【 Customs Knowledge 】 Inspection Instructions for Importe

2、 Main content of customs inspection and supervision

 

 

 

Main law enforcement basis:

 

 

 

The Customs Law of the People's Republic of China, the Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Implementation Regulations of the Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China.

 

 

 

Mainly implementing national standards:

 

 

 

GB 18401-2010 "National Basic Safety Technical Specifications for Textile Products". Clarified the requirements for formaldehyde content, pH value, dyeing fastness, odor, and decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes.

 

 

 

GB 31701-2015 "Technical Specification for Safety of Textile Products for Infants and Children". Clarified requirements for color fastness to wet friction, heavy metals, phthalates, combustion performance, fillers used, accessories, sharp objects, and labels.

3、 Common quality and safety issues

 

 

 

The common unqualified items of imported baby and child clothing include formaldehyde, color fastness, rope safety, labeling requirements, etc.

 

 

 

Formaldehyde is a colorless and strongly irritating gas. During the processing of clothing, formaldehyde is introduced to achieve effects such as wrinkle resistance and color fastness. However, incomplete subsequent processing may result in excessive formaldehyde residue, which poses a threat to the health of infants and children. Therefore, it is recommended to wash and air new clothes in a timely manner to avoid harm to the delicate body of infants and children.

 

 

 

2. Color fastness refers to the degree of fading of dyed fabrics during use or processing under the effects of friction, washing, saliva immersion, sweat stains, etc. It is an important indicator of textiles. Unqualified color fastness can affect the appearance and wearing of clothing, and may irritate the skin of infants and children, causing discomfort.

 

 

 

3. Infant and child clothing ropes come with strict requirements. There should be no rope straps on the head and neck of clothing for infants and children under 7 years old, and the shoulder straps should be fixed and non swinging; The head and neck straps of clothing for children aged 7 and above should be fixed; Except for the belt, the back should not be stretched or tied with straps. Otherwise, accidental injuries may occur during children's activities.

 

 

 

4. In addition to containing product name, specifications, dimensions, fabric and other information, the label of infant and toddler clothing should indicate "GB 31701 Infant Products", and the label of children's clothing should indicate "GB 31701 Class A", "GB 31701 Class B", or "GB 31701 Class C" according to safety technical requirements.

 

 

 

5. Other accessories refer to decorative accessories, buttons, zippers, etc. for baby and child clothing. If the tension and sewing fastness do not meet the requirements, once they fall off, they may be swallowed by the baby and cause suffocation risk. If the accessory has sharp tips, it may cause skin damage.

 

 

 

4、 Effectiveness of customs inspection and supervision

 

 

 

In recent years, Beijing Customs has repeatedly detected unqualified imported baby and child clothing in their work.

 

 

 

Case 1: A certain company imported baby knitted pants from Germany, which were tested in the laboratory and found to have unqualified color fastness to dry friction, saliva, alkali sweat, and formaldehyde content, do not comply with the relevant provisions of GB 31701-2015 "Safety Technical Specifications for Textile Products for Infants and Children".

 

 

 

Case 2: The baby pants imported by a certain company from France were tested in the laboratory and found to be unqualified in terms of color fastness to water, saliva, alkali sweat, and acid sweat, which does not comply with the relevant provisions of GB 31701-2015 "Safety Technical Specifications for Textile Products for Infants and Children".

 

 

 

Unqualified color fastness and excessive formaldehyde content can both pose a threat to human health. The above unqualified imported baby and child clothing will be destroyed under customs supervision.