China Updates GB/T 31900 for Woven Children's Clothing

2025-03-03

On 28 November 2024, the China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR 国家市场监督管理总局) and Standardization Administration (SAC 国家标准化管理委员会) announced the following revised standard in the China National Standard Announcement No. 29 of 2024 (2024年第29号中国国家标准公告):

 

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GB/T 31900-2024

机织儿童服装 (Woven children's clothing)

GB/T 31900-2015

2026-12-01

 

It is applicable to children’s clothing produced mainly from woven fabrics. It is not applicable to clothing (1) with a filling of natural fibers, chemical fibers, or their blends; and (2) for infants aged 0-36 months.

 

Substantial Changes

 

Items

GB/T 31900-2024

New Items

  • Added Clause for Exclusions
  • Requirements for Compliance with GB 31701 (the safety technical code for infants and children’s textile products婴幼儿及儿童纺织产品安全技术规范) for ages 3~14 years
  • Requirements for Phenol yellowing

Modifications

  • Requirements for Instructions for Use
  • Requirements for fabrics and lining in the raw materials supplement, and the requirements for buttons, decorative buckles, zippers and other accessories
  • Requirements for warp and weft directions
  • Requirements for article-to-case
  • Chromatic aberration requirements
  • Requirements for cosmetic defects
  • Sewing requirements
  • Ironing requirements
  • Colour fastness to wet rubbing requirements
  • Requirements for appearance after washing
  • Requirements for physicochemical properties footnote
  • Test Method
  • Inspection rules

Deletions

Splicing requirements

 

Effective Date

01 December 2026

 

References

https://std.samr.gov.cn//gb/search/gbDetailed?id=28045D84D9F09055E06397BE0A0A7C5C

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