GB/T 38278.3-2025Technical requirements of holographic anti-counterfeiting products — Part 3: Anti-counterfeiting holographic hot stamping foil (English PDF)
全息防伪产品技术条件 第3部分:防伪全息烫印箔
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Issued by
SAMR; SAC
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
August 1, 2025
Implementation date
February 1, 2026
Scope
GB/T 38278.3-2025 is the English-translated version of 全息防伪产品技术条件 第3部分:防伪全息烫印箔.
GB/T 38278.3-2025 is the Chinese national standard for anti-counterfeiting holographic hot stamping foil, the foil made on a plastic film base by coating, embossing, back gluing and slitting.
It specifies the classification, the technical requirements and the inspection rules, and the marking, packaging, transport and storage, and it describes the test methods.
The requirements cover appearance quality, with defects such as plate gaps, yellow spots and black spots, the product specifications, and characteristic indices that include the number of anti-counterfeiting identification features, anti-counterfeiting strength, signal-to-noise ratio, diffraction efficiency, stability and identification performance.
It applies to the production, inspection and sale of foils made with holographic and micro-nano optical structure technology. It is Part 3 of GB/T 38278, replaces GB/T 18734-2002, was issued on 1 August 2025 and has applied since 1 February 2026.
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National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 13.310
- Classification
- A 90
- Replacing
- GB/T 18734-2002
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC
Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and Definitions
- 4 Categories
- 5 Technical Requirements
- 6 Test Method
- 7 Inspection Rules
- 8 Marking, packaging, transportation, storage
Foreword
This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1: Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting.
This document is Part 3 of GB/T 38278.GB/T 38278 has been published in the following parts.
--- General technical requirements for holographic anti-counterfeiting products (GB/T 17000-2009);
--- Technical requirements for holographic anti-counterfeiting products - Part 2: Anti-counterfeiting holographic paper (GB/T 38278.2-2025);
---Holographic anti-counterfeiting film (GB/T 23808-2009);
--- Part 6: Cold stamping holographic anti-counterfeiting foil (GB/T 38278.6-2019).
This document replaces GB/T 18734-2002 "Anti-counterfeiting holographic hot stamping foil". Compared with GB/T 18734-2002, except for the structural adjustment and In addition to the logical changes, the main technical changes are as follows.
a) The "Scope" of anti-counterfeiting holographic hot stamping foil has been changed (see Chapter 1, Chapter 1 of GB/T 18734-2002);
b) In "Terms and Definitions", "holographic hot stamping foil" was changed to "anti-counterfeiting holographic hot stamping foil", and the definition of "holographic hot stamping foil" was changed (see 3.1, 3.1 of GB/T 18734-2002);
c) The definition of "image position deviation" has been changed (see 3.10, 3.10 of GB/T 18734-2002);
d) Changed "Classification of Anti-Counterfeiting Technology" to "Classification" and changed the classification content (see Chapter 4, GB/T 18734-2002 Chapter 4);
e) Deleted "anti-counterfeiting strength" (see Chapter 5 of GB/T 18734-2002);
f) Changed the index requirements for "scratches" in "Appearance quality" (see 5.1, 6.1 of GB/T 18734-2002);
g) The content of "Product Specifications" has been changed (see 5.2, 6.2 of GB/T 18734-2002);
h) Changed the content of "Characteristic Index", deleted the content of "Hot Stamping Layer Glossiness", changed the content of "Signal to Noise Ratio" and "Hot Stamping Layer Abrasion Resistance". The standard requirements have been increased to include "number of anti-counterfeiting identification features", "anti-counterfeiting strength", "stability" and "identification performance" (see 5.3, GB/T 18734-2002 (6.3);
i) The test methods for "number of anti-counterfeiting identification features", "anti-counterfeiting strength", "stability" and "identification performance" have been added to the "test methods" (see 6.4.2.1, 6.4.3, 6.4.4, 6.4.5);
j) In the "Test method", the contents of "Signal-to-noise ratio" and "Diffraction efficiency" have been changed (see 6.4 and 7.4 of GB/T 18734-2002);
k) The test method for "gloss of hot stamping layer" in "Test methods" has been deleted (see 7.4.5 of GB/T 18734-2002).
Introduction
As one of the major categories of anti-counterfeiting technology products, holographic anti-counterfeiting products are widely used in product identification, labeling and outer packaging.
