The China National Standardization Technical Committees for Apparel has recently revised the national standard GB/T 2660-2008 and it is now GB/T 2660-2017 <Shirts and blouses>, which will be implemented on December 1, 2017.
National standard GB/T 2660-2008<Shirts and blouses> was implemented nearly 10 years ago in China. Since 2008, the raw materials used in the manufacturing of shirts and blouses have changed and the types of products are becoming more and more varied. With the advent of new materials and the use of new technology, some new quality problems in shirts and blouses have emerged.
Since GB/T 2660-2008 does not provide the relevant provisions for these quality problems, it is difficult to judge whether these new materials meet the current required criteria. Under such circumstances, the China National Standardization Technical Committees for Apparels revised GB/T 2660-2008. The updated edition GB/T 2660-2017 < Shirts and blouses > will be implemented on December 1, 2017.
Main Technical Changes
Compared with <GB/T 2660-2008>, the main technical changes of <GB/T 2660-2017>are as follows:
- Revised the applicable scope of the standard. The updated standard does not apply to infant’s ( not older than 36 months) garments or to shirts and blouses with filling materials
Added and revised some normative references
Revised the instruction for use
Revised the list of the auxiliary material and deleted the information about filling materials
Revised the requirements for skewness of warp yarn and weft yarn
Deleted the information about stitching fabrics
Revised the information about appearance defects
Revised the sewing rules
Deleted tolerances within the specification and deviation for shirts and blouses with filling materials
Revised the requirements for fiber content
Revised the requirements for formaldehyde content, pH value, banned azo colourants and odor
Revised the requirements for dimensional change after washing or dry cleaning
Revised the requirements for colourfastness;
Revised the relevant requirements for seam slippage
Revised the requirements for tear force
Added the requirements for wrinkle grade on front fly parts
Added the requirements for appearance after washing or dry cleaning
Added the provisions of “Shirts and blouses for children (36 months~14 years old) shall comply with the requirements of GB 31701”
Revised the measuring method for finished products
Revised the measuring method for the skewness of warp yarn and weft yarn
Revised the test method for dimensional change after washing and the calculating method of the test result
Revised the assessment method for appearance after washing or drycleaning
Revised the test method for colourfastness to washing with soap or soap and soda
Revised the test method for colourfastness to light
Revised the test method and sampling site for seam slippage
Revised the test method for tear force
Revised the test method for needle detection
Added the test method for the safety performance of children’ clothing
Revised the inspection and determination rules for finished products
Enriched and improved the determination criterion of quality defects for finished products
Deleted the annex “test method of needle detection”
Deleted the annex “test method of seam slippage”
Requirements for Physical and Chemical Properties
Table 1 Requirements for Physical and Chemical Properties
| Items | Grade | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Superior grade | First grade | Qualified grade | |||
Fiber content/% | Shall comply with the requirement of GB/T 29862 | ||||
Formaldehyde content /(mg/kg) |
Shall comply with the Type B requirements of GB 18401. | ||||
pH value | |||||
Banned azo colourants/(mg/kg) | |||||
Odor | |||||
| Dimensional change after washing or dry cleaning a/% | Collar | ≥-1.0 | ≥-1.5 | ≥-2.0 | |
Chest girthb | ≥-1.5 | ≥-2.0 | ≥-2.5 | ||
Top length | ≥-2.0 | ≥-2.5 | ≥-3.0 | ||
Colorfastness/grade | Washing c | Change, Staining | ≥4 | ≥3-4 | ≥3 |
| Dry cleaning d | Change, Staining | ≥4-5 | ≥4 | ≥3-4 | |
| Dry rubbing | Staining | ≥4 | ≥3-4 | ≥3 | |
Wet rubbing e | Staining | ≥4 | ≥3-4 | ≥3 | |
Light | Change | ≥4 | ≥3 | ≥3 | |
Perspiration | Change, Staining | ≥4 | ≥3 | ≥3 | |
Water | Change, Staining | ≥4 | ≥3 | ≥3 | |
Seam slippage f/cm | ≤0.6 | ||||
Tear force/N | ≥7 | ||||
Wrinkle grade before washing | Collar | ≥4.5 | |||
Pockets | ≥4.5 | ||||
Cuffs | ≥4.5 | ||||
Front fly | ≥4.5 | ||||
Side seam | ≥4.0 | ||||
Bottom | ≥4.0 | ||||
Appearance after washing or dry cleaning |
Wrinkle grade after washing | Collar | ＞4.0 | ≥4.0 | ＞3.0 |
Pockets | ＞3.5 | ≥3.5 | ＞3.0 | ||
Cuffs | ＞4.0 | ≥4.0 | ＞3.0 | ||
Front fly | ＞3.5 | ≥3.5 | ＞3.0 | ||
Side seam | ＞3.5 | ≥3.5 | ＞3.0 | ||
Bottom | ＞3.5 | ≥3.5 | ＞3.0 | ||
| After washing or dry cleaning and drying, no degumming and bubble of adhesive interlining parts is allowed. For other parts, no rupture, falling off, deformation, obvious distortion and severe discoloration is allowed. No stitch closure-off is allowed. | |||||
| Safety requirements of children’s clothing (36months~14 years old) | Shall comply with the requirement of GB 31701 | ||||
| Note: According to GB/T 4841.3, any colour which is deeper than 1/12 dyestuffs dying standard depth colour card can be defined as a dark colour, and any colour which is lighter than 1/12 dyestuffs dying standard depth colour card can be defined as a light colour. | |||||
a Dimensional change after washing or dry cleaning shall be tested based on the instruction of finished product. b For products with weft elastic, do not test the dimensional change of chest girth after washing or dry cleaning. c Do not test colorfastness to washing with soap or soap and soda when it is labeled as non-washable. d Do not test colorfastness to dry cleaning when it is labeled as No dry cleaning. e For color fastness to wet rubbing of pile fabrics, flockied fabrics and dark color fabrics, the requirements for qualified grade and first grade may be a half grade lower than this standard. f For the test results for seam slippage, it will be judged as failed when pull-out, fabric tear or breakage of sewing threads occur. g The requirement for wrinkle grade after washing or dry cleaning allows a half grade lower than this standard when the fiber content is all cotton, all wool, all bast fiber or cotton and bast blended fiber . | |||||
Appearance Quality and Other Requirements
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