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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