It is also commonly used in the production of national securities, certificates and certificates, and has a wide range of applications. This series of standards is mainly based on the production process of holographic anti-counterfeiting products. Classify by craftsmanship and anti-counterfeiting features.
GB/T 38278 "Technical Conditions for Holographic Anti-counterfeiting Products" is planned to consist of 6 parts.
--- Part 1: General technical requirements for holographic anti-counterfeiting products. The purpose is to provide general rules for holographic anti-counterfeiting products.
--- Part 2: Anti-counterfeiting holographic paper. The purpose is to provide relevant requirements and test methods for anti-counterfeiting holographic paper.
--- Part 3: Anti-counterfeiting holographic hot stamping foil. The purpose is to provide the relevant requirements and test methods for anti-counterfeiting holographic hot stamping foil.
--- Part 4: Holographic anti-counterfeiting films. The purpose is to provide relevant requirements and test methods for anti-counterfeiting holographic films.
--- Part 5: Technical requirements for holographic anti-counterfeiting plate making. The purpose is to provide relevant requirements and classification for the plate making of anti-counterfeiting holographic products.
--- Part 6: Cold stamping holographic anti-counterfeiting foil. The purpose is to provide the relevant requirements and test methods for cold stamping anti-counterfeiting holographic foil. Test method.
This document aims to standardize the production, application and inspection of holographic anti-counterfeiting hot stamping foils in hot stamping process, so as to make the holographic anti-counterfeiting hot stamping foil play a better role.
Its anti-counterfeiting effect ensures the stability and controllability of its quality, which is of great significance to protecting the legitimate rights and interests of manufacturers, users and consumers, and maintaining National security and stability are of great significance.
1 Scope
This document specifies the technical requirements, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transportation and storage of anti-counterfeiting holographic hot stamping foil, and gives the test methods and Classified information.
This document applies to the production, inspection and sales of anti-counterfeiting holographic hot stamping foils made using holographic (including micro-nano optical structures) technology and processes.
2 Normative references
The contents of the following documents constitute the essential clauses of this document through normative references in this document.
For referenced documents without a date, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for referenced documents without a date, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.
GB/T 2792-2014 Test method for peel strength of adhesive tapes
GB/T 2828.1 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Part 1: Sampling plans for batch inspection based on acceptance quality limit (AQL)
GB/T 2829 Periodic Inspection Attribute Sampling Procedures and Tables (Applicable to Inspection of Process Stability)
GB/T 6543 Single and double corrugated cartons for transport packaging
GB/T 7706-2008 Letterpress decorative printed matter
GB/T 17000-2009 General Technical Requirements for Holographic Anti-Counterfeiting Products
GB/T 17004 Anti-counterfeiting Technical Terminology
GB/T 19425-2025 General technical requirements for anti-counterfeiting technology products
BB/T 0031-2023 Anodized aluminum hot stamping foil
3 Terms and Definitions
The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 17004 and the following apply to this document.
3.1 Anti-counterfeiting holographic hot stamping foil
It is made of plastic film as the base material, using holographic (including micro-nano optical structure) technology, through coating, molding, back glue, slitting and other processes.
3.2 Plate gap
The gap within the effective surface of the product formed by splicing the molded working plate or during the molding process.
3.3 Macula lutea
Slight yellowing of the aluminum coating.
3.4 Black spot
Dark spots on the hologram caused by defects on the embossing roller or the embossing working plate.
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Referenced standards
Normative references
- GB/T 2792-2014Measurement of peel adhesion properties for adhesive tapes
- GB/T 2828.1Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection
- GB/T 2829Sampling procedures and tables for periodic inspection by attributes
- GB/T 6543Single and double corrugated boxes for transport packages
- GB/T 7706-2008The relief prints for decorating
- GB/T 17000-2009Universal technical requirements of holographic anti-counterfeiting products
Editions of GB/T 38278.3
| Edition | Title | Revision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB/T 38278.3-2025 | Technical requirements of holographic anti-counterfeiting products — Part 3: Anti-counterfeiting holographic hot stamping foil | current edition | Current |
| GB/T 18734-2002 | Technical requirements of holographic anti-counterfeiting products — Part 3: Anti-counterfeiting holographic hot stamping foil | previous edition | Superseded |
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Related Standards
GB/T 17000-2009 — Universal technical requirements of holographic anti-counterfeiting products
GB/T 17004-1997 — Anti-counterfeiting technological terminology
GB/T 19425-2025 — General technical requirements of anti-counterfeiting technical products
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