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Customs reminder: textiles exported to the United States must meet flame retardant standards

2022-02-09

Since 2021, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued 12 CPSC recall notices on related textiles produced in my country because the flame retardancy of textile products does not meet the US flame retardant standards and poses a burn risk to consumers. 9 times, 3 times for small carpet products.


my country is a major exporter of textiles, and the United States is one of the major exporters of my country. Its technical regulations on textiles particularly emphasize the flame retardant performance requirements of textiles. The US "Flammable Fabrics Act" (FFA) stipulates that the flammability of textiles entering the US market must meet the corresponding standard requirements: textiles for consumption must meet the requirements of Class I and II stipulated in 16CFR1610; children's pajamas have higher requirements and must meet 16CFR1615 and 1616 requirements.


Customs reminder:


Domestic textile export enterprises pay close attention to the latest regulations and standards of domestic and foreign textile and apparel, strengthen standard research, and clarify quality requirements; check from the "source", select qualified fabric accessories, supplemented by excellent design technology; at the same time, strengthen benchmarking testing, should Pay special attention to the special flammability standards of children's pajamas in the United States, Canada and other countries to avoid the recall of exported textiles due to substandard flame retardancy.


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