Guidance

Textile products labelling guidance

Guidance for business on EU and UK textile labelling regulations, defining common terms and descriptions for wool and other textiles.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 4 July 2012
• Last updated: 5 April 2016 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 1 January 2021

The Brexit transition period has ended and new rules on textile labelling now apply. This page is currently out of date.

Documents

[Withdrawn] Textile labelling regulations: guidance on the Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012

Ref: BIS/16/193

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Details

Guidance notes for business on the Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012. It defines common terms and explains descriptions for wool and other textile products.

Published 4 July 2012
Last updated 5 April 2016 + show all updates

1. 5 April 2016

   Updated guidance: amendment to paragraph 18, 'Textile products containing non-textile parts of animal origin'.

2. 4 July 2012

   First published.