Textile and Apparel Market Report - Labeling Requirements

Labeling Requirements

The following information is provided only as a guide and should be confirmed with the appropriate overseas market authorities before embarking on any export activities.

The following table summarizes the labeling requirements in various countries. More details may be provided in the Detailed Country Report for certain Countries. “N/A” indicates that information is not available.

Country	Language	Fiber Content	Origin	Care	Manufacturer/ Importer Info.	Size
Afghanistan	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Albania	Albanian	N/A	N/A	N/A	Either	Mandatory
Algeria	Arabic	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Optional
Angola	Portuguese	N/A	N/A	N/A	Mandatory	N/A
Antigua and Barbuda	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Argentina	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Importer	Mandatory
Armenia	Armenian	Optional	Mandatory	Optional	Manufacturer	Optional
Aruba	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Australia	English	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Optional
Austria (EU)	German	Mandatory	Optional	Mandatory	Optional	Optional
Azerbaijan	N/A	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	Mandatory	N/A
Bahamas	English	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bahrain	Arabic	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Mandatory
Bangladesh	English or Bangla	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barbados	English	N/A	Mandatory	Mandatory	Manufacturer / Supplier	Mandatory
Belarus	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Belgium (EU)	Dutch, French or German	Mandatory	N/A	Optional	N/A	N/A
Belize	English	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	Manufacturer	N/A
Benin	N/A	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	Manufacturer	N/A
Bermuda	English	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bolivia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bosnia Herzegovina	Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	Importer	N/A
Botswana	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brazil	Portuguese	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Manufacturer	Mandatory
Brunei	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bulgaria (EU)	Bulgarian, English, French, or German	N/A	Optional	N/A	N/A	Optional
Burkina Faso	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Burma (Myanmar)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Burundi	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cabo Verde	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cambodia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cameroon	French and English	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	Manufacturer	N/A
Canada	English and French	Mandatory	Mandatory	Optional	Either	Optional
Cayman Island	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central African Republic	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chad	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chile	Spanish	N/A	Mandatory	Optional	N/A	Metric
China	Chinese	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Manufacturer	Mandatory
Colombia	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Both	Mandatory
Congo Democratic Republic	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Congo Republic	French	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Costa Rica	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Mandatory
Cote D Ivoire	French	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A
Croatia (EU)	Croatian	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Importer	Mandatory
Cuba	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cyprus (EU)	Greek	Mandatory	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	N/A
Czech Republic (EU)	Czech	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Mandatory
Denmark (EU)	Danish, Norwegian or Swedish	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Djibouti	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dominica	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dominican Republic	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Mandatory
Ecuador	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Mandatory
Egypt	Arabic	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Manufacturer	Mandatory
El Salvador	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Mandatory
Equatorial Guinea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Estonia (EU)	Estonian	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Mandatory
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ethiopia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Manufacturer	N/A
European Union	member country requirements may exist	Mandatory	member country requirements may exist	member country requirements may exist	member country requirements may exist	member country requirements may exist
Fiji	N/A	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Manufacturer	N/A
Finland (EU)	Finnish & Swedish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Optional
France (EU)	French	Mandatory	N/A	Optional	Either	Optional
Gabon	French	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gambia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Georgia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Germany (EU)	German	Mandatory	N/A	Optional	N/A	N/A
Ghana	English	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	Manufacturer	N/A
Greece (EU)	Greek	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	Manufacturer	N/A
Grenada	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Guatemala	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Mandatory
Guinea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Guinea-Bissau	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Guyana	N/A	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Manufacturer	Mandatory
Haiti	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Honduras	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Mandatory
Hong Kong	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Hungary (EU)	Hungarian	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Mandatory
Iceland	Icelandic, English, or another Nordic language (not Finnish)	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
India	English and Hindi	Mandatory	Mandatory	Optional	Both	Mandatory
Indonesia	Indonesian	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Iran	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Iraq	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ireland (EU)	English	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Israel	Hebrew	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Importer	Mandatory
Italy (EU)	Italian	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	Either	N/A
Jamaica	English	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	Either	N/A
