CEL-020. Refrigerators
China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Revised
2005
2015
July 2021
Electricity
CQC61-448104-2016. Energy Conservation and Environmentally-friendly Certification Rules for Household Refrigerators
China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, 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, 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, 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
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Entered into force, Revised, To Be Superseded
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
Published, Revised
1989
2025
June 2025
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 + - 3 More
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, New
2021
October 2022
Electricity
TCVN 7828:2016 Refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer, and freezer - energy efficiency
Vietnam*
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
2007
2015
January 2024
Electricity