Results of China Market Textile, Footwear and Bags Spot Checks in June 2020

Vol. 1170 | 09 Jul 2020

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.

Textiles and Bedding Articles

In June, the Zhejiang AMR and Jiangsu AMR announced the results of the special product quality supervision for textiles and bedding articles.

This spot check was conducted according to GB 18401-2010 “National general safety technical code for textile products,” GB 18383-2007 “General technical requirement for products with filling materials,” GB/T 22796-2009 “Quilts and quilt cover,” GB/T 22797-2009 “Sheet,” GB/T 22843-2009 “Cushion and pillow,” GB/T 22864-2009 “Towel,” and GB/T 24252-2009 “Silk quilts.”

Textiles & Bedding Articles
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Zhejiang AMR	Bedding articles	120	20	16.67%
	Silk quilts	30	2	6.67%
Jiangsu AMR	Towel	100	7	7.00%

Primary failed items: fiber content, use instruction (Label), pH value, colorfastness, moisture regain of filling, water absorption

Children’s Apparel and School Uniforms

In June, the Zhejiang AMR and Fujian AMR announced the results of the special product quality supervision and inspection for children’s apparel and school uniforms.

The spot checks were 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,” GB/T 2662-2017 “Clothes with fillings,” GB/T 8878-2014 “Knitted cotton underwear,” GB/T 14272-2011 “Down garments,” GB/T 31888-2015 “School uniforms of primary and secondary students,” GB/T 31900-2015 “Woven children’s clothing,” GB/T 33271-2016 “Woven garments for infants,” and FZ/T 73025-2013 “Knitted garment and adornment for infant.”

Children’s Apparel and School Uniforms
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Zhejiang AMR	Children’s garment	98	49	50.00%
Fujian AMR	Infant and children’s garment	100	23	23.00%
	School uniform	100	8	8.00%

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

Apparel

In June, the Zhejiang AMR, Jiangsu AMR, Shanxi AMR and Guangzhou AMR announced the results of the special product quality supervision and inspection for apparel.

The spot checks were conducted according to GB 18401-2010 “National general safety technical code for textile products,” GB/T 2662-2017 “Clothes with fillings,” GB/T 8878-2014 “Knitted cotton underwear,” GB/T 14272-2011 “Down garments,” GB/T 26384-2011 “Knitted wadded garments,” FZ/T 73012-2017 “Brassiere,” FZ/T 73018-2012 “Wool knitting goods,” FZ/T 73020-2012 “Knitted casual wear,” FZ/T 73024-2014 “Knitted underwear with chemical fibres,” and FZ/T 81007-2012 “Casual wear.”

Apparel
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Zhejiang AMR	Down garment	80	8	10.00%
	Sweater	35	9	25.71%
	Knitted garment	25	3	12.00%
Jiangsu AMR	Women’s lingerie	100	9	9.00%
	Knitted underwear	200	9	4.50%
	Radiation-proof garment	20	0	0.00%
Shanxi AMR	Casual wear	26	0	0.00%
Guangzhou AMR	International brand garment	75	10	13.33%
	Autumn & winter garment	165	53	32.12%

Primary failed items: Fiber content, use instruction (Label), pH value, colorfastness 

Footwear

In June, the Zhejiang AMR, Jiangsu AMR, Henan AMR, Shanxi AMR, Hainan AMR and Nanjing AMR announced the results of special product quality supervision and inspection of footwear products.

This spot check was conducted according to GB 20400-2006 “Leather and fur—Limit of harmful matter,” GB 25036-2010 “Children’s canvas rubber footwear (shoes),” GB/T 15107-2013 “Athletic shoes,” QB/T 1002-2015 “Leather shoes,” and QB/T 2955-2017 “Casual shoes.”

Footwear
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Zhejiang AMR	Children’s shoes	160	13	8.13%
Jiangsu AMR	Athletic shoes	50	0	0.00%
Henan AMR	Casual shoes	30	3	10.00%
	Rubber footwear	19	3	15.79%
Shanxi AMR	Athletic shoes	20	0	0.00%
	Leather shoes	20	2	10.00%
Hainan AMR	Athletic shoes	22	3	13.64%
Nanjing AMR	Roller skates	10	3	30.00%

Primary failed items: Formaldehyde content, abrasion resistance, flexing resistance 

Bags

In June, the Zhejiang AMR, Jiangsu AMR, Henan AMR, Shanxi AMR and Guangzhou AMR announced the results of special product quality supervision and inspection for bags.

This spot check was conducted according to GB 20400-2006 “Leather and fur—Limit of harmful matter,” GB 21550-2008 “Restriction of hazardous materials in polyvinyl chloride artificial leather,” QB/T 1333-2018 “Handbag and knapsack,” and QB/T 2155-2018 “Travelling case and trolley bag.”

Bags
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Zhejiang AMR	Case and bag	40	1	27.50%
Jiangsu AMR	Handbag and knapsack	50	17	34.00%
	Travelling case and trolley bag	90	20	22.22%
Henan AMR	Travelling case and trolley bag	8	0	0.00%
Shanxi AMR	Handbag and knapsack	10	0	0.00%
Guangzhou AMR	Case and bag & leather products	120	50	41.67%

Primary failed items: AZO, drop impact, shock impact strength

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