Results of China Market Textile, Footwear Spot Checks in October 2020

Vol. 1198 | 10 Nov 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.

Bedding Articles & Textiles

In October, the Shanghai AMR, Zhejiang AMR, Jiangsu AMR, Liaoning AMR, Jilin AMR, Nanjing AMR and Qingdao AMR (Shandong) announced the results of the special product quality supervision for bedding articles and textiles.

This spot check was conducted according to GB 2626-2006 “Respiratory protective equipment—Non-powered air-purifying particle respirator,” 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, Quilt cover,” GB/T 22797-2009 “Sheet,” GB/T 22864-2009 “Towels,” GB/T 24252-2009 “Silk quilts,” GB/T 32610-2016 “Technical specification of daily protective mask,” and FZ/T 73001-2016 “Hosiery.”

Bedding articles & Textiles
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Shanghai AMR	Non-medical masks	83	5	6.02%
Zhejiang AMR	Hosiery	30	13	43.33%
	Protective masks	59	44	74.58%
Jiangsu AMR	Summer quilts	148	12	8.11%
Liaoning AMR	Towels	40	9	22.50%
Jilin AMR	Towels	100	4	4.00%
Nanjing AMR	Scarves	30	4	13.33%
Qingdao AMR (Shandong)	Bedding articles	14	1	7.14
	Towels	35	4	11.43%
	Quilts & blankets	10	2	20.00%

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

Children’s Apparel

In October, the Zhejiang AMR, Hunan AMR, Nanjing AMR and Qingdao AMR (Shandong) announced the results of the special product quality supervision and inspection for 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 31900-2015 “Woven children’s clothing,” GB/T 33271-2016 “Woven garments for infants,” FZ/T 73025-2013 “Knitted garment and adornment for infant,” and FZ/T 73045-2013 “Knitted children’s wear.”

Children’s Apparel
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Zhejiang AMR	Children’s garments	69	39	56.52%
Hunan AMR	Infant and children’s garments	33	2	6.06%
Nanjing AMR	Infant and children’s garments	20	2	10.00%
Qingdao AMR (Shandong)	Children’s garments	30	1	3.33%
	Infant garments	12	1	8.33%
	Infant garments (online platform)	10	3	30.00%

Primary failed items: Fiber content, use instruction (label), cords and drawstrings, colorfastness

Apparel

In October, the Zhejiang AMR, Nanjing AMR and Qingdao AMR (Shandong) announced the results of the special product quality supervision and inspection for apparel.

The spot checks were conducted according GB 18401-2010 “National general safety technical code for textile products,” GB/T 22700-2016 “ Washed garments,” GB/T 22849-2014 “Knitted T-shirt,” GB/T 73020-2012 “Knitted casual wear,” and FZ/T 81007-2012 “Casual wear.”

Apparel
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Zhejiang AMR	Knitted garments	19	6	31.58%
	Adult garments	22	8	36.36%
Nanjing AMR	Yoga clothes & quick-dry clothes	20	0	0.00%
	Swimwear	10	1	10.00%
	Casual wear	40	7	17.50%
	Outdoor jackets	20	7	35.00%
Qingdao AMR (Shandong)	Casual wear	21	1	4.76%

Primary failed items: Fiber content, use instruction (label), colorfastness, hydrostatic pressure  

Footwear

In October, the Shanghai AMR, Zhejiang AMR, Guangdong AMR, Hunan AMR, Nanjing AMR, Shenyang AMR and Qingdao AMR (Shandong) 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/T 15107-2013 “Athletic shoes,” GB/T 22756-2017 ”Leather sandals,” QB/T 1002-2015 “Leather shoes,” QB/T 2880-2016 ”Children’s leather shoes,” QB/T 2955-2017 “Casual shoes,” and QB/T 4329-2012 “Cloth shoes.”

Footwear
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Shanghai AMR	Leather sandals	80	15	18.75%
Zhejiang AMR	Children’s leather shoes	29	10	34.48%
	Athletic shoes	6	1	16.67%
Guangdong AMR	Footwear	300	191	63.67%
Hunan AMR	Children’s shoes	40	3	7.50%
Nanjing AMR	Sandals	20	2	10.00%
	Women’s leather shoes	30	2	6.67%
	Athletic shoes	15	0	0.00%
	Elderly shoes	15	0	0.00%
	Children’s shoes	20	1	5.00%
Shenyang AMR	Footwear	30	1	3.33%
Qingdao AMR (Shandong)	Senior’s shoes	5	1	20.00%

Primary failed items: Use instruction (label), abrasion resistance, upper pull out strength

Bags

In October, the Nanjing AMR and Qingdao AMR (Shandong) 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,” GB 21027-2007 “Request in common use of security for student’s articles,” QB/T 1333-2018 “Handbag and knapsack,” QB/T 2155-2018 “Travelling case and trolley bag,” and QB/T 2858-2007 “Schoolbag.”

Bags
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Nanjing AMR	Travelling case and trolley bag	20	0	0.00%
	Leather bag & other products	20	0	0.00%
	Schoolbag	20	1	5.00%
Qingdao AMR (Shandong)	Backpack	10	1	10.00%

Primary failed items: 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