GB/T 27028-2025Conformity assessment - Guidance on a third-party certification system for products (English PDF)

Foreword

This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part

1.Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents". Drafting. This document supersedes GB/T 27028-2008 "Guidelines for the Application of Third-Party Product Certification System for Conformity Assessment". It is consistent with GB/T 27028- Compared to.2008, aside from structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows:

---Added terms and definitions for inspection/testing, inspectors, testing, and evaluation (see Chapter 3);

---The relevant content regarding the certification application has been changed (see Chapter 4, Chapter 4 of the.2008 edition);

---Added content on utilizing organizational management systems in product certification (see 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, and 5.3);

---The description related to "fee limits" has been removed (see

5.1 in the.2008 version);

---Added methods for determining characteristics other than detection, such as inspection/testing, design evaluation, and other determination activities (see 5.2);

---Added information on monitoring frequency and content (see Chapter 10);

---Added guidelines for handling unauthorized, misused, or misleading use of certification schemes, conformity certificates, or marks. Measures and requirements (see 11.1);

---Added content related to complaints (see Chapter 17). Please note that some content in this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document assumes no responsibility for identifying patents. This document was proposed and is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Standardization of Certification and Accreditation (SAC/TC261). This document was drafted by: China Quality Certification Center Co., Ltd., Weikai Certification & Testing Co., Ltd., and Guangzhou Guangjian Construction Engineering Testing Center. Xin Co., Ltd., Certification and Accreditation Technology Research Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation, China Quality Association Quality Assurance Center, Fangyuan Mark Certification Group Limited Liability Company, Guangdong Academy of Sciences Institute of Biomedical Engineering, China Railway Inspection and Certification Center Co., Ltd., and Zhongke Health Industry Group Co., Ltd. Limited Liability Company, China Classification Society Quality Certification Co., Ltd., Beijing United Wisdom Certification Co., Ltd., Beijing Zhongda Huayuan Certification Center Co., Ltd. Company, Bureau Veritas Eurasia Electric Technology Consulting Services (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and Guangzhou Saibao Certification Center Service Co., Ltd. The main drafters of this document are. Wang Gang, Liu Tiantian, Yang Dong, Shi Chuan, Liu Xi, Zhao Caiqing, Li Lingjuan, Wen Yu, Jia Zhiyang, Zhou Yajie, and Chu Xinwei. Li Jincai, Wang Zheng, Wang Yanshu, Wang Xiaorong, Xu Chao, Li Sheng. The release history of this document and the document it replaces is as follows:

---First published in.2008 as GB/T 27028-2008;

---This is the first revision.

This document provides an application guide for "Product Certification Scheme Type 5," which is currently widely used in third-party product certification systems, but... Other available third-party conformity assessment models cannot be ruled out. In practical applications, many feasible solutions exist, depending on the requirements. Product categories for certification. This document, based on relevant laws, regulations, and standards of certification and accreditation in my country, and in conjunction with practical experience in certification and accreditation activities in my country, addresses GB/T 27028- The main content was revised and improved in.2008."Product Certification Scheme Type 5" holds a very important position in my country's certification industry, and... Most mandatory and voluntary product certifications adopt this type of product certification scheme. As certification work expands across various sectors... With the development of industry sectors, especially the determination of characteristics in the certification process of complex products, traditional testing methods can no longer meet the actual needs. Therefore, it is necessary to provide detailed and specific improvements to the product certification scheme type in GB/T 27028. Conformity assessment Application Guidelines for Third-Party Product Certification System

1 Scope

GB/T 27028-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering designing a product certification scheme - the seven system types and what each actually assures, the initial evaluation, the surveillance and its frequency, the licence and the mark, and the handling of a product that fails after certification. Issued on 31 October 2025, it has been in force since 1 May 2026, replacing GB/T 27028-2008.

This document provides application guidelines for all elements of the third-party product certification system, including certification application, initial evaluation, review, decision, and approval. Applicability, expansion or reduction of the scope of certification, surveillance, use of conformity certificates and marks or markings, disclosure of licensee information, confidentiality, products Suspension and revocation of licenses, implementation of standard revisions, liability, complaints and appeals, and fees. This document applies to product certification implemented by third-party product certification bodies using certification scheme type 5 as described in GB/T 27067-2017. Certificate system.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents, through normative references within the text, constitute essential provisions of this document. Dated citations are not included. For references to documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated references, the latest version (including all amendments) applies. This document.

GB/T 19001 Quality Management System Requirements

GB/T 27000-2023 Conformity Assessment Vocabulary and General Principles

GB/T 27020 Conformity assessment - Operational requirements for various inspection bodies

GB/T 27025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

GB/T 27030 General requirements for conformity assessment and third-party conformity marking

GB/T 27065-2015 Requirements for Conformity Assessment of Product, Process and Service Certification Bodies

GB/T 27067-2017 Conformity Assessment - Guidelines for Product Certification Fundamentals and Product Certification Schemes

3 Terms and Definitions

The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 27000-2023 and GB/T 27065-2015, as well as the following terms and definitions, apply to this document.

3.1 Inspection test The review of the conformity assessment object and determination of its conformity with specific requirements, or determination of its conformity with general requirements based on professional judgment. Activities that conform to the norms.

3.2 inspector Personnel engaged in inspection activities.

3.3 Testing The activity of determining one or more characteristics of a conformity assessment object according to procedures.