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AS/NZS 2392:1999

Australian/New Zealand Standard

TextilesLabelling of clothing,household textiles and furnishings


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AS/NZS 2392:1999

This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint TechnicalCommittee CS/4, Labelling of Textiles. It was approved on behalf of the Council ofStandards Australia on 1 June 1999 and on behalf of the Council of StandardsNew Zealand on 24 May 1999. It was published on 5 July 1999.

The following interests are represented on Committee CS/4:

Apparel & Textile Federation of New ZealandApparel Importers Association of AustraliaAustralian Chemical Specialties Manufacturers AssociationAustralian Competition and Consumer CommissionAustralian Retailers AssociationAustralian Wool Processors CouncilAustralian Wool Research and Promotion OrganisationAWTA Textile Testing, Australia

Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of AustraliaDepartment of Fair Trading, N.S.W. Consumer Protection AgencyDrycleaning Institute of AustraliaMinistry of Consumer Affairs, New ZealandNational Furnishing Industry Association of AustraliaNew South Wales TAFE CommissionNew Zealand Furniture Manufacturers FederationOffice of Consumer Affairs, QldQueensland University of TechnologyResearch Institute Textile Services, New ZealandRMIT TextilesSoft Furnishings Industry Association of AustraliaTextile Distributors Association, AustraliaTextile Rental & Laundry Association, AustraliaThe Treasury, Consumer Affairs Division

Additional interests participating in preparation of Standard:Office of Fair Trading and Business Affairs, Vic.Label manufacturerFabric and wallcovering manufacturer

Review of Standards. To keep abreast of progress in industry, Joint Australian/New Zealand Standards are subject to periodic review and are kept up to date by theissue of amendments or new editions as necessary. It is important therefore thatStandards users ensure that they are in possession of the latest edition, and anyamendments thereto.

Full details of all Joint Standards and related publications will be found in the StandardsAustralia and Standards New Zealand Catalogue of Publications; this information issupplemented each month by the magazines The Australian Standard and StandardsNew Zealand, which subscribing members receive, and which give details of newpublications, new editions and amendments, and of withdrawn Standards.

Suggestions for improvements to Joint Standards, addressed to the head office of eitherStandards Australia or Standards New Zealand, are welcomed. Notification of anyinaccuracy or ambiguity found in a Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard should bemade without delay in order that the matter may be investigated and appropriate actiontaken.

This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 97544.


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TextilesLabelling of clothing,household textiles and furnishings

Originated as AS 2392 1980.

Previous edition 1990.

Jointly revised and designated AS/NZS 2392:1999.

Published jointly by:

Standards Australia

1 The Crescent,

Homebush NSW 2140 Australia

Standards New Zealand

Level 10, Radio New Zealand House,

155 The Terrace,

Wellington 6001 New Zealand

ISBN 0 7337 2791 3


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PREFACE

This Standard has been prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand

Committee CS/4, Labelling of Textiles to supersede AS 2392 1990, Labelling of

clothing, household textiles and furnishings.

The first edition, AS 23921980, was prepared at the request of clothing manufacturers,

retailers and consumers who realized the need for a labelling Standard to ensure thatlabelling requirements for textile articles, covering brand, size, care, fibre content, country

of origin and fire hazard category, are feasible and do not conflict.

The Standard is applicable to clothing, household textiles and furnishings whether of

textile or plastics, plastics-coated fabric or suede or grain leathers or furs. Labelling of

carpets and floor rugs is dealt with in AS 2914, Textile floor coverings Informative

labelling, and therefore they do not come within the scope of this Standard.

The Standard specifies requirements for permanent labelling of textile products only.Therefore, labelling information on textile or plastics, plastics-coated fabric or suede or

grain leathers or fur items which may be excluded from the permanent labelling

requirements of AS/NZS 1957, TextilesCare labelling and which are normally stated on

the package, are not included within the scope of this Standard.

The major change made to this edition of the Standard is the removal of the system of

classifying information as primary or secondary.

The term normative has been used in this Standard to define the application of theappendix to which it applies. A normative appendix is an integral part of a Standard.

Copyright STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/ STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

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Inclusion of copyright material in computer software programs is also permitted without royalty payment provided such programsare used exclusively in-house by the creators of the programs.

Care should be taken to ensure that material used is from the current edition of the Standard and that it is updated whenever the Standardis amended or revised. The number and date of the Standard should therefore be clearly identified.

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CONTENTS

Page

FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 APPL ICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3 OBJECTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

5 DEFINIT IONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

6 LABELLING REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

APPENDIX A POSITIONS FOR LABELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8


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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND


TextilesLabelling of clothing, household textiles and furnishings

1 SCOPE This Standard sets out methods for the permanent labelling of clothing,

household textiles and furnishings with the brand name, size or dimensions, careinstructions, fibre content and country of origin.

NOTE: Refer to AS/NZS 1249 for fire hazard information labelling of childrens nightwear .

2 APPLICATION The Standard is applicable to all types of clothing, household

textiles and furnishings, whether of textile, plastic, plastic-coated fabric, suede, grainleather or fur.

3 OBJECTIVE The objective of this Standard is to provide manufacturers andconsumers with information on positioning of label(s) on a textile product containing

information related to size, care treatment, brand, fibre content and country of origin. Forcommercial purposes this is to be used in conjunction with the relevant Standards

detailing the information required on the label and existing textile labelling legislation in

order to ensure the correct labelling of textile articles.

4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

AS

1182 Size coding scheme for infants and childrens clothingUnderwear and

outerwear1344* Size coding scheme for womens clothingUnderwear, outerwear and

foundation garments

2914 Textile floor coverings Informative labelling

AS/NZS

1249 Childrens nightwear and limited daywear having reduced fire hazard

1957 Textiles Care labelling

2622 Textile products Fibre content labelling

5 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions below apply.

5.1 Fire hazard information labela label which classifies the fire hazard risk ofchildrens nightwear and some daywear garments in accordance with AS/NZS 1249.

5.2 Permanent labela label which will withstand the cleaning treatment given for thearticle to which it is attached and which will remain legible and attached to the article

throughout its useful life.

* The Standard, AS 1954 1976,Size designation scheme for mens clothing, was withdrawn in July 1998. Ifan anthropometric survey is conducted, it will allow an up-to-date Standard to be published. In themeantime, information on the content of the above withdrawn Standard can be obtained from StandardsAustralia.

COPYRIGHT


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