Textiles and clothing play an important role in everyday life. In order to ensure the rights and safety of consumers, the marking requirements for imported textiles and clothing are increasingly strict.
Based on Customs Inspection
Customs inspection of imported textiles and clothing is based on the following criteria:
GB 18401-2010 National Basic Safety Technical Specification for Textile Products
GB 31701-2015 Safety Technical Specification for Infants and Childrens Textile Products
GB/T 5296.4-2012 Consumer Goods Use Instructions Part 4: Textiles and Clothing
GB/T 29862-2013 on textile fiber content identification
(5) and other related product standards, such as GB/T 14272-2021 Flower Clothing.
II. Forms of Use of Explanation
Textile and clothing use instructions can be displayed in a variety of ways, including direct printing, weaving on the product or its packaging, hanging signs on the product or its packaging, fixing durability labels on the product, etc. When using a combination of multiple forms, consistency of the content should be ensured.
The content that must be labelled
In the instructions for the use of imported textiles and clothing, the following are obligatory items:
(1) Type or specification of the product
(2) Composition and content of fiber
3) Methods of maintenance
4) Security categories
Definition of durability labels
The durability label is permanently attached to the label on the product, can be kept clear and easy to read during the process of product use, also known as water washing, water washing, water washing.
V. Common incompetence
Imported textiles and clothing use instructions include common non-compliance:
(1) Non-usage of standard Chinese letters prescribed by the State
(2) No durability labels or inconsistencies of content
(3) The content of the label is incomplete or incomplete
Standardization of safety categories
For products crossed between adult and childrens clothing, the product must be judged according to the characteristics, type or specification of the product and the object of use indicated in the instructions for use, advertising or sales.