The Standardization Administration of China has issued a new national standard for clothing and home textile products. The national standard GB/T 40270-2021, Textiles-General technical requirements based on consumer experience was included in China’s No. 7 announcement of the approved national standards list in 2021.It will be effective from December 1, 2021.
The standard was formed on the basis of current production processes and overall technical level, with less consideration for the consumer experience. As per the standard, general safety technical requirements of textile products shall conform to the requirements of GB 18401 or GB 31701 (products for infants and children) and quality requirements of textile products shall conform to the requirements of related claimed product standard.
The standard aims to guide enterprises to pay close attention to consumer demand and develop standardized technology when designing and producing products, according to SGS Global Softlines, a global network with 10 laboratories in China.
