SAMR (SAC) recently released a batch of important national standards covering the activities in summer vacation, home life, green development of agriculture, environmental protection of ships, intelligent manufacturing, basic raw materials, logistics service, urban construction, ergonomics and other areas. These standards will help improve people’s life quality, promote the green development of agriculture, consolidate the basis of industrial development, and contribute to the high-quality economic and social development.

In terms of activities in summer vacation, GB/T 42865.1-2023, Norm of water intake for service industry—Part 1: Swimming place, can improve the water efficiency, which is of great significance in promoting the establishment of a water-saving society. GB/T 42825-2023, General technical specification for electric scooters, specifies the structure, performance, electric safety, machinery safety and other aspects to better guide the design and development of electric scooters and improve the product quality and safety.

In terms of home life, GB/T 26174-2023, Kitchen towel, will better meet consumers’ demands for product performance and safety by stipulating the comprehensive performance and overall quality level of kitchen towel products. GB/T 26176-2023, Household and similar soymilk makers, offers guidance and suggestions for consumers to purchase soymilk makers.

In terms of green development of agriculture, GB/T 42958-2023, Guideline for preparing use introduction of fertilizer product, and GB/T 42954-2023, Determination of plant growth regulators in fertilizers—Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, can promote the quality and safety of agricultural products and safeguard the legitimate interests of farmers.

In terms of greener ship development, four national standards for marine sewage treatment system are of great significance in specifying the collection, treatment and recycling of marine sewage, which helps regulate the sewage discharge and reuse as well as improve the prevention and treatment of marine pollution.

In terms of intelligent manufacturing, GB/T 42869-2023, Requirements for three-dimensional model simplification and lightweight of mechanical products, can help improve the level of digital R&D and design of mechanical products, perfect the standards system for intelligent manufacturing and digital transformation of manufacturing, and drive the digital transformation and high-quality development of manufactures.

In terms of basic raw materials, GB/T 42678-2023, Hot-rolled steel sections for petroleum and natural gas engineering, will promote the production of the hot-rolled steel sections and their application in upstream and downstream industrial chains.

In terms of logistics service, the standards on classification and codes for intermodal transport cargo and intermodal loading unit identification provide the technical foundation for the efficient and normative development of intermodal transport.

In terms of urban construction, GB/T 28638-2023, Heat loss test for thermal insulation structure and evaluation methods for thermal insulation efficiency of district heating pipes, helps improve the quality level of heating pipe production and engineering construction, bringing outstanding economic and social benefits in the area of reducing energy waste and carbon emission.

In terms of ergonomics, GB/T 10000-2023, Human dimensions of Chinese adults, can provide accurate basic data support for better realizing the people-centered principle in the technical area in China and producing tailored products for Chinese people.

Besides, the national standards in other fields such as e-commerce, rare earth materials and semiconductor materials play an important role in related industrial development.