China’s regulation on disposable sanitary products has been strengthened gradually as the market in China is on rapid increase in recent years. Here are the standards regulating the disposable sanitary products in China:

• GB 15979—2002/2024 Hygienic Standard for Disposable Sanitary Products
• GB 20810—2006 Bathroom Tissue (including Bathroom Tissue Base Paper)
• GB/T 8939—2008 Sanitary Absorbent pads (including Pantiliner) (Not mandatory)

News Updates

On June 25, 2024, China released the GB 15979-2024. The new standard is set to replace the GB 15979-2002 and will take effect from July 1, 2025. C&K Testing has made comparisions between the two standards and made a summary for your reference. See detailshere.

Table 1 Type and Corresponding Standard of Products under Regulation

HS Code	Product Type	Testing Standard
4818200000	A small roll (piece) of paper handkerchief(s) (with its width ≤36cm, in roll, rectangle or other special shape)	GB 15979—2002 Hygienic Standard for Disposable Sanitary Products
4818300000	A small roll (piece) of paper table cloth(s) or napkin(s) (with its width ≤36cm, in roll, rectangle or other special shape)
4818500000	Paper clothing and its accessories (made of pulp, paper,cellulose wadding and cellulose fiber webs)
4818900000	Paper sheets and similar products for family, hygiene and hospital (made of pulp, paper,cellulose wadding and cellulose fiber webs)
9619001000	Pull-up baby diapers, diapers/nappies
9619002000	Sanitary napkins (panty liners) and tampons
9619009000	Diaper padding and similar products under the category
4803000000	Bathroom tissue, facial tissue, napkins and similar paper (with its width ≤36cm in piece or roll, or length of one side >36cm and that of the other>15cm in rectangle)	GB 20810—2006 Bathroom Tissue (including Bathroom Tissue Base Paper)
4818100000	A small roll (piece) of bathroom tissue paper(with its width ≤36cm, in roll, rectangle or other special shape)
/	Imported intermediate products under the above codes (exclusive of bathroom tissue and its base paper)	GB15979—2002 Hygienic Standard for Disposable Sanitary Products

All disposable sanitary products intended for import to China can clear the customs in case that they conform to the following requirements:

• The party to be inspected shall provide test reports issued by testing bodies accredited with CNAS qualification;
• Chinese identification shall be specified on the products;
• All disposable sanitary products, with damaged package, bad hygiene status, or beyond their expiry date, or mixing with waste and old products, shall be re-dispatches or destroyed.

C&K Testing, equipped with compliance testing lab for disposable sanitary products, can provide your products with reasonable testing plans.

Microbiology	Total bacteria colonies/ Bioburden
	Coliform group
	Pathogenic pyogenic bacteria: staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus hemolyticus
	Total fungi colonies
Toxicology	Dermal irritation test
	Vaginal mucosa irritation test
	Dermal allergic action test

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