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GB/T 16288-2024: Marking of plastics products
GB/T 16288-2024
GB
NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ICS 83.140.01
CCS G 31
Replacing GB/T 16288-2008
Marking of Plastics Products
(ISO 11469:2016, Plastics – Generic Identification and Marking of Plastics Products,
MOD)
ISSUED ON: SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
IMPLEMENTED ON: APRIL 1, 2025
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation;
Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China.
Table of Contents
Foreword ... 3
1 Scope ... 5
2 Normative References ... 5
3 Terms and Definitions ... 6
4 Labels and Abbreviated Terms ... 7
5 Marking of Plastics Products ... 7
Appendix A (Informative) Technical Differences and Their Causes between this
Document and ISO 11469:2016 ... 14
Appendix B (Normative) List of Material Terms, Corresponding Abbreviated Terms
and Codes ... 16
Foreword
This Document was drafted as per the rules specified in GB/T 1.1-2020 Directives for
Standardization – Part 1: Rules for the Structure and Drafting of Standardizing Documents.
This Document replaced GB/T 16288-2008 Marking of Plastics Products. Compared with
GB/T 16288-2008, the major technical changes of this Document are as follows besides the
structural adjustments and editorial modifications:
--- Change some contents in "Supplementary Descriptions" (see 5.5 of this Edition; 5.5 of
the 2008 Edition);
--- Add "Examples of Markings" (see 5.6.5 of this Edition);
--- Change the requirements for plastic regenerants in "Marking System" (see 5.6 of this
Edition; 5.6 of the 2008 Edition);
--- Changed some material terms (see Appendix B of this Edition; Appendix A of the 2008
Edition).
This Document modified and adopted ISO 11469:2016 Plastics – Generic Identification and
Marking of Plastics Products.
Compared with ISO 11469:2016, this Document made the following structural adjustments:
--- 5.6 corresponds to Clause 5 in ISO 11469:2016, of which 5.6.1 corresponds to 5.1.1 in
ISO 11469:2016; 5.6.2 corresponds to 5.1.2 in ISO 11469:2016; 5.6.3 corresponds to
5.1.3 in ISO 11469:2016; and 5.6.4 corresponds to 5.1.4 of ISO 11469:2016.
Compared with ISO 11469:2016, this Document has many technical differences, which are
marked with a vertical single line (|) in the outer margin of the clauses involved. These technical
differences and their causes are listed in Appendix A.
The following editorial modifications have been made to this Document:
--- Delete the content of the NOTE in "Marking of Products" (see 5.1.1 of ISO 11469:2016);
--- In order to coordinate with the existing standards, the name of the standard has been
changed to Marking of Plastics Products.
Please note some contents of this Document may involve patents. The issuing agency of this
Document shall not assume the responsibility to identify these patents.
This Document was proposed by China National Light Industry Council.
This Document shall be under the jurisdiction of National Technical Committee on Plastics
Marking of Plastics Products
1 Scope
This Document specifies the requirements for the marking, size, color, quantity and setting
location of plastics products.
This Document does not apply to regulations regarding marking treatment methods or treatment
processes.
NOTE: This Document is intended to help identify various types of plastics products to facilitate disposal
and recycling of subsequent plastics products.
2 Normative References
The provisions in following documents become the essential provisions of this Document
through reference in this Document. For the dated documents, only the versions with the dates
indicated are applicable to this Document; for the undated documents, only the latest version
(including all the amendments) is applicable to this Document.
GB/T 1844 (all parts) Plastics – Symbol and abbreviated terms [ISO 1043 (all parts)]
NOTE: GB/T 1844.1-2022 Plastics – Symbol and abbreviated terms – Part 1: Basic polymers and
their special characteristics (ISO 1043-1:2011, MOD)
GB/T 1844.2-2022 Plastics - Symbols and abbreviated terms - Part 2: Fillers and reinforcing
materials (ISO 1043-2:2011, IDT)
GB/T 1844.3-2022 Plastics - Symbols and abbreviated terms - Part 3: Plasticizers (ISO 1043-
3:2016, MOD)
GB/T 1844.4-2008 Plastics - Symbols and abbreviated terms - Part 4: Flame retardants (ISO
1043-4:1998, IDT)
GB/T 2035 Terms and definitions for plastics (GB/T 2035-2008, ISO 472:1999, IDT)
GB/T 16903 Rules for the presentation of graphical symbols for use on signs -- Design
principles and requirements for public information graphical symbols (GB/T 16903-2021,
ISO 22727:2007, NEQ)
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this Document, the terms and definitions given in GB/T 2035 and the
following apply.
3.1 Reworked plastics
Thermoplastic products made by reprocessing scraps or unqualified products in a secondary
processing plant after pre-processing such as molding and extrusion in the factory.
NOTE: In many specifications, reworked plastics are limited to clean plastics, which meet the
requirements specified for new materials and whose product quality is actually equivalent to that of
products made from new materials.
3.2 Recycled plastics
Thermoplastic plastic products made from recycled discarded plastic products.
NOTE: This includes those with or without fillers, plasticizers, stabilizers, colorants, etc.
3.3 Repeatable used plastics
Plastic products that can be reused many times after molding and whose performance meets the
requirements of relevant regulations.
3.4 Recyclable plastics
Plastic products that can be recycled and reused after being discarded.
3.5 Nonrecoverable plastics
Plastic products that are not allowed to be recycled or reused by law.
3.6 Food contact plastics
Under normal conditions of use, various plastic products that have or are expected to come into
contact with food or food additives (hereinafter referred to as food), or whose components may
be transferred to food.
NOTE: It includes plastic packaging materials, containers, tools and equipment used for food during
food production, processing, packaging, transportation, storage, sales and use, as well as tableware,
containers, production pipelines, conveyor belts, packaging materials, etc.
3.7 Medical plastics
Plastic products used for external medicine or implanted in the body.