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, Revised
1997
2018
November 2019
Electricity
BDS 1849:2012
Bangladesh
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, New
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, Revised
2012
2016
January 2020
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 + - 5 More
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, New
2016
November 2020
Electricity
Consumer Protection Act 2001 (Section 30) Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Labelling - MEPSL - Regulations 2016
Kiribati
Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps
, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only + - 4 More
Voluntary
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Under development
June 2021
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 + - 20 More
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Revised
2011
2023
January 2024
Electricity
Domestic fridges and freezers
New Zealand
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Revised
1986
2018
August 2018
Electricity
ECOSTAND 071-1:2017EE: Minimum Energy Performance Standards Part 1: Refrigerating products
ECOWAS
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, New
2017
October 2019
Electricity
Efficiency Policy for Deep Freezers
India
Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
2023
2023
December 2024
Electricity
Energy Amendment Act 2012
Cook Islands
Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps
, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only + - 5 More
Voluntary
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Under development
October 2022
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Grade Label for Freezers
Republic of Korea
Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, New
2010
November 2019
Electricity
Energy Efficiency of Electrical Appliances, Equipment and Lighting Products Act No. 24 of 2016
Vanuatu
Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting
, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only + - 4 More
Voluntary
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, New
2017
August 2019
Electricity
FDNIS ECOSTAND 071-1:2017EE: Minimum Energy Performance Standards Part 1: Refrigerating products
ECOWAS
Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, New
2017
October 2019
Electricity
GP/ST/No.50/2024: Guidelines on Energy Using Product - Freezer
Asia and Pacific, Malaysia
Refrigeration, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Revised
2013
2024
March 2025
Electricity
GP/ST/No.50/2024: Guidelines on Energy Using Product - Freezers
Malaysia
Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, New
2025
August 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, New
2019
December 2023
Electricity
Greenmark N28 - Refrigerators
Taiwan of China
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Revised
1998
2014
October 2018
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 + - 7 More
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
2008
2020
November 2020
Electricity
MELS for Commercial Storage Refrigerators
Singapore*
Refrigerated Cabinets, Wine Chillers, Walk-In Coolers and Freezers
, Refrigerated Vending Machines, Freezers-only + - 2 More
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, New
2025
September 2025
Electricity
MEPS for Commercial Storage Refrigerators (2025)
Singapore*
Refrigerated Cabinets, Wine Chillers, Walk-In Coolers and Freezers
, Refrigerated Vending Machines, Freezers-only + - 2 More
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, New
2025
September 2025
Electricity