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

Vol. 1162 | 11 Jun 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 May, the Zhejiang AMR, Jiangsu AMR and Henan 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,” and GB/T 22864-2009 “Towel.”

Textiles & Bedding Articles
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Zhejiang AMR	Hosiery	39	8	20.51%
	Silk quilts	7	2	28.57%
	Bedding articles	18	3	16.67%
	Down products	54	10	18.52%
Jiangsu AMR	Bedding articles	100	2	2.00%
	Functional textiles	40	3	7.50%
	Silk quilts	97	13	13.40%
	Daily protective mask	58	23	39.66%
	Towel	100	7	7.00%
	Women’s lingerie	100	8	8.00%
Henan AMR	Bedding articles	16	5	31.25%

Primary failed items: fiber content, use instruction (label), pH value, colorfastness, weight deviation of filling

Adult Apparel and Children’s Apparel

In May, the Shanghai AMR, Zhejiang AMR, Jiangsu AMR and Henan AMR announced the results of the special product quality supervision and inspection for adult apparel and children’s apparel.

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 filling,” GB/T 8878-2014 “Knitted cotton underwear,” GB/T 14272-2011 “Down garments,” GB/T 31900-2015 “Woven children’s clothing,” GB/T 32614-2016 “Outdoor sportswear-Water resistant garment,” FZ/T 73018-2012 “Wool knitting goods,” and QB/T 1615-2018 “Leather garment.”

Apparel
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Shanghai AMR	Leather garment	50	7	14.00%
Zhejiang AMR	Knitted cotton underwear	36	8	22.22%
	Sweater	42	3	7.14%
	Knitted garment	30	4	13.33%
	Fur garment	23	3	13.04%
	Leather garment	29	15	51.72%
	Suits	14	1	7.14%
	Knitted underwear	200	9	4.50%
	Radiation-proof garment	20	0	0.00%
Henan AMR	Children’s garment	10	7	70.00%
	Down garment	15	0	0.00%

Primary failed items: use instruction (label), pH value, fiber content

Footwear

In May, the Shanghai AMR, Zhejiang AMR, Jiangsu AMR and Henan 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,” and QB/T 1002-2015 “Leather shoes.”

Footwear
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Shanghai AMR	Athletic shoes	50	2	4.00%
Zhejiang AMR	Static protective footwear	3	1	33.33%
	Leather shoes	94	42	44.68%
Jiangsu AMR	Snow boot	41	2	4.88%
	Athletic shoes	50	0	0.00%
	Rain shoes	10	6	60.00%
Henan AMR	Leather shoes	20	0	0.00%
	Children’s shoes	16	2	12.50%

Primary failed items: abrasion resistance, flexing resistance

Bags

In May, the Jiangsu 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,” 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
Jiangsu AMR	Handbag and knapsack	50	17	34.00%
	Travelling case and trolley bag	90	20	22.22%

Primary failed items: formaldehyde content, drop impact, shock impact strength

For additional information please contact:

Shanghai
Ms. Mariana Yang
Tel: +86 21 5339 7527
Mariana.yang@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