Chinese National Standards (known as GB standards or Guobiao) are the primary technical regulations for product safety, quality, and compliance in China. Enforced by the Standardization Administration of China (SAC), they dictate whether products can be legally manufactured, sold, or imported.
- GB 17761-2024 — Electric bicycle safety (battery focus)
- GB 18384-2025 – Electric vehicles safety requirements — vehicle-level EV safety standard, companion to GB 38031-2025
- GB/T 31467.1-2015 – High-power battery pack testing (HEV/PHEV)
- GB/T 31467.2-2015 – High-energy battery pack testing (BEV)
- GB/T 31467-3 — Lithium-ion traction battery pack and system safety requirements for EV
- GB/T 31484 — Cycle life requirements and test methods for traction battery packs
- GB/T 31485 — Safety requirements and test methods for traction battery cells and modules
- GB/T 31486-2024 — Electrical performance requirements (cell level)
- GB/T 34014-2017 — Battery traceability coding
- GB/T 36276 — Safety requirements for lithium-ion battery energy storage systems
- GB/T 36545-2023 — Mobile electrochemical energy storage
- GB/T 36558-2023 — Grid-connected BESS technical requirements
- GB/T 36972-2026 — Lithium-ion battery performance specification for electric bicycles; replaces GB/T 36972-2018
- GB 38031 – EV safety standard — mandatory China standard from Ministry of Industry (MIIT)
- GB/T 38661-2020 — BMS technical specifications
- GB/T 43568-2026 – Electric vehicle solid-state battery, Part 1: Terminology and classification — voluntary standard defining liquid / hybrid solid-liquid / all-solid-state classification thresholds
- GB/T 45915-2025 — Traction battery transport safety
- GB/T 46991.1-2025 — Traction battery durability and health-display accuracy (State of Available Energy, light-duty vehicles)
- GB/T 47591-2026 — Battery nameplate, label and electronic identification requirements for traction batteries
- QC/T 743 — Lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (automotive industry standard)