Mexico Announces New Labeling Requirements For Textiles And Clothing

The government of Mexico Spin Product and clothing (NOM-004-SCFI-2006) labelling regulations executed. The new regulations apply to clothing, clothing accessories, textiles and textile products, which account for more than 50% of the total weight of the entire product. Many products are not bound by the regulations, such as electric blankets, paper diapers, sanitary napkins, wet towels, toys, suits, furniture, badges, flags, zippers, buttons and buckles made of textile materials, some of the lace parts of some textiles, and some of the lace of some textiles. cloth Kitchen gloves and cosmetic bags.

The label is very detailed and contains a series of requirements and exceptions. Generally speaking, clothing and clothing accessories must be permanently and clearly labelling in the collar, waist or other obvious parts. Labels should be listed in Spanish, the fiber content and size according to the Mexico standard NMX-A-099-1995-INNTEX, the maintenance instructions according to the Mexico standard NMX-A-240-INNTEX-2004, the country of origin and other information. If requested, the information may be given in Spanish, and possibly in another language.

For natural persons (individuals), the names and addresses of producers or importers should be marked; company For example, the name and address of the production enterprise or the importing company should be marked. This information must be included in permanent labels, temporary labels or product packaging.

For socks, Hairbands and wristbands, the above information can be included on the permanent or temporary labels on the product itself, or on the packaging of the products.

The label of household textiles must also include the above information, but the size of the product should be used instead of the size. The following products must be attached to permanent labels containing this information: sheets, blankets, bedspreads, sheets, tablecloths, pads, napkins, finished curtains, towels, mattresses, and mattress bases made or wrapped with textile materials. In addition to bedspreads and blankets, the size of the above products and the information of manufacturers and importers should be included on the temporary labels of these products.

For handbags, suitcases, handbags, wallets, bags, cushions, cleaning articles, textile belts, diapers, canvas, dustproof articles for daily use, furniture and bathroom furniture, some retail fabrics (with fibre content of 45% or above), and other kinds of goods, it is necessary to include fiber content and country of origin on permanent or temporary labels. For natural persons (individuals), the names and addresses of producers or importers should be marked; for legitimate entities, the names and addresses of the production enterprises or importing companies should be marked.

Under the following circumstances, the above information must be displayed on permanent or temporary labels attached to the product or on the product: fabric, carpet, wig, bow tie, silk wool product (those that are too small for volume must be packed in large quantities). commodity Exceptions) and disposable items. For disposable items, this information can be displayed on the outer package of the product.