Description

Service background

Although the European market has no product standards for textiles, this does not mean that the European market has no control over textile products. The EU REACH/SVHC has grown from 174 to 219 substances of high concern in just a few years.

How to ensure that the products do not contain limited chemical substances and ensure that the products meet the requirements of European and American textile safety regulations has become a concern for the majority of textile export enterprises.

RTS Ruiye Testing provides European textile safety related testing services, such as: EU REACH/SVHC, combustion, sharp edges, small parts, rope, in order to solve the problems for the majority of textile export enterprises, improve the compliance of your company’s products in the European and American markets, reduce the risk of market recalls and penalties.

There are many regulations related to woven clothing products in the EU. Before 2009, most of the EU promulgated the control requirements of hazardous substances in the form of directives, such as: 2005/84/EC(Azo Directive), 2009/425/EC(Organotin Directive), EN 14682(Children’s Clothing Rope Safety Directive), 2006/122/EC(PFOS Directive), etc., in June 2009, the relevant directives are included in Appendix 17 of the REACH regulation. For finished textile and garment products also need to meet the requirements of SVHC.

 

Service content

◉ Applicable products

REACH: All non-food products in the EU, such as raw leather, artificial leather, clothing, shoes, etc.

 

◉ Main regulatory basis

We offer comprehensive REACH testing and product risk screening according to your needs:

a. Eu List of Substances of High Concern (REACH/SVHC);

b. Eu List of Restricted Substances (REACH Appendix XVII);

Country/region	Laws and regulations	Scope of control	Test item
European Union	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Article 33	item	Substances of High Concern (SVHC)
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Appendix 17 Entry 20	Coating, ink, plastic, artificial leather, textiles	organotin
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Appendix 17 Entry 23	Genus, coating, plastic, artificial leather	Total cadmium
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Appendix 17 Entry 27	Metals and metal coatings in direct contact with the skin for long periods of time	Nickel release
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Appendix 17 Entry 47	Textiles, leather, artificial leather in contact with the skin	Azo –
	REACH(1907/2006/EC)附录 17 条目46&46a	textile	NP/NPEO
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Appendix 17 Entry 47	Leather in contact with the skin	Hexavalent chromium
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Appendix 17 Entry 50	Coatings, inks, plastics, artificial leather in contact with the skin	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Appendix 17 Entry 51	Plasticizing material	Phthalates
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Appendix 17 Entry 72	Clothing and related accessories, other textile and footwear products in contact with the skin	33 carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxic Class 1A and 1B substances listed in Annex 12 (CMR-1A&1B substances)
	REACH(1907/2006/EC) Appendix 17 Entry 61	Preservatives, desiccant, leather	Dimethyl fumarate DMFu

 

◉  Main test item

Serial number	Physical test item	Regulations/Standards
1	Dimensional stability and appearance	EN EU Standard BS British standard DIN German standard ISO international standard
2	Colour fastness
3	Fabric strength
4	Structural analysis
5	Functional testing
6	Component analysis

 

Service advantage

Timeliness: RTS has a set of independently developed LIMS system, which monitors and manages the entire test process, greatly improving work efficiency and shortening the inspection cycle entrusted by enterprises.

Convenient: RTS has a perfect order platform and free on-site pick-up service, and can provide one-to-one consultation and training and one-stop product compliance service chain for enterprises.

Price: RTS in the consulting stage can be based on the product information and material situation of the enterprise comprehensive evaluation, to provide the most appropriate and the most economical quotation scheme for the enterprise, greatly reducing the test cost.

Quality: As a national high-tech enterprise, RTS has dozens of patented inventions and supporting instruments and equipment and professionals to meet the needs of different customers and different products.