New Regulations On Textiles And Clothing

Recently, the US Consumer Product Safety Board (CPSC) announced new regulations for importing textile and clothing products in the US market.

According to this new regulation, the import and export of textile and apparel products that do not conform to the US safety regulations will not only be destroyed but also severely punished. This is undoubtedly a matter of urgency for Ningbo textile and garment export enterprises, which are already in great difficulties.

It is understood that all textile and clothing products exported to the US market must comply with the new regulations from February 2009: unlike the previous pshipment products that violate safety regulations, CPSC will directly destroy products that are not in conformity with safety regulations.

In addition, if an enterprise is found to be breaking the law, it will be fined 15 million dollars, much higher than the previous punishment.

The new law has also strengthened the safety management of Baby Garments, including the quality of fabrics, rope quality and other decorations.

It is stipulated that goods exported to the United States must be considered safe by a recognized organization or laboratory recognized by the international laboratory accreditation cooperative (ILAC).

Textile and clothing are one of the traditional bulk export products in Ningbo, while textile and apparel exports to the United States occupy a large proportion.

According to the Ningbo inspection and Quarantine Bureau, in the first three quarters of this year, the amount of export inspection of textiles and garments imported into France amounted to US $139 million, accounting for 13.7% of the total inspection amount.

At present, the export textile and garment enterprises in Ningbo have such problems as small scale, poor foundation and weak ability to evade market risks. In particular, this year, influenced by the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States and the multiple pressures of RMB appreciation, raw material prices and labor costs rising, many enterprises are facing difficulties.

Now, the latest regulations issued by CPSC have undoubtedly set up a "technical barrier" threshold for Ningbo's textile and garment export enterprises.

Here, the inspection and quarantine department reminds many export textile and garment enterprises, in order to resolve the export bottleneck that may be brought to the enterprises by the new technical barriers, we should learn the latest regulations of the international market as soon as possible, especially the export of American textiles to the mandatory standard requirements of safety performance, and we need to pay close attention to them.

At the same time, export enterprises should strengthen the detection of safety and quality indicators of export textiles, so that unqualified raw materials will not be put into operation, and unqualified products will not go out, so as to avoid export risks to the greatest extent.