Japan – Revision of JIS L 0001 : 2024 (Textiles - Care Labelling Code Using Symbols)
Vol 1423 | 10 Sep 2024
The revised Japanese Industrial standards JIS L 0001: 2024 Textiles – Care Labelling Code Using Symbols was published on August 20, 2024, replacing the 2014 version.
This updated version is issued to align with the care symbols and some of the care treatments stated in the current ISO care labelling standard ISO 3758: 2023.
Concurrently, the Japan Household Goods Quality Labeling Act and the Textile Goods Labeling Regulation were revised to adopt this revised Japanese standard.
The key revisions are as follow:
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1. Scope |
Some exemptions have been introduced into the scope such as
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2. Washing Symbol |
A new symbol has been introduced for wash by hand at 30°C that features a single bar underneath the symbol.
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3. Ironing Symbol |
A new symbol has been introduced for ironing without steam, features a cross through the image of steam emanating from the underside of the ironing symbol.
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The ironing temperature limit has been increased by10°C for each of the iron temperature setting such as cool iron, warm iron and hot iron. For example, the temperature for hot iron has changed from 200°C to 210°C |
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4. Dryclean |
New dry cleaning solvents dibutoxymethane or decamethylpentacyclosiloxane have been added as an alternative to the drycleaning treatments P and F respectively. |
Other Graphical Changes in the Symbols
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JIS L 0001: 2014 (Old version) |
JIS L 0001: 2024 (Revised version) |
Symbols Description |
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Wash by hand , max temperature 40°C |
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Do not wash |
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Do not bleach |
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Do not iron |
Enforcement date: August 20, 2024 with 1 year transition period.
Note : In principle, products displaying with the old JIS care symbols can continue to be sold until August 19, 2025.
If you have further questions, please contact our technical experts Vienna Chow (Vienna.Chow@intertek.com) or Dicti Wong (Dicti.Wong@intertek.com)
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