Announcement of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on the Release of the National Standard "Technical Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Structures
The "Technical Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Structures" is hereby approved as a national standard, with the standard number GB/T50018-2025, and shall come into effect on September 1, 2025. The original national standard "Technical Code for Cold-Formed Thin-Walled Steel Structures" (GB50018-2002) is simultaneously abolished.
This standard is publicly available on the website of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (www.mohurd.gov.cn) and is published and distributed by China Planning press co., ltd. under the organization of the Institute of Standards and Quotas of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
April 21, 2025
Attachment: Technical Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Structure.pdf