Beijing Customs strengthens supervision of imported clothing and shows results

Beijing Customs strengthens supervision of imported clothing and shows results

When Yizhuang Customs, a subsidiary of Beijing Customs, recently conducted statutory inspection on a batch of “buyer” clothing declared for import by a high-end retail department store importer, it was discovered that this batch The clothing color fastness item failed. This batch of clothing includes 4 pieces of women’s shirts with a value of US$1,380. According to relevant regulations, Yizhuang Customs has ordered the parties involved to return the shipment.

According to Zhang Xiao, deputy section chief of the Consumer Goods Inspection Section of the Beijing Customs Commodity Inspection Office, who is responsible for this work, color fastness refers to the ability of dyed fabrics to withstand external factors (extrusion, friction, washing, rain, etc.) during use or processing. The degree of fading under the action of exposure, light, seawater immersion, saliva immersion, water stains, sweat stains, etc.) is an important indicator of textiles. When clothing color fastness fails, the dye will fade due to wearing and washing, and the shed dye molecules or heavy metal ions may be absorbed through the skin and endanger human health.

It is understood that color fastness, pH value, formaldehyde, azo and other items that do not meet national standards have become the main reasons for the failure of imported clothing.

“While doing a good job in supervising imported clothing, we insist on combining law enforcement with popularization of the law, strengthen the publicity of China’s domestic clothing standards to enterprises, conduct in-depth analysis of the reasons for non-compliance, and conduct an in-depth analysis of the reasons for enterprises Suggestions for improving the links with loopholes in quality management and quality traceability, etc.,” said Xu Chi, chief of the Second Inspection Section of Yizhuang Customs.