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
Algeria Order of 25 Safar 1430 corresponding to 21 February 2009 on the energy labeling of residential refrigerators, freezers, and combined equipment
Algeria
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2010
October 2019
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
BNS 5: Part 8: 2013 Labelling – Energy labelling of household appliances and products - Requirements
Barbados
Televisions, DVD|Blu-Ray Players, Ovens, Dishwashers, Cooktops or Hobs, Clothes Dryers, Washing Machines, Directional Lamps, 3-Phase Motors, Portable Fans, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Evaporative Coolers, Storage Water Heaters, Pumps Other, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2013
November 2020
Electricity
BRESL report
Pakistan
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Comparative Label, Endorsement Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Under development
August 2018
Electricity
CARICOM Regional Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme
CARICOM
Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Under development
May 2021
Electricity
CEL-020. Refrigerators
China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2005
2015
July 2021
Electricity
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances
United Kingdom
Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2019
October 2023
Electricity
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances
European Union
Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2019
September 2023
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
Directive N° 04/2020/Cm/Uemoa Portant Etiquetage Energetique Des Lampes Electriques Et Des Appareils Electromenagers Neufs Dans Les Etats Membres De L’ UEMOA
WAEMU/UEMOA
Tubular Lamps, Directional Lamps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2020
May 2020
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 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 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 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 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
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
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, Adopted
2017
October 2019
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
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
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
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
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
L.I. 1958 Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling - Household Refrigerating Appliances
Ghana
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2009
October 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
MELS for Refrigerators
Singapore*
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Adopted
2008
2014
December 2023
Electricity