Industrial labeling codes
Textile labeling is the set of indications that, by law, must appear on a special label on every garment and every textile product put on the market. The new Regulation (EU) no. 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 27 September 2011 published in the Official Journal no. l 272 of 18 October 2011. "concerning the names of textile fibers and the labeling and marking of the fibrous composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44 / EEC and the directives of the European Parliament and of the Council 96 / 73 / EC and 2008/121 / EC
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A garment, an accessory or a fabric can also be made up of several components of textile fibers. In this case we will have percentages on the label that indicate the exact quantity of these components.
In many cases it is possible to find on the labeling mixed percentages of composition such as: Wo 80% PC 20%. This indicates that a particular accessory, fabric or garment, is made up of 80% wool and 20% acrylic components.
A concrete example of mixed compositions can also be found in the composition of this accessory, a glass effect bow tied with a double satin ribbon, which you can find in sale in our shop as we can see its composition is made up of 95% Polyurethane and 5% Polyester.
Below is the table of all the textile compositions on the market with their wording:
Code | Italian | English | French |
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WO | Wool | Wool | Wool |
WP | Alpaca yarns | Alpaca yarns | Alpaca |
WL | Lama | Calls | Lama |
WK | Camel | Camel | Chameau |
WS | Kashmir | Cashmere | Cashmere yarns |
WM | Mohair | Mohair | Mohair |
WA | Angora | Angora | Angora |
WG | Vicuna | Vicuna | Vigogne |
WY | Yack | Yak | Yack |
WU | Guanaco | Guanaco | Guanaco |
WC | Cashgora | Cashgora | Cashgora |
WB | Beaver | Beaver | Castor |
WT | Otter | Otter | Loutre |
HA | Hair / Horsehair | Hair | Poil / Crin |
HR | Bovine hair | Cattle hair | Poil de Bovine |
HZ | Common goat hair | Common Goat Hair | Poil de chevre Commune |
HS | Horsehair | horsehair | Crin de Cheval |
SE | Silk | Silk | Silk |
CO | Cotton | Cotton | Cotton |
KP | Kapoc | Kapoc | Kapok |
LI | Linen | Flax / Linen | Linen |
CA | Hemp | True Hemp | Hemp |
JU | Jute | jute | jute |
AB | Abaca | Abaca | Abaca |
AL | Alfa | Alfa | Alfa |
CC | Coconut | coir | Coco |
GI | Broom | Broom | Broom |
KE | Kenaf | Kenaf | Kenaf |
RA | Ramie | Ramie | Ramie |
SI | Sisal | Sisal | Sisal |
SN | Sunn | Sunn | Sunn |
HE | henequen | henequen | henequen |
MG | Maguey | Maguey | Maguey |
AC | Acetate | Acetate | Acetate |
AG | alginate | Alginates | Alginates |
CU | Cupro Bemberg™ | Cupro Bemberg™ | Cupro Bemberg™ |
MD | Modal | Modal | Modal |
PR | protein | Protein | proteinique |
TA | Triacetate fabric | triacetate | Triacetate |
VI | Viscose | Viscose | Viscose |
PC | Acrylic | Acrylic | Acrylic |
CL | CHLOROFIBRES | Chlorofibre | Chlorofibre |
FL | Flourofiber | Flourofibres | Flourfibre |
MA | modacrylic | Modacrylic | Modacrylique |
PA | Polyamide or Nylon | Polyamide or Nylon | Polyamide or Nylon |
AR | Aramid | Aramid | Aramid |
PM | Polyimide | polyimides | polyimides |
LY | lyocell | lyocell | lyocell |
PL | Polyester | Polyester | Polyester |
PE | Polythylene | Polyethylene | polyethylene |
PP | polypropylene | Polypropylene | polypropylene |
PB | polyurea | Polycarbamide | Polycarbamide |
PU | polyurethane | Polyurethanes | polyurethane |
VY | vinylal | Vinylal | Vinylal |
TV | Trivinilica | Trivinyl | Trivinyl |
EL | Rubber | elastodiene | Elastodiène |
EA | elastane | Spandex | Elasthanne |
GL | Textile Glass | Glass Fiber | Verre Textile |
ME | Metal | Metal Fiber | Métal |
AS | Asbestos | Asbestos | Asbestos |
PI | Textile Paper | paper yarn | Paper |
TR | "Various fibers" or "Textile composition not determined" | "Mixed fibers" or "Unspecified textile composition" | „Résidus textiles“ or „Composition non déterminée“ |
AF | "Other fibers" | "Other Fibers" | "Autres Fibers" |
WV | "Virgin wool" "New wool" | "Fleece wool" "Virgin wool" | "Laine vierge" "Laine de tonte" |
HL | "Mixed linen / pure cotton warp - pure linen weft" | „Cotton linen union / pure cotton warp - pure flax weft " | "Métis / chaîne pur coton - trame pur lin" |