New Chinese Footwear National Standard GB/T 44867-2024 for Green Product Evaluation Released

SGS reports on GB/T 44867-2024, China’s new national standard for green product evaluation of footwear products. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) March 20, 2025 - Geneva – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 038.25, highlighting the release of GB/T 44867-2024, a new national standard for evaluating the green attributes of footwear products in China.

Issued on November 28, 2024, by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China, the new standard will come into effect on June 1, 2025. It focuses on assessing the green characteristics of various footwear products.

SGS experts regularly publish SafeGuardS to keep stakeholders informed about regulatory changes that could impact their business. SafeGuardS 038.25 includes a helpful table which gives an overview of the key assessment requirements in GB/T 44867-2024.

Stakeholders are encouraged to refer to the original SafeGuardS 038.25 for more details.

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SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full China Releases National Standard for Green Product Evaluation of Footwear Products – GB/T 44867-2024 SafeGuardS. [www.sgs.com/en/news/2025/03/safeguards-03825-china-releases-national-standard-for-green-product-evaluation-of-footwear-products]

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Tel: +1 (97) 346-11230
Website: http://www.sgs.com/softlines
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