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

Vol. 1153 | 13 May 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 April, the Jiangsu AMR and Anhui 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 22843-2009 “Cushion and pillow,” and GB/T 22864-2009 “Towel.”

Textiles & Bedding Articles
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Jiangsu AMR	Functional textiles	40	3	7.50%
Nanjing AMR	Bedding articles	40	4	10.00%
	Products with filling materials	40	2	5.00%
	Towels	60	13	21.67%
	Silk quilts	40	1	2.50%

Primary failed items: fiber content, pH value, colorfastness 

Children’s Apparel and School Uniforms

In April, the Jiangsu AMR and Anhui 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,” and GB/T 31888-2015 “School uniforms of primary and secondary students.”

Children’s Apparel
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Jiangsu AMR	Infant and children’s sleeping bag	60	9	15.00%
Anhui AMR	School uniform	35	3	8.57%

Primary failed items: fiber content, attachment strength

Apparel

In April, the Jiangsu AMR, Shenzhen AMR, Chongqing AMR, Anhui AMR and Guiyang 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 2660-2017 “Shirts and blouses,” GB/T 2662-2017 “Clothes with fillings,” GB/T 14272-2011 “Down garments,” GB/T 26384-2011 “Knitted wadded garments,” GB/T 32614-2016 “Outdoor sportswear-Water resistant garment,” and FZ/T81008-2011 “Jackets.”

Apparel
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Jiangsu AMR	Water resistant garment	48	15	31.25%
Shenzhen AMR	Adult garments	350	55	15.71%
Chongqing AMR	Children’s & adult garments	35	22	62.86%
Anhui AMR	Sportswear & swimwear	60	5	8.33%
	Down garments	40	2	5.00%
	Clothes with filling	40	4	10.00%
Guiyang AMR	Garments	13	1	7.69%

Primary failed items: pH value, fiber content, colorfastness, hydrostatic pressure 

Footwear

In April, the Zhejiang AMR and Guiyang 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 25038-2010 “Rubber shoes healthy and safe specification,” and GB/T 22756-2017 “Leather sandals.”

Footwear
Organization	Type of Product	Batches Inspected	Batches Failed	Failure Rate
Zhejiang AMR	Leather sandals	56	12	21.43%
Guiyang AMR	Mountain cross-country rubber shoes	1	0	0.00%

Primary failed items: Label, flexing resistance

Bags

In April, the Shenzhen AMR and Anhui 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
SAMR	Case and bag	35	3	8.57%
Shanghai AMR	Case and bag	20	4	20.00%

Primary failed items: Shock impact strength, drop impact, stitching density 

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