By category
Textiles carry two layers: the safety information required for every consumer product, and the fibre details specific to textiles alone.
Regulation (EU) 1007/2011 requires the full fibre composition by weight, in descending order, using the fibre names from the regulation’s own list. ‘Cotton rich’ or ‘mixed fibres’ are not fibre names.
The composition label must be durable, legible and accessible, which in practice means sewn in rather than printed on a hangtag that the shop removes.
Care labelling is not mandatory under EU law, but it is commercially unavoidable and regulated when it appears: the symbols originate from a standard, and inventing a pictogram is a claim like any other.
We render them as vectors at the correct proportions rather than pasting low-resolution images, which is the single most common reason a textile tag appears counterfeit.
The GPSR blocks still apply: manufacturer, responsible person, batch. Country of origin is not mandatory for textiles in the EU, but if you state it, it must be truthful under customs origin rules.
Children’s clothing adds cord and drawstring requirements from EN 14682, which influence where a label may physically sit.
A sewn-in composition and care label, plus the packaging or hangtag layout displaying the identity blocks and warnings in all 24 languages, from a single product record.
Only names listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 1007/2011 may be used. Invented marketing names for fibres, or brand names used as if they were fibres, are not permitted without the underlying generic name.
Tolerances exist for extraneous fibres and for visible, isolatable decorative fibres, but they are narrow and must be specified where they apply.
Products containing non-textile parts of animal origin must carry the phrase ‘Contains non-textile parts of animal origin’ in the language of the market.
A product composed of several components with different fibre compositions must display the composition of each component. Sets sold together follow the same logic rather than an average.
Linings, interlinings and stiffeners must carry their own declaration where they constitute a significant part of the product.
The composition label must remain with the garment. A printed hangtag is removed at the point of sale, which is why sewn-in labels are the practical solution, and why the printing method must withstand washing at the temperature indicated by the care symbol.
| Information | Sewn-in label | Hangtag or packaging |
|---|---|---|
| Fibre composition | Required | Optional duplicate |
| Care symbols | Usual place | Optional |
| Manufacturer and responsible person | Optional | Required |
| Batch number | Optional | Required |
| Warnings and language versions | Space permitting | Required |
The same information, in the order an inspector or reviewer encounters it.
No. It must remain with the garment, which generally means a sewn-in label.
Fibre names must be in the language of the market; symbols and figures handle the rest, which is why the label remains small.
For textiles sold within the EU, you may state the origin, but it must be a genuine customs origin, and ‘Made in EU’ is only accepted in limited contexts.
Not in the EU, but when used, care symbols must follow the standard, and consumers expect them.
Not as a fibre composition. State the percentages by weight using Annex I fibre names.
Typically on the hangtag or packaging, with the sewn-in label displaying composition and care information.
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