Regulatory Focus
Textiles
Textiles
195
Countries Covered
28
Languages
3333
Regulatory Sources
Textile, leather, fur, and wool regulations address product safety, labeling and care instructions, chemical restrictions, flammability, and animal-origin claims. Coverage spans fiber content disclosure, consumer information, chemical safety controls, and performance requirements to ensure sustainable, safe, and accurately labeled products across global markets.
Textile regulations set obligations for labeling, chemical safety, flammability, testing, and certification, shaping companies’ compliance strategies, supply chain oversight, and exposure to market access risks.
Companies must meet requirements covering accurate product labeling and care instructions, compliance with chemical restrictions for skin-contact materials, and adherence to flammability and physical safety rules. They are also typically required to conduct product testing, maintain technical documentation, and ensure traceability and conformity across their supply chains to support market access and enforcement actions.
Key obligations under current legislation include:
- Proper product labelling in relation to care instructions, country of origin, material disclosures as well as flammability and safety
- Chemical restrictions
- Safety of children and infants’ products
- Proper textile waste management and EPR
- Sustainability targets for textiles
- Product claims substantiation
We cover a wide range of regulations and mandatory standards governing textile products, addressing labeling, chemical restrictions, product safety, waste management, and extended producer responsibility. Our coverage spans global, regional, and national instruments that set design, testing, information, and end-of-life obligations, supporting compliance across diverse textile product categories and markets.
Examples of covered regulations include:
- Argentina: Labelling Requirements for Footwear, Resolution No. 465/2018
- Australia: Goods (Care Labelling) Information Standard 2023
- Brazil: Approving Technical Regulation on Footwear Labelling, Portaria No. 459, 2025
- Canada: Textile Labelling Act, c.T-10, 1985
- Canada: Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1551, 2010
- Canada: Textile Flammability Regulations, SOR/2016-194
- California (USA): Responsible Textile Recovery, Senate Bill 707 Enacted, 2024
- Denmark: Ban on the Import and Sale of Clothing, Footwear and Waterproofing Agents that Contain PFAS, Order BEK No. 464, 2025
- EU: Labelling of Textile Products, Regulation (EU) No. 1007/2011
- EU: Labelling of the Materials used in the Main Components of Footwear for Sale to the Consumer, Directive 94/11/EC
- EU: Waste Directive, 2008/98/EC – Proposed Amendment – (on extended producer responsibility scheme for textiles) Draft Directive, July 2023
- EU: Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, Communication, March 2022
- EU: Framework for Setting Ecodesign Requirements for Sustainable Products (ESPR), Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
- EU: Exemptions to Prohibiting the Destruction of Unsold Apparel and Footwear as Prescribed in Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, Regulation, February 2026
- EAEU: On the Marking of Clothing, Accessories and Other Products Made from Natural Fur with Means of Identification, Decision No. 116, 2026
- France: Methods of Calculation and Communication of Environmental Cost of Textiles, Draft Decree, November 2024
- France: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Restrictions, Law No. 2025-188
- Indonesia: Mandatory Product Labelling in the Bahasa Language, Regulation No. 25/2021
- Italy: Extended Producer Responsibility for Textiles, Draft Decree, April 2025
- Japan: Textile Goods Quality Labelling Regulation, Notice No. 4, 2017
- Japan: JIS L 0001:2024 Textiles – Care Labelling Code Using Symbols, 2024
- Mercosur: Approving Technical Regulations on Labelling of Textile Products, Resolution, MERCOSUR/GMC/RES. N.62/18
- Mexico: Commercial Information for Labelling of Textile Products, Garments and Household Linen, Standard NOM-004-SE-2021
- Mexico: Prevention and Management of Waste, General Law, October 2003 – Proposed Amendment – (on addition of textile waste) Draft Decree, August 2025
- New Zealand: Consumer Information Standards (Fibre Content Labelling) Regulations, SR 2000/154
- New Zealand: Consumer Information Standards Country of Origin (Clothing and Footwear) Labelling, Regulations SR 1992/360
- Russian Federation: Labelling of Footwear Products by Means of Identification, Resolution No. 620, 2018
- Russian Federation: Rules for Marking Footwear Products by Means of Identification and the Implementation of the State Monitoring Information System, Resolution No. 860, 2019
- Saudi Arabia: Textile Products, Technical Regulation, January 2024 – Proposed Amendment – (on updating the current textile products technical regulation) Draft Technical Regulation, March 2026
- Switzerland: Reduction of Risks Linked to Use of Dangerous Substances Preparations and Articles Ordinance, May 2005 – Amendment – (on PFOA, PFOS, PFHxA, lead, ODS, etc) Ordinance, October 2025
- Taiwan: Mandatory Commodity Inspection of Non-Baby Textile Products (Garments, Sweaters, Swimwear and Hosiery), Notice No. 10120009680, 2012
- Taiwan: Labelling Criteria for Textiles, Announcement No. 10402435750, 2015
- Turkey: Conformity Assessment of Certain Products with Relevant Standards, Communiqué, May 2016 – Amendment – (on information and labelling requirements for consumer products containing parts of animal origin) Communiqué No. 32865, April 2025
- Turkey: Framework on Ecodesign Requirements for Sustainable Products, Draft Regulation, January 2026
- USA: Origin and Manufacturer Identification for Import of Textiles, 19 CFR 102.23, Rule, 2005
- USA: Textile Fiber Products Identification Labelling Act, 15 USC 70, 1958
- USA: Textile Fiber Products Identification Rules, 16 CFR 303
- USA: Wool Products Identification Labelling Rules, 16 CFR 300
- USA: Fur Products Identification Labelling Act, 15 USC 69
- USA: Fur Products Identification Labelling Rules, 16 CFR 301
- USA: Standards for Flammability in Clothing Textiles, Rule, 16 CFR Part 1610, 2008
- Vermont (USA): Regulating Consumer Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Other Chemicals, Senate Bill 25 Enacted, 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Most jurisdictions require clear and accurate disclosure of fiber composition, care instructions, and manufacturer or importer identification. Additional obligations often include country of origin labeling and specific identification rules for wool, fur, and footwear materials, along with strict prohibitions on misleading claims.
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Companies must comply with flammability standards, especially for children’s apparel and sleepwear, and restrictions on hazardous substances such as azo dyes, formaldehyde, heavy metals, phthalates, and PFAS. Non-compliance can trigger recalls, import bans, fines, and market withdrawal, making testing, documentation, and supply chain controls essential.
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Key EPR obligations include registration with a PRO and payment of fees to cover the costs of collecting, sorting, reusing and recycling of textile waste. Producers are also required to report on product data and implement eco-modulation. To fully comply, manufacturers need to reshape product design, enhance supply chain transparency and integrate traceability and circularity across the product lifecycle.
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Fashion brands need to prepare for full supply chain traceability as lawmakers introduce new disclosure obligations, including digital product passports, the display of environmental information and e-labelling. These measures demand far greater transparency, requiring companies to disclose details such as the origin of materials, product composition, recycling rates, economic operators’ identity, and more. As a whole, these tools are designed to provide clear indicators of a company’s environmental performance, who must invest in robust systems capable of accurately tracking, measuring and reporting data across the entire supply chain.
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The most common enforcement trends in the fashion sector concern unfair commercial practices and violations of consumer protection laws, in particular:
- misleading environmental claims (greenwashing): unsubstantiated or inaccurate statements about product sustainability or a company’s environmental commitments;
- deceptive pricing and labelling practices;
- labour law and supply chain due diligence breaches, including unfair working conditions and inadequate oversight of suppliers.
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