Loss of European clothing companies must pay attention to EU's revision of the Textile Label Regulations

The reporter learned from the Shishi Office of the Quanzhou Inspection and Quarantine Bureau yesterday that the EU has passed a new regulation on textile labeling. The regulations amend the current regulations on the use of textile fiber names, labels, markings, and judging the composition of textile fibers in order to regulate the EU market. Textiles and apparel products fiber description and textile labeling system.

It is reported that the scope of application of the new EU regulation is “80% by weight of textile fibers or related parts of textile products”. The new regulation clearly stipulates that when manufacturers and importers put textile products on the EU market, they have a responsibility to ensure that the products The information attached to the label or mark is correct; the names of the various fibers used in the product must be listed on the label or mark in descending order of weight percentage; the single fiber that accounts for less than 5% of the total weight of the textile, or the total of textiles. Fibers with less than 15% by weight can be classified as "other fibers." The new regulation supersedes three existing EU Directives, 73/44/EEC, 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC, and will take effect after the publication of the Official Journal of the European Union.

According to the person in charge of the Shishi office of the Quanzhou Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, the problems with the labeling of textiles and clothing mainly include: fiber component identification does not meet the requirements, such as the fiber content does not match, the fiber label name does not actually match the product, and the fiber component does not match the contract; The label does not meet the requirements, and some products that require washing marks do not indicate washing requirements or labeling is incorrect; in violation of domestic and foreign trademark use regulations, they use foreign well-known trademarks for production and operations without any authorization.

To this end, the Shishi Office of the Quanzhou Inspection and Quarantine Bureau reminded textile and garment export enterprises in the jurisdiction: First, they must attach great importance to the new EU Textile Labeling Regulations, actively study and familiarize themselves with the mandatory requirements of the new regulations, and correctly label the ingredients of textiles. Ensure that the product complies with the requirements of the European Union; second is to strengthen the review of the labels provided by the customer, to avoid unnecessary losses caused by the label provided by the customer does not meet the requirements of the EU importing countries; third is to realize that the label is also a product quality The important part of the company is to conduct self-discipline in good faith and to check the label of uncertain ingredients in a timely manner to the authority inspection department to avoid the notification, return or confiscation of textiles exported to Europe due to irregular labeling.