A guide for business on textile labelling
(for all nations)
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The Textile Products (Indication of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986 require all textile products to carry a label indicating the fibre content either on the item or the packaging. A textile product consisting of two or more fibres accounting for 85% of the finished product should be marked with the fibre followed by a percentage.
If a product consists of two or more components with different fibre contents, eg a jacket with a lining, the content of each must be shown. Only certain names can be used for textile fibres, these are listed in the Regulations, along with a list of products which are not required to bear a fibre content.
