China’s Revised Standards for Stationery Now in Effect

2024-09-17

On 20 December 2023, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) made amendments to a series of industry standards (行业标准) for stationery. They have now come into effect, as from 1 July 2024.

Revised Standard

#	Standard Reference (标准号)	Standard Name (标准名)	Meaning	Replaced (全部代替标准)
1	QB/T 1587-2023	文具盒	Pencil case	QB/T 1587-2006, QB/T 2227-1996
2	QB/T 1300-2023	订书机	Stapler	QB/T 1300-2007
3	QB/T 1437-2023	课业簿册	Workbook	QB/T 1437-2014
4	QB/T 2857-2023	固体胶	Glue stick	QB/T 2857-2007
5	QB/T 1961-2023	液体胶	Liquid glue	QB/T 1961-2011
6	QB/T 1749-2023	画笔	Paintbrush	QB/T 1749-1993
7	QB/T 5969-2023	水彩笔	Watercolor pen	-
8	QB/T 1474.1-2023	绘图仪尺直尺	Plotter ruler (ruler)	QB/T 1474.1-2005
9	QB/T 1474.2-2023	绘图仪尺三角尺	Plotter ruler(triangle ruler)	QB/T 1474.2-2005
10	QB/T 1474.3-2023	绘图仪尺比例尺	Plotter ruler(scale ruler)	QB/T 1474.3-2005
11	QB/T 1474.4-2023	绘图仪尺丁字尺	Plotter ruler(T-square)	QB/T 1474.4-2005
12	QB/T 1474.5-2023	绘图仪尺量角器	Plotter ruler(protractor)	QB/T 1474.5-2005
13	QB/T 1474.6-2023	绘图仪尺绘图模板	Plotter ruler(drawing template)	QB/T 1474.6-2005