Is Christmas Clothing A Toy Or A Dress? &Nbsp; Standard Blurred Exports Are Blocked.

Last October, Hangzhou economic and Trade Co., Ltd. Exit Children dressed in Santa Claus in Spain were detained by Spanish customs. In addition to the product Label Unqualified, it does not comply with the European Union toy safety standards: hair, or similar materials made of beard, whiskers, wig, etc., suddenly out of the toy surface 5 cm; in the combustion test, the combustion duration of more than 2 seconds, exceeding the maximum limit of 50%.

this standard It is a series of standards formulated by the European Union for toy safety, which consists of 11 parts. Among them, the second part stipulates the types of flammable materials prohibited by all toys and the burning performance requirements of toys for some small fire sources, and specifies the burning performance requirements and testing methods of the 5 kinds of toy materials in detail. The EU customs adopts the EN 71 series standard as the basis for testing imported toys.

The company's children's Santa Claus garments were detained for failing to meet the requirements of the European Union's EN 71-2 standard. Company designers believe that children's Santa Claus clothing is mainly used for decorative items during festivals, which are used for festivals and ceremonies. They should not be checked according to toy standards, but should be based on clothing product standards.

In order to clarify the vague understanding of the classification of products, the Zhejiang provincial standardization research institute "response 110" experts have inquired the EU's new and old two kinds of toy safety instructions. By comparison, it is found that the opinions of enterprises are reasonable.

According to the relevant regulations, the product is not regarded as a toy product. Because Santa Claus clothing (including wig, beard, etc.) is mainly used for festivals and decorations, and can not be classified as toy products.

However, according to the EU revised toy definition, the children's Santa Claus clothing (including wig and beard) exported by the company can also be classified as toy products. The reason is that although the costume is designed for holiday celebrations, children under the age of 14 may also use this product to play in their daily life.

The revised EU toy definition extends the scope of toys, and expresses the idea that for those products that are not clearly defined, they should be tested according to stricter standards for the sake of protecting children's personal safety and health.

Through the analysis of this case, it is possible for enterprises to understand that the contents of foreign technical regulations in a comprehensive, accurate and in-depth manner are of crucial importance for preventing the export of products from being blocked.

In order to effectively help enterprises understand the latest technical regulations, standard information and market access requirements of foreign countries and avoid technical barriers, the provincial standardization research institute set up a rapid response and Service Center for technical trade measures, and extended the "response 110" system to the whole province. In July 28th, technical barriers to deal with "110" Hangzhou Lower Town workstation was established; in October 19th, Wenzhou sub center and Yueqing workstation were set up, which can provide enterprises with timely, effective and active solution services in the near future.