The Standardization Administration of The People`s Republic of China,General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People`s Repubilc of China issued the 43rd bulletin for announcing a total of 8 newly approved shoe national standards including football boots on the 31st of December 2015 the detail of which is shown in the following table.
| No | Standard Code | Standard Name | Replaced Standard | Implementation Date |
| 80 | GB/T 19706-2015 | Football Shoes | GB/T 19706-2005 | 2017-01-01 |
| 170 | GB/T 32367-2015 | Rubber shoes determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from whole shoe | 2017-01-01 | |
| 243 | GB/T 32433-2015 | Footwear chemical test method heavy metal content microwave plasma atomic emission spectroscopy | 2016-07-01 | |
| 245 | GB/T 32435-2015 | Footwear test method for volatile organic compounds | 2016-07-01 | |
| 246 | GB/T 32436-2015 | Footwear fitting assessment for last | 2016-07-01 | |
| 250 | GB/T 32440-2015 | Footwear critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components determination of phthalates in footwear materials | 2016-07-01 | |
| 257 | GB/T 32447-2015 | Footwear critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components determination of organotin compounds in footwear materials | 2016-07-01 | |
| 258 | GB/T 32448-2015 | Determination of the heavy metal Pb, Cr, Cd, Ba, Hg, As, Se, Sb dissolved in adhesives | 2016-07-01 |
Suggestion
These national standards will be officially released and will be in force in the near future.
It is suggested that businesses and mills shall be aware of these updates regarding national standards, and adjust internal product control in line with the latest national standards in a timely manner.