Abstract: The frame structure of the steel pipe standard system in China is described, the statistics to the existing steel pipe specifications and the ones under plan are made and the international standardization condition and some issues currently in the steel pipe standardization in China are analyzed.The establishment scheme of the steel pipe standard system in "13th Five-Year Plan" period in China are discussed from three aspects of the establishing idea and principle of the standard system, the development targets and the key fields of the standard establishment.