GB20464-2024

General directive for labelling of agricultural seeds

农作物种子标签通则

GB 20464-2024 ist eine gültige verbindliche chinesische Nationalnorm: General directive for labelling of agricultural seeds. Branchencluster: Lebensmittel. Schwerpunkt: Kennzeichnung & Einstufung. Inkrafttreten: 1. Okt. 2025.

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Compliance-Überblick

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Geltungsbereich und Anwendbarkeit

This standard is mandatory and applies to the labelling and usage instructions of agricultural seeds sold within China. It covers various seed types including pack-marketing crop seeds, bulk-marketing crop seeds, imported seeds, and genetically modified seeds. It is essential for all seed producers, packagers, and importers targeting the Chinese agricultural market. It does not apply to seed packaging used solely for transportation or processing purposes that are not intended for direct sale.

Technische Anforderungen

The standard specifies comprehensive labelling content and production requirements to ensure truthful information disclosure. It mandates that labels must include the crop species, seed category, variety name, and seed packager information. Quality indicators such as variety purity, germination rate, cleanliness, and moisture content must be clearly stated and must not fall below mandatory national standards. Additionally, it requires specific information codes (QR codes) for traceability. For specific seed types, additional annotations are required. For instance, genetically modified seeds must bear explicit GM labels and safety certificate numbers, while chemically treated seeds must display toxicity warnings and antidote information. Usage instructions must detail cultivation measures, variety adaptability, and risk warnings to prevent misleading economic predictions. The standard also sets strict printing and format requirements. Labels must use standardized Chinese characters, and specific information like the variety name and net content must be printed prominently on the same panel. Minimum font sizes and QR code dimensions are strictly regulated to ensure readability and scanability.

Prüfverfahren

Quality compliance is verified through methods specified in GB/T 3543 (Rules for agricultural seed testing). The standard outlines specific tolerance errors for comparing detected values against labelled or specified values for variety purity, germination rate, and cleanliness. For moisture content, a 0.5% tolerance is allowed for unsealed packaging, while sealed packaging permits no tolerance.

Häufige Fragen

What products are regulated under GB 20464-2024?

The standard applies to all agricultural seeds sold within China. This includes packaged seeds, bulk seeds, imported seeds, and specific categories like genetically modified (GM) seeds, chemically treated seeds, and certified seeds.

Are there any updates from the previous version of GB 20464-2024?

The 2024 version introduces several updates, including revised terminology, modified labelling content requirements, the addition of usage instruction requirements, and the inclusion of a new normative appendix detailing tolerance errors for seed quality values compared to specified standards.

How does GB 20464-2024 differ from international seed labelling standards?

While international standards provide general guidelines, GB 20464-2024 is a mandatory Chinese national standard that enforces specific local requirements, such as Chinese language labelling, specific QR code traceability formats, and strict toxicity warning symbols for chemically treated seeds. Compliance with this specific GB standard is legally required for market access in China.

The summary above provides a high-level overview of GB 20464-2024. To ensure complete compliance for your seed products entering the Chinese market, a precise and professional translation of the full technical specifications is essential. Purchase our high-quality English translation of GB 20464-2024 today to access all detailed parameters, tolerance tables, and printing procedures.

Hinweise zur Anwendbarkeit

Normtyp: Produkt
CCS: B21
ICS: 65.020.20
Zuständige Behörde: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Technisches Komitee: National Technical Committee on Crop Seeds of Standardization Administration of China

Normbeziehungen

Ersetzt:GB 20464-2006