AS 1731.14–2003: Refrigerated display cabinets—Part 14: Minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements
New Zealand
Refrigerated Cabinets
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2003
2018
November 2019
Electricity
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 - Commercial refrigerated cabinets with self-contained condensing unit
China
Refrigerated Cabinets
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2017
May 2021
Electricity
CEL-020. Refrigerators
China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2005
2015
July 2021
Electricity
CEL-028. Refrigerated Display Cabinets with Remote Condensing Units
China
Refrigerated Cabinets
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2012
2012
May 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
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
Efficiency Policy for Deep Freezers
India
Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2023
May 2023
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 - Electrical cooler and Heater for drinking - water storage
Republic of Korea
Water Coolers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2012
2012
December 2019
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 Freezers
Republic of Korea
Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2010
November 2019
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Grade Label for Kimchi Refrigerators
Republic of Korea
Kim-chi Refrigerators
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2009
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
2020
October 2022
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (SOR/2016-311)
Canada
Audio-Visual, Televisions, Displays, Battery Chargers, External Power Supply, Dehumidifiers, Ovens, Microwaves, Dishwashers, Cooktops or Hobs, Clothes Dryers, Washer and Dryers, Washing Machines, Indoor Luminaires, Specialty Luminaires, Specialty Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, 3-Phase Motors, 1-Phase Motors, Ventilation, Ceiling Fans, Space Heating, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Portable ACs, Packaged Terminals, Chillers - Cooler Towers, Central ACs, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Pump Systems, Power Transformers, Distribution Transformers, Wine Chillers, Walk-In Coolers and Freezers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Refrigerated Vending Machines, Ice Machines, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2016
2019
October 2022
Electricity, Gas, Oil
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 26920.1-2011 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades of commercial refrigerating appliances-Part 1:Refrigerated display cabinets with remote condensing unit.
China
Refrigerated Cabinets
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2011
2012
June 2021
Electricity
GB 26920.2-2015 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades of commercial refrigerating appliances-Part 2:Commercial refrigerated cabinets with self-contained condensing unit.
China
Refrigerated Cabinets
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2011
2017
June 2021
Electricity
GB 26920.3-2019 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for commercial refrigerating appliances—Part 3: Refrigerated beverage vending machines
China
Refrigerated Vending Machines
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2021
May 2021
Electricity
GB 30978-2014 Minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for water dispensers
China
Water Coolers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2015
June 2021
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
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Refrigerated Cabinets) Determination 2020
Australia
Refrigerated Cabinets
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2003
2020
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 Air Conditioners
Philippines
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2021
January 2024
Electricity
Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program for Refrigerating Appliances
Philippines
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2021
January 2024
Electricity
Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (MEELS)
Hong Kong SAR of China
Televisions, Dehumidifiers, Induction Cookstoves or Hobs, Clothes Dryers, Washing Machines, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2008
2020
November 2020
Electricity
MELS for Refrigerators
Singapore*
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Adopted
2008
2014
December 2023
Electricity
MEPS for Commercial Refrigerators
Republic of Korea
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2010
2010
November 2019
Electricity
MEPS for Electrical cooler and Heater for drinking - water storage
Republic of Korea
Water Coolers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2012
2012
December 2019
Electricity
MEPS for Freezers
Republic of Korea
Freezers-only
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2004
2010
November 2019
Electricity
MEPS for Kim-chi Refrigerators
Republic of Korea
Kim-chi Refrigerators
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2004
November 2019
Electricity
MEPS for Refrigerator
Republic of Korea
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1992
2004
November 2019
Electricity
MEPS for Refrigerators
Singapore*
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2011
2022
December 2023
Electricity
Minimum Energy Performance Standard and Energy Savings Label for Energy-Consuming Appliance Refrigerator
Indonesia
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2021
October 2022
Electricity
Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Refrigerator/Freezer
Taiwan of China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2000
2018
October 2022
Electricity