AS/NZS 4474.2:2009: Performance of household electrical appliances—Refrigerating appliances—Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standard requirements
New Zealand
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1997
2018
November 2019
Electricity
BDS 1849:2012
Bangladesh
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2012
January 2020
Electricity
BDS 1850:2012 Energy efficiency rating of household refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers
Bangladesh
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2012
2016
January 2020
Electricity
CEL-020. Refrigerators
China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2005
2015
July 2021
Electricity
Consumer Protection -Approved Standards for Restricted Electrical Products- Regulations 2016
Solomon Islands
Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2016
November 2020
Electricity
Decision No. 14/2023/QD-TTg: Lists of Low-Efficiency Equipment Subject to Elimination and Low-Efficiency Generating Sets Banned from Development and Application Roadmaps
Vietnam*
Computers, Imaging Equipment, Televisions, Displays, Induction Cookstoves or Hobs, Rice Cookers, Electric Kettles, Cooktops or Hobs, Washing Machines, Indoor Luminaires, Streetlighting, Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, 3-Phase Motors, Ceiling Fans, Portable Fans, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Distribution Transformers, Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2011
2023
January 2024
Electricity
Department Circular No. DC 2020-06-0016
Philippines
Lighting, Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2020
January 2024
Electricity
Domestic fridges and freezers
New Zealand
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1986
2018
August 2018
Electricity
Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations 2017
Singapore*
Televisions, Clothes Dryers, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, 3-Phase Motors, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
October 2022
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Grade Label for Commercial Refrigerators
Republic of Korea
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2010
2010
November 2019
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Grade Label for Refrigerators
Republic of Korea
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1992
2009
November 2019
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Policy for Direct Cool Refrigerator
India
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2007
2020
October 2022
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Policy for Frost-Free Refrigerators
India
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2006
2024
December 2024
Electricity
ESDM Ministerial Decree No. 8.K/EK.07/DJE/2024 -- Refrigerators
Indonesia
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2024
2021
August 2025
Electricity
GB 12021.2-2015 The maximum allowable values of the energy consumption and energy efficiency grade for household refrigerators
China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1989
2016
June 2021
Electricity
GB 12021.2-2025 Maximum Allowable Values of Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency Grade for Household Refrigerating Appliance
China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Revised
1989
2025
June 2025
Electricity
GP/ST/No.50/2024: Guidelines on Energy Using Product - Refrigerator
Asia and Pacific, Malaysia
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2013
2024
March 2025
Electricity
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
Australia
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2019
December 2023
Electricity
Guide on Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Refrigerator
Malaysia
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2015
2018
February 2021
Electricity
Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program for Refrigerating Appliances 2024, 1st Edition
Philippines
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2021
2024
January 2025
Electricity