May 21, 2014
Mandatory Chinese national standard GB 5296.4-2012 “Instructions for use of products of consumer interest- Part 4: Textiles and apparel” is in effect and all textiles and apparel sold in China fall into its applicable scope.
The mandatory standard requires the following content for the instruction:
- Name and address of the manufacturer
- Product name
- Size and type (refer to GB/T 1335 or GB/T 6411 for apparels)
- Fiber composition and content (refer to FZ/T 01053; refer to QB/T 2262 for leather apparels)
- Maintenance method (refer to GB/T 8685)
- Production standard
- Class of safety evaluation (refer to GB 18401)
- Notes for use and storage