{"id":22331,"date":"2024-02-05T15:43:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T07:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=22331"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:28:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T08:28:04","slug":"china-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/china-music\/","title":{"rendered":"China Publishes Musical Instruments New Mandatory National Standard: GB 28489-2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22331\" class=\"elementor elementor-22331\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dd1df0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dd1df0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f423ef\" data-id=\"4f423ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-573a3e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"573a3e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>China&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/openstd.samr.gov.cn\/bzgk\/gb\/newGbInfo?hcno=290F173B1DEE3937E865CEF062D08148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mandatory national standard for musical instruments, GB 28489-2022<\/a> officially came into force on January 1, 2024. The new regulation supersedes the previous standard, GB\/T 28489-2012, and establishes requirements for the content of harmful substances in musical instruments and introduces updated testing methods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-085fee9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"085fee9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f450675\" data-id=\"f450675\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1bfbd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1bfbd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Musical Instruments' Harmful Substance Limit Requirements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8eba22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8eba22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9d87be\" data-id=\"a9d87be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1baef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b1baef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Comprising of 8 comprehensive chapters and encompassing the entire supply chain of the musical instrument industry, the new standard <strong>applies not only to instruments but also accessories and packaging<\/strong>.<\/p><p>They are classified into 2 distinct categories:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Category A<\/strong>: instruments and accessories that come into <strong>direct contact with the player&#8217;s mouth<\/strong> under normal usage<\/li><li><strong>Category B<\/strong>: instruments, accessories and indoor packaging that, while not in direct contact with the player&#8217;s mouth, is still accessible under normal usage<\/li><\/ul><p>Below lists out the harmful substances covered:<\/p><ol><li>Phthalates<\/li><li>Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)<\/li><li>Migratable elements e.g. Lead, Chromium, Cadmium &amp; Mercury<\/li><li>Benzene compounds, Total volatile organic compounds, and Formaldehyde<\/li><li>Aromatic amine dyes<\/li><li>Tetrachlorophenol (TeCP)<\/li><li>Pentachlorophenol (PCP)<\/li><li>Natural radionuclides<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e218c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e218c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b8be0d\" data-id=\"1b8be0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f40b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f40b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_2223408039-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22337\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_2223408039-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_2223408039-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_2223408039-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_2223408039-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_2223408039-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The new standard covers nearly all kinds of musical instruments.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e06597 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e06597\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5607aa5\" data-id=\"5607aa5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e4aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08e4aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implementation Timeline of the New Standard<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3fed60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3fed60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-921ec61\" data-id=\"921ec61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3467eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3467eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prior to January 1, 2024<\/strong>: Products manufactured or imported are granted a transition period of 1 year. <strong>Compliance is obligatory from January 1, 2025 the latest.<\/strong><\/p><p>For those manufactured or imported <em>after<\/em> January 1, 2024, they must comply with this standard with immediate effect, before being placed onto the market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0a4acb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0a4acb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f790c88\" data-id=\"f790c88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c6004 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26c6004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef25bdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef25bdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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