China GB testing

GB testing is a range of services from TÜV SÜD that help you comply with China’s GB standards for textile and footwear products. These standards include GB 18401-2010 for textile products, GB 31701-2015 for children’s textile products, GB 25038-2024 for footwear, and GB 30585-2024 for children’s footwear.

For example, China’s GB 18401-2010 is the National General Safety Technical Code for textile products. It is a mandatory standard that regulates the safety and quality of textile products in China. The standard applies to the production and sale of textile products such as garments, accessories and home textiles.

TÜV SUD experts can ensure that new entrants into the market are fully aware of these standards and demonstrate that their products are compliant through GB testing.

Compliance with GB standards means that your product meets all the requirements for access to the textile and footwear market in China. This facilitates an efficient market entry process so that you can market and sell your products to China’s enormous consumer market.

Failure to comply could result in your products being banned or impounded, thus limiting your access to this market. This could also lead to reputational damage and fines.

TÜV SÜD has deep expertise with all requirements for the Chinese textile and footwear market and can support your company in meeting these requirements.

Our knowledgeable experts and partnerships with key government agencies make us well suited to provide practical compliance support to help you enter the Chinese market with confidence.

We offer a range of services to help you achieve compliance with GB standards, from testing solutions to technical knowledge support.

We offer a variety of services to help your products comply with GB standards. These include:

• Expert advice – Our experts help you understand China’s complex textile/footwear regulations. We explain the GB requirements and your obligations under the standards.
• Multiple markets access support – We advise you on the connection and difference between China’s requirements and other markets’ requirements such as EU/US markets, which support to design cost and time-efficient solutions for multiple markets access demands.

We can guide you on the three steps to market entry:

1. Your products undergo on-site and random inspections and testing at customs, and your company undergoes registration management.
2. Your China National Accreditation Service (CNAS) and China Metrology Accreditation (CMA)-approved test reports undergo review.
3. Administration for Market Regulation Bureau supervises the circulation of your products within the market and conducts regular and irregular random inspections according to the product quality law.