Japan	Japanese	Mandatory	N/A	Mandatory	Either	Optional
Jordan	Arabic	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kazakhstan	Kazakh and Russian	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Manufacturer	Optional
Kenya	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kosovo Serbia	Albanian and Serbian	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	Importer	N/A
Kuwait	Arabic or Arabic/English	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kyrgyz Republic	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Laos	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Latvia (EU)	Latvian	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lebanon	Arabic, French or English	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lesotho	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liberia	English	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A
Libya	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithuania (EU)	Lithuanian	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Mandatory
Luxembourg (EU)	French, German or Luxembourgish	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Macau	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Macedonia FYR	Macedonian and Albanian	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A
Madagascar	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Malawi	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Malaysia	Bahasa Malay or English	N/A	N/A	N/A	Importer	N/A
Maldives	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mali	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Malta (EU)	Maltese or English	Mandatory	Optional	Optional	N/A	Optional
Mauritania	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mauritius	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mexico	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Mandatory
Moldova	Romanian	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	Either	N/A
Mongolia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Montserrat	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Morocco	Arabic and French	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Optional	Mandatory
Mozambique	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Namibia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nepal	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Netherlands (EU)	Dutch	Mandatory	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
New Caledonia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Zealand	English	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Optional
Nicaragua	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Mandatory
Niger	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nigeria	English	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A
Norway	Norwegian	Mandatory	Optional	Mandatory	N/A	Optional
Oman	Arabic or Arabic/English	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pakistan	English or Urdu	Optional	Mandatory	Optional	Manufacturer	Optional
Panama	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Mandatory
Papua New Guinea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Paraguay	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Both	Mandatory
Peru	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Both	N/A
Philippines	English or Filipino	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Manufacturer	Optional
Poland (EU)	Polish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Manufacturer	Mandatory
Portugal (EU)	Portuguese	Mandatory	Optional	Optional	Importer	N/A
Qatar	Arabic	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Mandatory
Romania (EU)	Romanian, multilingual	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Optional
Russia	Russian	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Mandatory
Rwanda	English, French, or Kinyarwanda	N/A	N/A	N/A	Either	N/A
Saint Kitts and Nevis	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saint Lucia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saudi Arabia	Arabic and English	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Mandatory
Senegal	French	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Serbia	Serbian	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Either	N/A
Seychelles	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sierra Leone	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Singapore	English	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Slovak Republic (EU)	Slovak	Mandatory	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Slovenia (EU)	Slovene	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Mandatory
Solomon Islands	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Somalia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
South Africa	N/A	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	N/A
South Korea	Korean	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Manufacturer	Optional
Spain (EU)	Spanish, multilingual	Mandatory	Optional	Mandatory	Importer	N/A
Sri Lanka	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sudan	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Suriname	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sweden (EU)	Swedish	Mandatory	Optional	Optional	N/A	N/A
Switzerland	German, French, or Italian	Optional	Optional	Optional	N/A	Optional
Syria	N/A	N/A	Mandatory	N/A	Manufacturer	Optional
Taiwan	traditional Chinese characters	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Importer	Mandatory
Tajikistan	Tajik	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Manufacturer	N/A
Tanzania	N/A	N/A	N/A	Optional	N/A	Optional
Thailand	Thai	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Mandatory
Togo	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tonga	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Trinidad and Tobago	N/A	Mandatory	Mandatory	N/A	Either	N/A
Tunisia	Arabic and French or English	Mandatory	Optional	Optional	N/A	Optional
Turkey	Turkish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Either	Mandatory
Turkmenistan	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Uganda	N/A	Standard	N/A	Standard	N/A	Standard
Ukraine	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
United Arab Emirates	Arabic or Arabic/English	Optional	Mandatory	Optional	N/A	Mandatory
United Kingdom	English	Mandatory	Optional	Optional	Importer	Optional
Uruguay	Spanish	N/A	Mandatory	Mandatory	Both	Mandatory
Uzbekistan	Uzbek and Russian	N/A	N/A	N/A	Manufacturer	N/A
Vanuatu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Venezuela	Spanish	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Importer	Mandatory
Vietnam	Vietnamese	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Manufacturer	Optional
Yemen	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zambia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zimbabwe	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A