Is there any requirement in the standards that mandates a Chinese version of the Safety Data Sheet for chemicals?

Based on actual usage, a Chinese version should also be provided; there are regulations requiring that corresponding **versions with a book-and-signature system be supplied for exports, and the same applies to imports into the country.

Look around; it seems there are such regulatory requirements

There is a guideline for preparing Safety Data Sheets for chemicals, namely GB/T 17519-2013. Although it is a recommended standard, it still provides regulations regarding the preparation of such Safety Data Sheets. In other words, Safety Data Sheets must be prepared for all chemicals we use; if they are to be used in China, a Chinese version of the SDS must be provided, or the SDS must be prepared by ourselves (through translation). Clause 3.1 of this standard, “Identification of the chemical and the company,” specifies that the name must be indicated in both Chinese and English； Imported chemicals must provide at least one 24-hour emergency consultation phone number for chemical accidents within China. Although this does not fully justify the need for a Chinese version, relevant Chinese labels are definitely essential. Keep looking

In addition, according to GB/T 16483-2008 \"Safety Data Sheets for Chemicals – Content and Order of Items\", section 3.3, downstream users of SDS should also take full account of the risk assessment results for the chemicals under specific usage conditions when using the SDS, and implement necessary preventive measures. Downstream users of the SDS should convey hazard information to users in various workplaces through appropriate channels; when specific requirements are set for a workplace, downstream users should take into account the comprehensive recommendations contained in the relevant SDS. In accordance with this requirement, the supplier provided the SDS in a timely manner; the user still needs to refine the SDS in line with local laws and regulations as well as their own actual usage conditions, which includes also providing a Chinese version of the SDS to the on-site staff

There is also Article 14, Paragraph (3) of General Order No. 53, the \"Measures for the Registration of Hazardous Chemicals,\" which requires the submission of safety data sheets and safety labels, and these must also be in Chinese. Of course, this registration applies to hazardous chemicals; I haven’t seen any explicit requirement to keep a Chinese-language SDS at the production sites of domestic companies. The above regulations can only be used as a reference

I came back specifically to take a look at Announcement No. 30 of 2012 issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, which sets clear requirements for imported and exported hazardous chemicals.