SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 145.23 to give stakeholders an overview of China’s new national product standard for water resistant outdoor sportswear.

GB/T 32614-2023 Outdoor sportswear – Water resistant garments was issued by the Standardization Administration of China and included in China’s No. 9 announcement on approved national standards in 2023. It replaces the 2016 iteration of the standard and will come into effect on April 1, 2024.

The standard applies to water resistant outdoor garments that are primarily made from textiles. It does not apply to water resistant clothing intended for infants aged less than 36 months.

SGS has published SafeGuardS 145.23 to give stakeholders a summary of the main physical and chemical contents of the standard, as well as details of the additions, revisions and deletions in the latest version.

Stakeholders are advised to review SGSs original SafeGuardS 145.23 for more information.

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SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full China Releases Updated Product Standard GB/T 32614-2023 Outdoor sportswear – Water resistant garments SafeGuardS. [www.sgs.com/en/news/2023/10/safeguards-14523-china-releases-gb-t-32614-2023-outdoor-sportswear-water-resistant-garments]

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