Standard No.:	GB 28480-2026
English Name:	Jewellery—Technical requirements for safety
Chinese Name:	首饰 安全技术要求
Professional Classification:	GB    National Standard
Source Content Issued by:	SAMR, SAC
Issued on:	2026-03-31
Implemented on:	2027-4-1
Status:	to be valid
Superseding:	GB 28480-2012 Adornment—Provision for limit of baneful elements
Target Language:	English
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Word Count:	11000 words
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GB 28480-2026 Jewellery—Technical requirements for safety English, Anglais, Englisch, Inglés, えいご This is a draft translation for reference among interesting stakeholders. The finalized translation (passing through draft translation, self-check, revision and verification) will be delivered upon being ordered. ICS CCS National Standard of the People's Republic of China ‌GB 28480-2026 Replaces GB 28480-2012 Jewellery - Technical requirements for safety 首饰 安全技术要求 Issue date: 2026-03-31 Implementation date: 2027-04-01 Issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China Contents Foreword 1 Scope 2 Normative References 3 Terms and Definitions 4 General principles 5 Technical requirements Jewellery — Safety technical requirements 1 Scope This document specifies the safety technical requirements for jewellery, including mechanical and physical safety as well as chemical safety requirements for heavy metals, plasticisers, shortchain chlorinated paraffins, formaldehyde, etc., and marking requirements, and describes the corresponding test methods for mechanical and physical safety and chemical safety. This document applies to jewellery and its component parts. 2 Normative references The contents of the following documents constitute indispensable provisions of this document through normative references. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition (including any amendments) applies. GB/T 2912.1 Textiles — Determination of formaldehyde — Part 1: Free and hydrolysed formaldehyde (water extraction method) GB 6675.2 Safety of toys — Part 2: Mechanical and physical properties GB 11887 Jewellery — Regulation of purity of precious metals and nomenclature GB/T 17592 Textiles — Determination of banned azo colorants GB/T 19719 Jewellery — Determination of nickel release — Spectrometric method GB/T 19941.1 Leather and fur — Determination of formaldehyde — Part 1: Highperformance liquid chromatography method GB/T 19941.2 Leather and fur — Determination of formaldehyde — Part 2: Spectrophotometric method GB/T 19942 Leather and fur — Chemical tests — Determination of banned azo colorants GB/T 22048 Determination of certain phthalate plasticisers in toys and children’s products GB/T 23344 Textiles — Determination of 4aminoazobenzene GB 24462 General safety requirements for primary batteries GB/T 28019 Jewellery — Determination of hexavalent chromium — Diphenylcarbazide spectrophotometric method GB/T 28020 Jewellery — Determination of harmful elements — Xray fluorescence spectrometry method GB/T 28021 Jewellery — Determination of harmful elements — Spectrometric method GB/T 28485 Coated jewellery — Determination of nickel release — Method for simulation of wear and corrosion GB 31241 Lithium ion cells and batteries for portable electronic devices — Safety technical specification GB/T 31912 Jewellery — Marking GB/T 33392 Leather and fur — Chemical tests — Determination of 4aminoazobenzene in banned azo colorants GB/T 36927 Guidelines for identification of children's jewellery GB/T 38405.1 Leather and fur — Determination of chlorinated hydrocarbons — Part 1: Shortchain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) GB/T 40263 Textiles — Determination of shortchain chlorinated paraffins QB/T 1131 Jewellery — Regulation of gold covering thickness QB/T 1132 Jewellery — Regulation of silver covering thickness SN/T 3814 Determination of shortchain chlorinated paraffins in rubber and plastic products — Gas chromatographytandem mass spectrometry 3 Terms and definitions The following terms and definitions apply to this document. 3.1 jewellery Ornaments intended to be worn by a person. NOTE 1: Mainly made of one or more materials such as metals, gems (including natural and artificial gems), leather, fur, textiles, plastics, rubber, etc. NOTE 2: According to the wearer, jewellery can be classified as adult jewellery and children's jewellery. 3.2 adult jewellery Jewellery intended to be worn by adolescents aged 14 years and above or by adults. [Source: GB/T 36927-2018, 3.1.2, modified] 3.3 children‘s jewellery Jewellery intended to be worn by children under the age of 14 years. [Source: GB/T 36927-2018, 3.1.1, modified] 3.4 coating All layers of material that are formed or adhered onto the substrate material of jewellery. NOTE: Includes paints, varnishes, lacquers, inks, polymers or other substances of a similar nature, regardless of whether they contain metal particles or the method by which they are applied to the jewellery, and which can be scraped off with a sharp blade. [Source: GB/T 6675.4—2025, 3.2, modified] 3.5 hazardous elements A general term for chemical elements that can cause harm to human health during use. NOTE: In this document, hazardous elements mainly refer to nickel, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, antimony, barium, selenium, etc. 3.6 total content of hazardous elements or hazardous substances The proportion, in a single product, of the mass of a given hazardous element (3.5) or class of hazardous substances to the total mass of the material or component. 3.7 soluble content of hazardous elements The proportion, of the mass of a hazardous element (3.5) that dissolves in a specified solvent to the total mass of the material or component. NOTE: Expressed in milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg). 4 General principles 4.1 In the absence of adult supervision, children under 36 months of age are not recommended to wear jewellery. 4.2 This document specifies safety requirements for commonly used materials in jewellery. Jewellery manufactured using relevant materials need only comply with the corresponding requirements for those materials. Materials that are not used need not satisfy the related requirements. EXAMPLE 1: Children‘s jewellery made solely of metallic materials does not require testing for banned aromatic amines, formaldehyde or plasticisers. EXAMPLE 2: Adult jewellery (nonlingual jewellery) made of plastic materials and 18K gold shall comply with the requirements of 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.7, 5.2.8, 5.3.1 and 5.3.2. 4.3 To facilitate the implementation of this document, Table 1 lists the clauses corresponding to the technical requirements for adult jewellery and children’s jewellery. 5 Technical requirements 5.1 Mechanical and physical safety 5.1.1 Adult jewellery 5.1.1.1 Sharp edges and sharp points 5.1.1.1.1 The edges and corners of adult jewellery shall be smooth, free from burrs, and shall not cause pricking or scratching. 5.1.1.1.2 For adult jewellery with pins, the pin tips shall be slightly blunt.