GB 18382-2021Fertilizer marking - Presentation and declaration (English PDF)

5.1 All contents marked shall comply with the requirements of relevant

standards.

5.2 All contents marked shall follow the principle of truth, be accurate, scientific,

easy to understand.

5.3 All content marked shall not describe or introduce fertilizers, in a wrong,

deceptive, exaggerated, false or misleading way. If the declaration has a role

other than providing nutrients, there shall be sufficient and credible evidence.

6.1 General requirements

All contents marked shall be clear, firm, in obvious contrast to the base, easy to

identify.

6.2 Text

The texts in the marking shall use standard Chinese characters (nutrient names

can be expressed by chemical element symbols or molecular formulas). It may

use synonymous minority characters and foreign characters at the same time,

BUT the foreign characters shall be smaller than the corresponding Chinese

6.3 Graphics

It shall meet the requirements of GB 190 and GB/T 191.

6.4 Color

The color used in the marking of fertilizer shall be eye-catching, prominent, easy

to identify quickly. The color of the pattern shall not hinder the rapid recognition

of the marking text.

7.1 Fertilizer name and trademark

7.1.1 Generic name (standard name)

For the products that are marked to implement national standards, industry

standards, local standards, it shall mark the generic name, in accordance with

the provisions of the corresponding standards. For the products that are marked

to implement group standards and enterprise standards, the generic name shall

use the corresponding category name in "4.1 Classification by nutrients" of

GB/T 32741-2016;

7.1.2 Commodity name

If marking the name of the product (or the name of the fertilizer for a special

purpose), it shall not cause misunderstanding and confusion among users and

consumers. For fertilizer products that have been registered, they shall be

marked with the name, which has been approved during valid registration.

7.2 Specifications, grades, net content of fertilizer

7.2.1 Where the specifications, grades, categories have been specified in the

fertilizer product standards, it shall mark the corresponding specifications,

grades, categories. If only the nutrient content is marked, it is deemed that, the

full technical indicators of product quality meet the requirements of highest

grade of the product, corresponding to the nutrient content.

7.3 Nutrient content

7.3.1 General provisions

7.3.2 Straight fertilizer

7.3.2.1 It shall mark the content of a single nutrient (in terms of mass fraction).

7.3.2.2 If secondary element and trace element are added, it may mark the

secondary element and trace element (calculated by the mass fraction of

elementary substance of element, the same below); it shall mark the content of

each single nutrient AND the corresponding total content, respectively, based

on the two types of secondary element and trace element.

7.3.3 Compound fertilizers and bulk blending fertilizers

7.3.3.1 It shall mark the total primary nutrient content (in terms of mass fraction).

The declarable content of total primary nutrient shall not be lower than the sum

of the declarable contents of single nutrient in the formula. It shall not count

other elements or compounds in the total primary nutrient.

7.3.4 Secondary nutrient (element) fertilizer

7.3.4.1 It shall separately mark the content of each secondary nutrient AND the

sum of the marked nutrient content of secondary nutrient, respectively. A single

secondary element, which has a content of less than 4.0%, shall not be marked.

7.3.5 Micronutrient fertilizer

It shall respectively mark the single content of various trace elements AND the

sum of nutrient content of trace element.

7.3.6 Organic fertilizer

It shall mark the content of organic matter AND total primary nutrient content.

7.4 Content of other additives

7.5 Restricted substances and indicators

7.6 Production license number and fertilizer registration certificate number

For the products subject to production licensing and fertilizer registration

management, it shall be marked with corresponding valid marks and numbers,

in accordance with relevant requirements.

7.7 Name and address of the producer and/or distributor

7.8 Production date or batch number, import contract number

7.8.1 For domestic products, it shall mark the production date or batch number

of the fertilizer product, on the product certificate, quality certificate, product

outer packaging, or using easily identifiable electronic information (QR code,

bar code).

7.9 Implemented standard

7.9.1 It shall mark the number of standard, which is implemented by the fertilizer

product. For the fertilizer products with mandatory national standards, it shall

mark the number of mandatory standard.

7.10 Instructions for use

7.10.1 It shall use appropriate methods (including electronic labels such as QR

codes, barcodes, etc.), on the outer packaging container of the product, to mark

instructions for use, including but not limited to the following. method of use,

suitable crops or unsuitable crops, recommended usage amount,

considerations, etc.

7.11 Safety instructions or warning instructions

For the products, which may cause property damage or may endanger human

health and safety, due to improper transport, storage, use, THEN, it shall mark

the safety instructions or warning instructions, in a conspicuous manner.

7.12 Others

8.1 Pasted labels and other corresponding labels

If the size and shape of the container allow, the minimum marking area of the

label shall be 120 mm x 70 mm;

8.2 Tied/hanged labels

The minimum marking area shall be 120 mm x 70 mm; the minimum text height

shall be at least 3 mm; the rest shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 10.