Textile regulation changes

1. 10 Oct 2026Now appliesEUEU PFHxA restrictionscheduledFrom 10 October 2026, textiles, leather, furs and hides in clothing and related accessories for the general public, footwear for the general public, and mixtures for the general public may not be…Official text
2. 3 Oct 2026New obligation recordedEUESPRindicativeThe Commission plans to adopt the ESPR delegated act setting ecodesign and digital product passport requirements for textiles in the fourth quarter of 2027. Under Article 4(4) its requirements apply no earlier…2027-Q4, pending delegated actOfficial text
3. 3 Oct 2026New obligation recordedUS-CASafer Clothes and Textiles ActscheduledFrom 1 January 2027 the total organic fluorine threshold in the definition of "regulated PFAS" falls from 100 ppm to 50 ppm, so a textile article at or above 50 ppm total…2027-01-01, not yet in forceOfficial text
4. 3 Oct 2026New obligation recordedUS-CASafer Clothes and Textiles ActscheduledFrom 1 January 2028 the deferral for outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions ends, and the prohibition on regulated PFAS applies to that apparel as well.2028-01-01, not yet in forceOfficial text
5. 3 Oct 2026Added to the registerUS-COColorado PFAS consumer protection act1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
6. 3 Oct 2026Added to the registerDKDenmark PFAS clothing ban1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
7. 3 Oct 2026Added to the registerEUEU PFHxA restriction2 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
8. 3 Oct 2026Added to the registerFRFrance PFAS law2 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
9. 3 Oct 2026Added to the registerUS-MEMaine PFAS in products law4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
10. 3 Oct 2026Added to the registerUS-NYNew York PFAS in apparel law3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
11. 3 Oct 2026Added to the registerUS-WAWashington Safer Products PFAS rule1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
12. 27 Sep 2026Now appliesEUEmpowering Consumers DirectiveconfirmedDisplaying a sustainability label that is not based on a certification scheme, or not established by public authorities, is prohibited.Official text
13. 27 Sep 2026Now appliesEUEmpowering Consumers DirectiveconfirmedMaking a generic environmental claim for which the trader cannot demonstrate recognised excellent environmental performance relevant to the claim is prohibited.Official text
14. 27 Sep 2026Now appliesEUEmpowering Consumers DirectiveconfirmedMaking an environmental claim about the entire product, or about the trader's entire business, when it concerns only a certain aspect of the product or a specific activity of the business, is…Official text
15. 27 Sep 2026Now appliesEUEmpowering Consumers DirectiveconfirmedClaiming, based on the offsetting of greenhouse gas emissions, that a product has a neutral, reduced or positive impact on the environment in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, is prohibited.Official text
16. 27 Sep 2026Now appliesEUEmpowering Consumers DirectiveconfirmedPresenting requirements imposed by law on all products within the relevant product category on the Union market as a distinctive feature of the trader's offer is prohibited.Official text
17. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerAUAU ACL7 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
18. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerAUAustralia Bean Bags Safety Standard2 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
19. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerAUAustralia Care Labelling Standard3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
20. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerAUAustralia Children’s Nightwear Safety Standard3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
21. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada CCPSA5 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
22. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Children's Sleepwear3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
23. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Corded Window Coverings7 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
24. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets5 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
25. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Expansion Gates3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
26. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Lead in Consumer Products2 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
27. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Mattresses2 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
28. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Phthalates Regulations3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
29. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Playpens4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
30. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Tents Regulations4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
31. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Textile Flammability3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
32. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Textile Floor Coverings4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
33. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Textile Labelling2 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
34. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Textile Labelling Act4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
35. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerCACanada Toys Regulations4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
36. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUEU BPR (treated articles)5 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
37. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerINIndia BIS Act4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
38. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerINIndia Central Silk Board Act3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
39. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerINIndia Handlooms Reservation Act3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
40. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerINIndia Jute Packaging Act3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
41. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerINIndia Legal Metrology3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
42. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerINIndia Textiles Committee Act3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
43. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerJPJapan Harmful Substances in Household Products3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
44. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerJPJapan Household Goods Quality Labeling4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
45. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUS-CAResponsible Textile Recovery Act4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
46. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUS-CASafer Clothes and Textiles Act6 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
47. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Care Labeling Rule4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
48. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Carpet Flammability2 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
49. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Children's Sleepwear 0-6X2 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
50. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Children's Sleepwear 7-142 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
51. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Clothing Textile Flammability4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
52. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Crib Mattress Safety1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
53. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS FFA2 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
54. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Flammable Fabrics Act General Rules4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
55. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Fur Products Labeling4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
56. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Leather Guides4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
57. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Leather Tanning Effluent Guidelines3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
58. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Mattress Cigarette Ignition2 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
59. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Mattress Open Flame2 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
60. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS OCPSF Effluent Guidelines1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
61. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Small Carpet Flammability2 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
62. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS TFPIA5 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
63. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Textile Fiber Products Identification3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
64. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Textile Mill Effluent Guidelines3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
65. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Upholstered Furniture Flammability4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
66. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Vinyl Plastic Film Flammability4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
67. 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUS Wool Products Labeling4 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
68. 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUCSDDD1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
69. 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUEU Forced Labour Regulation1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
70. 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUEUDR3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
71. 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUEmpowering Consumers Directive5 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
72. 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUGPSR1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
73. 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUGreen Claims Directive1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
74. 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUPOPs Regulation1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
75. 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUPPE Regulation1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
76. 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUREACH3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
77. 21 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUCSRD1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
78. 21 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUESPR7 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
79. 21 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUTextile Labelling Regulation7 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
80. 21 Aug 2026Added to the registerUSUFLPA3 obligations recorded from the official text.Official text
81. 21 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUWFD1 obligation recorded from the official text.Official text
82. 19 Jul 2026Now appliesEUESPRconfirmedFrom 19 July 2026 the destruction of unsold consumer products listed in Annex VII is prohibited. The prohibition does not apply to micro and small enterprises, and reaches medium-sized enterprises only from…Official text
83. 19 Jul 2026Now appliesEUESPRconfirmedAn economic operator not caught by the prohibition must not destroy unsold consumer products supplied to it for the purpose of circumventing that prohibition.Official text
84. 1 Jul 2026Now appliesDKDenmark PFAS clothing banconfirmedFrom 1 July 2026 businesses may not import or sell clothing or footwear for private use in which at least one component article contains total fluorine of 50 mg F/kg or more,…Official text
85. 1 Jul 2026Now appliesUS-CAResponsible Textile Recovery ActconfirmedAll producers of covered products must join the PRO approved by the department by 1 July 2026.Official text
86. 1 Jan 2026Now appliesFRFrance PFAS lawconfirmedFrom 1 January 2026 the manufacture, import, export and placing on the market, paid or free, of clothing textiles, footwear, and waterproofing agents for clothing textiles and footwear intended for consumers that…Official text
87. 1 Jan 2026Now appliesUS-MEMaine PFAS in products lawconfirmedFrom 1 January 2026 a textile article containing intentionally added PFAS, and upholstered furniture containing intentionally added PFAS, may not be sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in Maine. Outdoor…Official text
88. 30 Dec 2025Now appliesEUEUDRconfirmedRelevant commodities and relevant products may not be placed or made available on the market, or exported, unless all three conditions are met: they are deforestation-free; they were produced in accordance with…Official text
89. 30 Dec 2025Now appliesEUEUDRconfirmedOperators must exercise due diligence in accordance with Article 8 before placing relevant products on the market or exporting them, in order to prove compliance with Article 3, and may not place…Official text
90. 30 Dec 2025Now appliesEUEUDRconfirmedArticles 3 to 13, 16 to 24, and 26, 31 and 32 apply from 30 December 2025. For operators that were established as micro-undertakings or small undertakings as at 31 December 2020…Official text

This is a register, not advice. It records what each instrument says and when it applies, from the official text. Whether a rule binds a particular product or shipment is a question for somebody who knows that business.