The State Administration for Market Regulation said that during China’s 15th Five-Year Plan period it will accelerate the national standards system, converting industry standards into national standards, turning safety-related recommended standards into mandatory standards, and elevating municipal standards to provincial level to strengthen coordination. It will update standards across ten traditional industries, develop standards for emerging and future industries, and bolster national service-

2026-09-20

The State Administration for Market Regulation said that during China’s 15th Five-Year Plan period it will accelerate the national standards system, converting industry standards into national standards, turning safety-related recommended standards into mandatory standards, and elevating municipal standards to provincial level to strengthen coordination. It will update standards across ten traditional industries, develop standards for emerging and future industries, and bolster national service-sector standards, targeting the drafting or revision of at least 20,000 national standards, including no fewer than 1,000 mandatory standards.