16 CFR Part 305 - Energy And Water Use Labeling For Consumer Products Under The Energy Policy And Conservation Act (“Energy Labeling Rule”)
United States of America*
Televisions, Dishwashers, Washing Machines, Ceiling Fans, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Pool Heaters, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Voluntary
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1980
2019
November 2020
Electricity, Gas, Oil
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
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
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
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 Refrigerators
Republic of Korea
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1992
2009
November 2019
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Label No5 for Refrigerated Cabinet
Thailand
Refrigerated Cabinets
Voluntary
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2015
2019
December 2023
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Label No5 for Water Dispenser
Thailand
Water Coolers
Voluntary
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2017
2019
December 2023
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
Energy Resources Regulations-Energy Efficiency and Energy Information of Cooling Appliances-5744-2004/SI 721
Israel
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1986
2004
October 2022
Electricity
GN 11/2017: Energy Efficiency (Labelling of Regulated Machinery) Regulations 2017 - amended by GN No. 137 of 2018
Mauritius
Ovens, Dishwashers, Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2019
2019
November 2020
Electricity
GOST R 51565-2012 Energy efficiency - Household refrigeration appliances and similar - Indicators of energy efficiency and determination methods
Russia
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Voluntary
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2011
2014
August 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
Inmetro Ordinance No. 332 of 2 August 2021
Brazil
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2001
2021
September 2022
Electricity
INTE E10-2 2015
Costa Rica
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2001
2015
September 2018
Electricity
INTE E11-2 2015
Costa Rica
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2001
2015
September 2018
Electricity
ISIR 14577, 1st Edition, Household refrigerating appliances - Determination of Criteria for energy consumption and energy labeling instructions
Iran
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1998
2012
January 2016
Electricity
ISIRI 10635: 2008, Wet Cooling Towers, Technical Specifications and Test Methods for Energy Consumption and Energy Labeling Instructions
Iran
Water Coolers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2002
2008
January 2016
Electricity
ISIRI 10637:2007,Refrigerated Display Cabinet-Technical Specifications and Test Methods for Energy Consumption and Energy Labeling Instructions
Iran
Refrigerated Cabinets
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2007
2012
January 2016
Electricity
JS 2101:2013 Energy labeling for household refrigerating appliances
Jordan
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2013
2014
June 2021
Electricity
JS1 Part 21:2015 Jamaican Standard Specification for Labelling of commodities Part 21: Energy Labelling of appliances and products
Jamaica
Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1996
2017
November 2019
Electricity
Law 2004-72 and Decree 2004-2145; Amended by Law 2009-07
Tunisia
Air Conditioning, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2004
2010
September 2022
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
Nigerian MEPS and Energy Label Guide
Nigeria
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2017
2019
March 2022
Electricity
Reglamento Tecnico Aparatos De Refrigeracion Y Congelacion
Venezuela
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2005
2013
November 2020
Electricity
Regulation on Energy Efficiency Requirements for Mass-Produced Systems, Vehicles, and Appliances
Switzerland
Computers, Servers, Networking Equipment, Stand-by and networked devices, Televisions, Set Top Boxes (STB), Displays, External Power Supply, Vacuum Cleaners, Ovens, Dishwashers, Cooktops or Hobs, Coffee Machines, Clothes Dryers, Washer and Dryers, Washing Machines, Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Indoor Luminaires, 3-Phase Motors, Industrial Fans, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Building Circulator Pumps, Pumps Other, Power Transformers, Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2017
2021
February 2021
Electricity, Other Solid Fuel
Resolución 40234 de marzo de 2017: Por la cual se modifican y aclaran algunas excepciones para la aplicación del Anexo General de la Resolución 41012 del 18 de septiembre de 2015 “Reglamento Técnico de Etiquetado – RETIQ.
Colombia
Ovens, Washing Machines, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, 3-Phase Motors, 1-Phase Motors, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2015
2018
September 2018
Electricity, Gas
Resolution Ex SCIyM No. 319|99
Argentina
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2013
2015
August 2019
Electricity
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No.702: On the approval of the Technical Regulation on energy labelling
Ukraine
Washing Machines, Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2008
2013
November 2019
Electricity
Revised Refrigerator power consumption standard and power efficiency grade labeling method and inspection method regulation
Taiwan of China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2010
2018
August 2018
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
RTE INEN 035|2009
Ecuador
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2015
2019
October 2019
Electricity
SASO 2892:2018 MEPS and labeling schemes for refrigerating appliances
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2007
2018
November 2019
Electricity
Standard NOM-022-ENER/SCFI-2014 - Commercial Refrigeration
Mexico
Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2008
2014
December 2023
Electricity