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Textile and clothing export guide: export to Europe and the United States pay attention to it!
Nov 08,2024
In global trade, the textile and garment industry occupies a pivotal position, especially in the European and American markets. As the world's largest textile and garment consumer market, the requirements for product quality and safety are extremely strict. This paper will combine the regulatory focus of the European and American markets, introduce in detail the common quality and safety risks of export textile and clothing and the corresponding legal and regulatory requirements, and provide reference for enterprises to effectively deal with trade risks.
Main quality and safety risks:
1.Physical Security Risks:
Risk of rope: The neck pull rope of the hoodie may cause the danger of children's stranding, and improper structure such as waistband and loop may lead to hooking accident.
Flammability risk: There is a risk of accidental combustion of clothing decorations made of substandard fabrics or flammable fibers.
Small parts risk: If the buttons, rivets, accessories and other small parts on clothing are not sewn firmly, it may cause children to swallow and suffocate.
2.Chemical safety risks:
Carcinogenic and teratogenic risks: Dyes in textile production may contain toxic and harmful aromatic amine colorants and azo dyes.
Formaldehyde risk: fixing, wrinkle and other process additives may contain formaldehyde, improper handling may lead to excessive formaldehyde content.
Heavy metal risk: clothing metal buttons and accessories may have lead, cadmium and other heavy metal elements exceed the standard.
Functional clothing risk: Fluorochemical additives used in functional clothing such as waterproof, oil-proof and anti-fouling, suchPFASThere are environmental health hazards.
Main quality and safety requirements for European and American markets:
1.EU General Product Safety Directive:
The directive is an important basis for the EU's safety supervision of textiles and clothing, and is applicable to consumer products that have not formulated special regulations.
2024Year12Month13From now on, it will be upgraded to the General Product Safety Regulations, which will impose stricter requirements on online suppliers and technical document requirements.
2.EU standardsEN14682:2014:
Specification14The safety requirements for ropes and straps on children's clothing under the age of 18 are the main basis for the EU's random inspection of children's clothing safety.
3.European UnionREACHRegulations:
Heavy metals, harmful colorants, etc. in consumer goods and raw materials such as textiles and clothing.70Many types of hazardous chemicals are strictly restricted.
4.The Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA):
Provisions for the export of clothing textiles to the United States must comply with federal regulations16CFR1610The specified flammability level requirements.
5.U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA):
Requirements for children's clothing to meetCPSIAGeneral safety requirements for children's articles, adoptedCPSCCompliance testing by an accredited third party.
6.California, USA65Proposal (CP65):
Require textiles and garments to comply with California's limits and warnings on hazardous chemicals, especiallyPFASof the substanceAB-1817Act.
Export textile and garment enterprises must strengthen the dynamic tracking of quality and safety regulations and standards in European and American markets, grasp market opportunities, continuously improve product design in accordance with new trends and new requirements, and strengthen the control of accessories and accessories to eliminate potential safety hazards from the source. In the fabric dyeing and finishing and garment finished product processing and other links to introduce new environmental protection technology and green environmental protection processing additives, improve product quality and added value. At the same time, strengthen the awareness of safety and compliance, clarify the standard requirements with importers, and strictly do product testing and certification through recognized third-party institutions to avoid subsequent trade disputes.
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