American clothing must be marked in English with fiber components

A few days ago, a batch of garments was returned due to lack of fiber content and did not meet the relevant requirements of the US “Textile Fiber Product Identification Law.” This was the first time that Jiangyin exports of textile and apparel products had returned due to unqualified labels.

The “Textile Fiber Product Identification Act” and “Wool Product Labeling Act” promulgated by the United States in 2011 stipulate that imported textiles and clothing must be given a logo or label. The label must be marked in English with fiber components, which can be marked on the back of the label; for fiber components. Labels should be labelled with non-trademarked fiber names, and they should be sorted by weight from large to small. Fibers with less than 5% of the total fiber weight should not be identified by name, except for wool or recycled wool and fibers with special functions. Listed as other fibers.

It is understood that in 2011, the value of US garment exports to Jiangyin reached US$ 410 million, and the United States has become the largest exporter of garment products in Jiangyin. For this reason, the inspection and quarantine department reminded apparel exporting companies to strengthen the management of product labels when exporting to the United States, and strictly follow the requirements of relevant US regulations to apply signs or labels to avoid economic losses caused by inconsistent labeling.