The Korean government has announced to introduce a small part safety requirement listed under the Annex 4 of the Self-Regulatory Safety Confirmation Standard for infant’s textile products.

The regulation will be effective on 27 December 2011. According to this new requirement, parts that detach after tension testing and that can be classified as small parts are not permitted in infant textile products, which are defined as products for children under 36 months old.

According to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, infant’s textile products should have the Korea Certification Mark with the registration number attached before being sold in the Korean market. The products must be tested by one of the authorised laboratories located in Korea to ensure that they conform to the requirements.1 Please be aware that foreign importers must submit their test application to authorised laboratories through a Korean registered company.

All infant textile products must have a label attached to the individual items. The label must be sewn on the products or only if it is not possible to place a label on the products may the label be attached to the packaging. The label must contain information including:


•Construction and composition

•Care instruction

•Name and contact number of the seller

•Name of the manufacturer or importer

•Country of origin

•Size (Recommendation)

•Date of manufacture/ lot number/ style number/ barcode number/ QR code for the traceability of products.