China Energy Label



The China Energy Label (CEL; 中国能效标识) is an energy consumption label for products in China, similar to the European Union energy label. Manufacturers of specified electronic devices are obligated to attach a CEL label to their goods to inform China-based consumers of the product's energy efficiency. The label includes the product's energy efficiency class (1–5) as well as information regarding its energy consumption.

Targets
The CEL shows the level of energy consumption and, thus, the energy efficiency of a product. The CEL aims to encourage customers to buy energy efficient products. The target to increase energy efficiency and the acceptance of Chinese consumers towards energy efficient products is highly important, since China is the world's largest energy consumer.

Responsible authority
Applications are to be filed at the China Energy Label Center (CELC), which is the main authority for CEL-classification.

Products requiring CEL
Since the introduction of China Energy Label in 2005, more than 25 product groups have become CEL-mandatory, while additional classes continually being added to the product catalogue. For every product that requires CEL, a GB-Standard has been implemented. Among the CEL mandatory products are:


 * Motors
 * Gas kettles
 * Photocopiers
 * Water kettles
 * Refrigerators
 * Air compressors
 * Air conditioners
 * Washing machines
 * Flat-screen televisions
 * Fluorescent tube