Textile label example: cotton T-shirt

What this example shows

The tool at the top of this page is filled with the example. The manufacturer (Example Trading Co., Ltd., Shenzhen) and the EU representative (Example EU Representative GmbH, Berlin) are made up — replace them with your own companies before printing.

• Product: cotton T-shirt, size M, model TS-100-M, batch LOT 2608.
• Manufacturer outside the EU and the EU responsible person.
• Fibre composition as own text: 100% cotton in English, German (Baumwolle), French (coton), Italian (cotone) and Spanish (algodón).
• Warning: plastic packaging — suffocation (for the polybag).
• Size 70 × 50 mm — a swing tag or polybag sticker.

GPSR applies to clothing

Ordinary clothing has no EU safety law of its own, so GPSR applies in full: a type, batch or serial number (Art. 9(5)); the manufacturer's name, postal and electronic address (Art. 9(6)); the EU responsible person if the manufacturer is outside the EU (Art. 16(3)); and safety information where needed (Art. 9(7)). These can be on the product, or where that isn't possible, on the packaging or an accompanying document — a swing tag or polybag sticker is common.

Children's clothing has additional safety standards — for example EN 14682 on cords and drawstrings — that are used to show the product is safe.

The fibre composition label (Regulation (EU) 1007/2011)

• Textile products may only be sold when they are labelled or marked with their fibre composition (Art. 4 and 14). The label is durable, easily legible, visible and accessible, and securely attached — in practice a sewn-in label.
• Only the fibre names listed in the regulation's Annex I may be used (cotton, polyester, wool, elastane …), with percentages.
• The composition must be in the official language(s) of the member state where the product is sold, unless that state decides otherwise (Art. 16(3)).
• It must be clearly visible before purchase, including online (Art. 16(1)) — put it in your listing as well.
• Products with non-textile parts of animal origin (for example leather trims or fur) state “Contains non-textile parts of animal origin” (Art. 12).

The GPSR sticker can repeat the composition, as in this example, but it does not replace the durable label in the garment.

Care labels

Care instructions (washing, ironing symbols) are not required by the EU textile regulation; many brands use the voluntary care symbols because buyers expect them. Check national rules for the countries you sell in.

Adapt the example

• Blends: write each fibre with its percentage in descending order, e.g. DE: 95 % Baumwolle, 5 % Elastan.
• Several sizes: one batch label per size via the CSV batch (Pro for more than 3 SKUs).
• More countries: add one composition line per language — fibre names come from the regulation's language versions.