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
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
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
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, Rice Cookers, Electric Kettles, Cooktops or Hobs, Washing Machines, Indoor Luminaires, Streetlighting, Tubular Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Motors, 3-Phase Motors, Ceiling Fans, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Power Transformers, Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Not applicable
Comparative Label, Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2011
2023
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, 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
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, Adopted
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
Voluntary
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2017
August 2019
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
Greenmark N28 - Refrigerators
Taiwan of China
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, 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
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2008
2020
November 2020
Electricity
MEPS for Freezers
Republic of Korea
Freezers-only
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2004
2010
November 2019
Electricity
PNS 396-2:2013 - Household appliances - Energy efficiency factor (EEF) and labeling requirements - Part 2: Regrigerators and Freezers
Philippines
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2013
August 2019
Electricity
Refrigerators-Freezers - Taiwan
Taiwan of China
Freezers-only
Voluntary
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2011
2011
August 2018
Electricity
Regulations under Consumer Protection Act 2015
Tonga
Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Voluntary
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Under development
January 2016
Electricity
Revisions to Requirements on Labeling and Inspection of Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency Rating for Refrigerator|Freezer Products
Taiwan of China
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Voluntary
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2010
2010
August 2018
Electricity
Samoa Energy Efficiency (Approved Energy Using Products Standards) Regulations 2018
Samoa*
Non-Directional lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2018
November 2020
Electricity