China has issued a revised version of its national product standard for knitted sportswear – GB/T 22853-2019.
The new version was issued by the National Technical Committee of Garments under the Standardization Administration of China. It was included in No. 7 announcement 2019 and it will replace the 2009 version of the standard.
GB/T 22853-2019 applies to all knitted sportswear expect infant clothing designed for use by children aged 36 months or less.
There are several important revisions to GB/T 22853, contained in the 2019 version. These include the following additions:
Revisions include:
Removed items include:
The standard also includes a comprehensive range of physical and chemical test requirements, including internal quality and appearance quality. The former includes fiber content, formaldehyde, pH value, odor, decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amines, colourfastness (colourfastness to laundering, colourfastness to rubbing, colourfastness to perspiration, colourfastness to water, colourfastness to light, colourfastness to light with artificial perspiration, colourfastness to transfer in joints), seam strength for trouser back rise, bursting strength, pilling, dimensional change after laundering, skewness after laundering, absorption and quick-drying and appearance after laundering. Appearance quality includes appearance defects, dimension tolerance, dimension difference in symmetric position and sewing requirements.
Stakeholders should be aware the new standard will be implemented from January 1, 2020.
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