EN 1725:1998 ZH005 Metal Bed Base Test Report (TUV SUD) | Zehao Furniture
EN 1725:1998 Certificate for the ZH005 Metal Bed Base — TÜV SÜD Report 70.404.23.12507.01
An independent accredited laboratory put our low steel bed base through the safety, stability, impact and load tests of EN 1725:1998. Every clause passed. Here is what was actually tested, what the sample looked like, and which Zehao product it corresponds to.
What EN 1725:1998 Actually Tests
EN 1725:1998 is titled Domestic furniture — Beds and mattresses — Safety requirements and test methods. It is the European standard that checks whether a domestic bed base is safe to use and strong enough to keep its shape under repeated loading. This report, issued by TÜV SÜD Certification and Testing (China) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Branch, applies it to a bare metal bed base — a low black steel frame with an open bar platform, no headboard and no footboard.
The tests fall into two groups. Clause 6 covers safety requirements — the geometry of the frame, holes, and shear and compression points where fingers or bedding could be trapped. Clauses 7.2 to 7.7 cover mechanical behaviour: whether the frame tips, whether it survives 10,000 load cycles, whether it takes a 180 mm drop impact, whether the bed edge holds up over 5,000 cycles, and whether 1,400 N vertical and 1,200 N edge static loads leave it intact.
One detail matters for buyers reading the certificate: the report states in its remarks that the tests were conducted with the mattress L2100 × W1776 × H195 mm / 23.7 kg, provided by the client. The load path therefore runs through a real mattress into the steel platform, which is how a bed is used. It also means the result belongs to that tested frame-and-mattress combination, not to every mattress a buyer might later fit.
Important: EN 1725 is a structural safety test — not chemical compliance, not mattress comfort, not a bunk-bed standard
Three documents in our certification pack are often confused, and we keep them separate so every claim stays traceable:
- EN 1725:1998 (this report) — safety requirements, stability, durability, impact and static load of a domestic bed base and its mattress.
- EN 1957:2012 — durability and firmness testing of the bed & mattress set; it is not a folding-mechanism safety test. See our EN 1957 certificate article.
- REACH (EC) 1907/2006 — chemical substance compliance, restricted hazardous substances and SVHC screening; it says nothing about load capacity or structural durability. See our REACH certificate article.
EN 747 is a separate standard again — it governs bunk beds and high beds. A bed base certified to EN 1725 is not automatically an EN 747 bunk bed; see our EN 747 vs EN 1725 comparison guide and the bunk bed certification FAQ for the difference in scope.
Which edition of EN 1725 does your tender call for?
This 2023 report was written against the 1998 edition of EN 1725. The standard was later revised as EN 1725:2023. We hold a second, newer report — TÜV SÜD No. 70.404.26.11523.01, issued 19 May 2026, model HZH003, a black four-poster canopy metal bed — tested to the 2023 edition; see our EN 1725:2023 certificate article. They are two different reports on two different samples, and this page documents only the 2023 / ZH005 one. If your specification names an edition, tell us which and we will supply the matching report.
The Test Report — TÜV SÜD No. 70.404.23.12507.01
The three pages below are rendered from the original PDF. Page 1 names the applicant and manufacturer as Tianjin Zehao Furniture Co., Ltd. (1-1-604, Nanhua Road, Huayuan Industrial District, Binhai Hi-Tech Zone, Tianjin, China), the buyer as GUY5, and the destination as Germany. The sample was received on 28 November 2023 and tested from 28 November to 12 December 2023. The cover conclusion is Pass.
Test Results, Clause by Clause
| Clause | Test item | Requirement applied / result remark | Evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Safety requirements | Minimum requirements of the product standard | P |
| 7.2 | Stability (EN 1022) | No overturning was found | P |
| 7.3 | Durability test | Force 1000 N · 10,000 cycles | P |
| 7.4 | Vertical impact test | Drop height 180 mm · 10 cycles | P |
| 7.5 | Durability of bed edge | Force 1000 N · 5,000 cycles | P |
| 7.6 | Vertical static load test | Force 1400 N · 10 cycles | P |
| 7.7 | Vertical static load of the edge of the bed | Force 1200 N × 2 · 10 cycles | P |
P = Pass in the report's own abbreviation list (F = Fail, N/A = Not Applicable, N/T = Not Tested, N/R = Not Requested). The laboratory adds three remarks worth quoting to a compliance team: the sample was examined against the minimum requirements described in the product standard; information for use was not submitted by the client; and the tests were run with the client-supplied mattress stated above. Nothing was subcontracted away from the named Shanghai laboratory.
The Tested Sample: A Low, Open Steel Bed Base
The photograph on page 2 shows exactly what was tested — a rectangular black powder-coated steel frame, roughly 2.05 m long and 1.86 m wide, only 257 mm high, weighing 18.7 kg. Parallel steel bars run front-to-back across the top with a centre support rail, the outer rail forms a shallow box section, and four short straight corner legs carry the frame. There is no headboard, no footboard and no upholstery. It is the kind of KD steel bed base that ships flat and takes a mattress directly.
The Corresponding Zehao Product: MSB-29/ZH005 EN 1725 Metal Bed Base
The live product built on this construction is the EN 1725 Heavy-Duty Metal Box Spring Foundation | MSB-29/ZH005 — a powder-coated steel bed base for hotel, dormitory and staff-accommodation supply, with a low open bar platform, short straight legs and no headboard or footboard. It is the only product in our catalogue named for EN 1725 and described as a steel bed base, which is why this report is filed against it.
Two points of scope, stated plainly. The listed MSB-29/ZH005 is our 90 × 200 cm contract version; the ZH005 sample in the 2023 report is the wide 180 cm-class version (W1855 mm), built for the German market. Widths, leg height, rail profile and RAL colour are all open on OEM / ODM orders, so the tested geometry can be reproduced for a buyer's tender — but the certificate itself documents the specific 2052 × 1855 × 257 mm sample with the specific mattress listed on page 2. Ask us for the drawing that matches your required size before you quote the report into a specification.
What This Means for Bulk & Institutional Buyers
For a German or EU distributor, the useful thing about this report is not the badge — it is that the applicant and the manufacturer are the same named Tianjin factory, the sample is identified, the load figures are printed, and the destination market is stated. Your QA team can trace the document without a trading intermediary.
| Buyer scenario | How report 70.404.23.12507.01 helps |
|---|---|
| EU tender requiring an EN 1725 bed-base test | Named clauses 6 and 7.2–7.7 with loads, cycles and drop height, all Pass |
| Hotel, staff housing or dormitory fit-out | 10,000-cycle durability and 1,400 N static load evidence for a high-turnover bed base |
| German-market repeat order | Destination Germany, buyer GUY5, sample dated 2023 — supports continuity of the same platform |
| Distributor private-label program | Report travels with the MSB-29/ZH005 steel bed-base line; OEM widths and RAL colours available |
We manufacture in Tianjin and have been making contract beds since 1999: wholesale and OEM / ODM programs, MOQ from 50 sets, FOB terms, KD flat-pack export cartons and container-loading calculations with every quotation. This report is one of several — ask for the full pack (EN 747, EN 1725:2023, EN 1957:2012, REACH SVHC, CE, ISO 9001, SGS load test) when you request a quote, and tell us which standard edition your specification names.
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We share the complete three-page test report (No. 70.404.23.12507.01) and the rest of our certification pack with qualified buyers. Send your quantity, destination port, required bed size and the EN 1725 edition named in your specification; we will reply with the matching documents, a drawing and a formal quotation with container-loading calculation.
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