Results of China Market Textile, Footwear and Bags Spot Checks in November 2019

Vol. 1124 | 11 Dec 2019

Note: AMR is the governmental organization of domestic China, AMR is the regional merged governmental organization of QTS and AIC. QTS is short for the Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, AIC is short for the Administration for Industry and Commerce, AMR is short for the Administration for Market Regulation, SAMR is short for the State Administration for Market Regulation.

Bedding Articles

In November, the SAMR, Shanghai AMR, Jiangsu AMR, Shenzhen AMR, Neimenggu AMR and Jinan AMR announced the results of the special product quality supervision for bedding articles.

This spot check was conducted according to GB 18401-2010 “National general safety technical code for textile products,” GB/T 22796-2009 “Quilts and quilt cover,” GB/T 22797-2009 “Sheet,” GB/T 22843-2009 “cushion and pillow,” GB 18383-2007 “General technical requirements for products with filling materials” and GB/T 24252-2009 “Silk quilts.”

Bedding Articles
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
SAMR	Bedding articles	120	2	1.67%
	Silk quilts	60	7	11.67%
Shanghai AMR	Silk quilts	80	13	16.25%
Jiangsu AMR	Bedding articles for student dormitory	200	5	2.50%
Shenzhen AMR	Bedding articles	35	3	8.57%
Neimenggu AMR	Products with filling materials	63	8	12.70%
Jinan AMR	Bedding articles	52	2	3.85%

Primary failed items: fiber content, use instructions (label), quality of filling, weight tolerance of filling, weight tolerance of products, tensile strength 

Children’s Apparel and School Uniforms

In November, the Jiangsu AMR, Shanxi AMR and Neimenggu AMR announced the results of the special product quality supervision for children’s apparel and school uniforms.

This spot check was conducted according to GB 18401-2010 “National general safety technical code for textile products,” GB 31701-2015 “Safety Technical Code for Infant and Children’s Textile Products,” FZ/T 73045 “Knitted children's wear” and GB/T 31888-2015 “School uniforms of primary and secondary students” etc.

Children’s Apparel
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Jiangsu AMR	School uniform	194	12	6.19%
Shanxi AMR	School uniform	40	1	2.50%
Neimenggu AMR	School uniform	46	7	15.22%
	Infant and Children’s apparel	63	5	7.94%

Primary failed items: fiber content, pH value, cords and drawstrings, use instructions (label), colorfastness

Textiles and Apparel

In November, the SAMR, Shanghai AMR, Shanghai AMR, Shenzhen AMR, Henan AMR, Neimenggu AMR and Jinan AMR announced the results of the special product quality supervision and inspection for textiles and apparel.

The spot checks were conducted according to GB 18401 “National general safety technical code for textile products,” GB/T 2660-2017 “Shirts and blouses,” GB/T 18132-2016 “Silk garments,” GB/T 81007-2012 ”Casual wear,” GB/T 81004-2012 ”Dress and ladies suit” and GB 8965.1 “Protective clothing—Flame—retardant protection—Part 1: Flame-retardant protective clothing.”

Textiles and Apparel
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
SAMR	Casual wear	301	29	9.63%
	Shirts	120	8	6.67%
	Swimwear	40	9	22.50%
	Pajamas and sleepwear	120	6	5.00%
	T-shirt	80	7	8.75%
	Silk garments	60	1	1.67%
	Towel	120	25	20.83%
	Socks	90	19	21.11%
Shanghai AMR	Shirts	66	2	3.03%
Shenzhen AMR	Protective clothing	17	1	5.88%
	Adult underwear	60	6	10.00%
Henan AMR	Casual wear	30	1	3.33%
	Knitted underwear	38	4	10.53%
Neimenggu AMR	Wool and cashmere goods	22	8	36.36%
	Suits/trousers	10	1	10%
	Clothing with filling	14	11	78.57%
Jinan AMR	Work clothes	34	4	11.76%

Primary failed items: pH value, fiber content, AZO dyes, presence of odor, colorfastness, use instructions (label)

Footwear

In November, the SAMR, Shanghai AMR, Shenzhen AMR, Chongqing AMR, Ningbo AMR announced the results of special product quality supervision and inspection of footwear products.

This spot check was conducted according to GB 30585-2014 “Safety technical specifications for children’s footwear,” GB 25036-2010 “Children’s canvas rubber footwear (shoes),” GB/T 22756-2017 “Leather sandals,” QB/T 4331-2012 “Children’s athletic shoes,” QB/T 2880-2016 “Children’s leather shoes,” and GB/T 28011-2011 “Shanks for footwear” and GB 21148-2007 “Personal protective equipment—Safety footwear.”

Footwear
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
SAMR	Athletic shoes	91	1	1.10%
	Leather shoes	90	10	11.11%
	Electrically insulating footwears	30	2	6.67%
Shanghai AMR	Leather sandals	50	9	18%
Shenzhen AMR	Children’s shoes	37	4	10.81%
Shenzhen AMR	Protective shoes	11	3	27.37%
	Adult shoes	80	9	11.25%
Chongqing AMR	Adult shoes	629	82	13.04%
	Sole bottom of shoes	74	3	4.05%
Ningbo AMR	Shoes	45	4	8.89%

Primary failed items: formaldehyde content, heavy metal content (lead, cadmium), phthalates, whole shoe flexing, colorfastness, AZO dyes, outsole hardness, peel strength

For additional information please contact:

Shanghai
Ms. Ellie Zheng
Tel: +86 21 5339 7524
ellie.zheng@intertek.com

Guangzhou
Ms. Liu Hui Li
Tel: +86 20 2820 9274
huili.liu@intertek.com

Tianjin
Ms. Linda Zhang
Tel: +86 22 2385 7393
linda.zhang@intertek.com