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IMPORTANT AMENDMENT TO CHINA’S PRESSURE VESSEL DIRECTIVE (CHINA

MANUFACTURER LICENSE, CML)

WEDNESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2019 / PUBLISHED IN CML, SELO, NEWS

IMPORTANT AMENDMENT TO CHINA’S PRESSURE VESSEL

DIRECTIVE (CHINA MANUFACTURER LICENSE, CML)

On 16.01.2019, the Chinese market supervisory authority SAMR (State Administration for Market

Regulation of the Peoples Republic of China) published that “Pipes for Pressure Lines” and “Pressure

Valves” are to be included in the catalogue for goods subject to licensing under the Chinese
Manufacturer License (CML in short; similar to AD 2000 and ASME; also know as China SQL – China

Safety Quality License).

The changes will take effect on 01.06.2019.

Until now, a Chinese type test report was sufficient to import pipelines for a pipeline or plant with

pressure vessels to China. Once the revision comes into force, a valid China Manufacturer License from

the China Special Equipment Licensing Office (SELO) and a Chinese type test report (also know as TS

certificate) will be required for import and operation in China.

Below you will find a rough overview of the upcoming changes as of 01.06.2019:

Factory
Type test
Relevant goods for the China Manufacturer License (CML) inspection
required?
required?

Stationary pressure vessels Yes No

Boiler Yes Yes

Mobile pressure vessels Yes Yes

Pressure pipe (steel pipe: seamless, welded; non-metallic pipe) Yes Yes*

Pressure pipe valve (metal valve) Yes Yes*

Pressure pipe fittings (made of metal: seamless, folded, forged;

Yes Yes*
made of polyethylene)

Safety-relevant special equipment (safety valve, bursting disc,

Yes Yes
emergency shut-off valve, valves for gas cylinders)

Gas cylinder Yes Yes

Oxygen chamber Yes Yes

Official Official

Non-metal valves clarification is clarification is

pending pending

Pressure pipe components other than pipe and valve No Yes

Elevator No Yes

Hoisting machines No Yes

Passenger ropeway No Yes

Large entertainment facility No Yes

Motors for special applications No Yes

 *Until 01.06.2019 a type test report without a valid China Manufacturer License will be accepted for the

import of goods into China.

In our experience, such changes are subject to regular delays. On its part, we regularly observe that

details for such implementation in China have not been sufficiently clarified by the time it comes into

effect and that necessary standards and procedures have been updated or published by the official

authorities in due time. Thus, it may happen that applications for individual cases of the above

categories my currently not be processed in China.

It should also not be neglected that the Chinese pool of inspectors for this area is limited and already

represents a bottleneck. Therefore, waiting durations for a necessary inspection should not be

underestimated

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