China Jewelry Testing Requirenents

GB 28480-2012, the first mandatory jewelry and ornaments (exceptjewels and jades) standard, has been effective on May 1, 2013. This standard specifies requirements for various types ofnon-precious metals jewelry and ornaments (except jewels and jades). For precious metal jewelry, harmful substances are restricted in another mandatory standard GB 11887-2012 "jewelry-the purity provisions of the precious metals and naming methods". Two standards regular toxic substances in all metal jewelry, and the heavy metals and the limits are the same in them.

Jewelry Items Requirements
Children’s  Jewelry Lead 300 ppm
Cadmium 100 ppm
Arsenic  /Mercury  /Hexavalent-Chromium 1000 ppm
Nickel  release Body pierced articles:0.2  µg/cm2/week;
Direct and prolonged contact with the skin articles:0.5  µg/cm2/week
8 Soluble  heavy metals Pb: 90mg/kg  Cd: 75mg/kg  
Hg: 60mg/kg  Cr: 60 mg/kg  
As: 25mg/kg  Se: 500mg/kg
Sb: 60mg/kg  Ba: 1000mg/kg
Adults’  Jewelry Lead 1000 ppm
Cadmium 100 ppm
Arsenic  /Mercury  /Hexavalent-Chromium 1000 ppm
Nickel  release Body pierced articles:0.2  µg/cm2/week;
Direct and prolonged contact with the skin articles:0.5  µg/cm2/week
Remark: Jewelry made of other materials should meetthe corresponding requirements of national  standard if the corresponding national has beenpublished, such as, textile  jewelry should meet the GB 18401, leather jewelry should meet the GB 20400,etc.


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