04, 2021.

The following are the highlight:

Standard GB 18584-2001 and GB 28481-2021 will be replaced by the draft of “Limit of harmful substances in furniture”. The draft of “Limit of harmful substances in furniture” will come into force after approved and published for 24 months. The following are the highlight:

1. Emission limits for formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, xylene and TVOC

Harmful substance Limit(mg/m3) Scope
Formaldehyde ≤0.08 Indoor furniture
Benzene ≤0.06
Toluene ≤0.15
m,p,o-Xylenen ≤0.20
Total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) ≤0.50

2. Migration limits for heavy metals

Element Limit(mg/kg) Scope
Antimony (Sb) ≤60
Infant and children's furniture: coating for all accessible areas;
Other furniture: only applicable to paint coating.
Arsenic (As) ≤25
Barium (Ba) ≤1000
Cadmium (Cd) ≤75
Chrome (Cr) ≤60
Lead (Pb) ≤90
Mercury (Hg) ≤60
Selenium (Se) ≤500

3. Limits for other harmful substances

Substance Limit Scope
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) Total ≤0.1% Plastic parts in the accessible area of plastic furniture, infant and children's furniture
Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP)
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP) Total ≤0.1%
Di-iso-nonyl phthalate (DINP)
Di-iso-decyl phthalate (DIDP)
Benzo(a)pyrene ≤1.0 mg/kg
Total amount of 18 kinds of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) ≤10 mg/kg
Decomposable aromatic amines dyes ≤20 mg/kg Upholstered furniture and furniture containing textile fabrics
≤30 mg/kg Upholstered furniture and furniture containing leather
≤20 mg/kg Upholstered furniture and furniture containing artificial leather
Radium-226 IRa≤1.0
Ir≤1.3
Furniture containing stone parts
Thorium-232
Potassium-40
Dimethyl fumarate ≤0.1 mg/kg Only applicable to seaborne upholstered furniture products
Polybrominated biphenyls ≤1000 mg/kg Only applicable to furniture for public use and furniture declared to have flame retardant properties
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether ≤1000 mg/kg
 
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