Cotton underwear as a daily necessity, the development of its industry by the national policy, industry standards machine market demand. In recent years, as consumers pay more attention to health, environmental protection, cotton underwear industry under the guidance of the policy gradually to high-quality, sustainable direction.

Cotton underwear industry policy measures

State in the overall planning of the textile industry clear support for natural fiber products, cotton underwear as an important segment of the cotton textile industry, benefiting from the supply of raw materials, production standards and export tax rebates and other policy preferences. In addition, the State Administration of Market Supervision issued the “basic safety specifications for textiles” on the cotton underwear formaldehyde content, PH value and color fastness and other indicators to make strict limits to ensure that products meet health and safety requirements.

Local policies also form a strong support for the cotton underwear industry. To the main producing areas, for example, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places through tax breaks, technological transformation subsidies to support small and medium-sized enterprises to upgrade equipment, enhance the comfort and functionality of cotton underwear. At the same time, the cross-border e-commerce pilot zone policy for export-oriented underwear enterprises to provide convenience, such as simplifying the customs declaration process.

Cotton underwear industry standards and norms

Industry standards for cotton underwear first put forward strict requirements for raw materials and production processes. According to the national textile industry standards, qualified products must use no less than 95% cotton fiber content, and prohibit the use of recycled cotton or medical waste and other prohibited raw materials.

Enterprises need to pass the ISO9001 quality management system certification, each batch of products must be sampling by a third-party testing organization, failure rate of more than 5% of the entire batch of rejection.

Cross-border e-commerce products also need to meet the standards of the importing country, such as the European Union OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certification. The industry association releases the “White Paper on Cotton Underwear” every year, implements credit discipline for enterprises that do not meet the standards, and publicizes the violation records through the national standard information public service platform to promote the standardized development of the industry.