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
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
CQC61-448104-2016. Energy Conservation and Environmentally-friendly Certification Rules for Household Refrigerators
China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1999
2016
May 2021
Electricity
CQC61-448117-2016 Energy Conservation and Environmentally-friendly Certification Rules for Household Refrigerators
China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1999
2016
August 2018
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
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 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 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 Conservation Label - Refrigerators
Taiwan of China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted
1995
August 2018
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Criteria and Labeling Method for Energy Label Qualified Refrigerators
Taiwan of China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2010
2011
August 2018
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 Labeling Scheme for Refrigerating Appliances
Hong Kong SAR of China
Refrigeration, Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1995
2021
October 2022
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
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 Labeling Scheme
Tajikistan
Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2013
December 2020
Electricity, Gas
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/T 39761.1-2021 Green product assessment-Household electric appliances-Part 1: Refrigerators, air-conditioners and washing machines
China
Laundry, Washing Machines, Space Heating and Space Cooling, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2021
October 2022
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
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
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 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
Minimum Equipment Energy Performance Standards
Tajikistan
Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2013
December 2020
Electricity
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 14 of 2021 on Application of Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Energy Consuming Appliances
Indonesia
Rice Cookers, Lamps, Portable Fans, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2021
October 2022
Electricity
Ministerial Regulations Prescribing High Efficiency Refrigerators, B.E. 2552 (2009)
Thailand
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
High Energy Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2009
April 2022
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
Refrigerator MEPS
Taiwan of China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1996
2011
August 2018
Electricity