Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011
For fashion and textile brands selling in the EU working out how fiber names and composition appear on labels. This page covers what you need to know and ways to avoid running into issues.
What we've seen reported
The EU Textile Regulation, Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011, sets which fiber names can be used and how fiber composition is shown on the labels and markings of textile products sold in the EU, according to its text.1
Last updated October 2026 · General information only, not legal advice. Sources.
What the rules cover
These are the kinds of label information the EU Textile Regulation, Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011, describes, according to its text, and where each requirement applies.1
| Requirement | Where it applies |
|---|---|
| Fiber names from Annex I | Only the fiber names listed in Annex I describe the composition on labels and markings. |
| Percentages by weight | Products of more than one fiber: each fiber with its percentage by weight, in descending order. |
| "100%", "pure" or "all" | Kept for products made of one fiber only, with limited tolerances for other fibers. |
| Non-textile parts of animal origin | The phrase "Contains non-textile parts of animal origin" on the label or marking. |
| A durable, legible label or marking | Durable, easily legible, visible and accessible; where a label is used, it is securely attached. |
| Online and catalog sales | The composition is clearly visible before purchase, including when people buy online. |
| Language of the label | In the official language(s) of the member state where the product is sold, unless it specifies otherwise. |
| Who provides it | Manufacturers, or importers where the maker is outside the EU; distributors check products carry it. |
Where it goes wrong
One approved set of product information ends up in many channels, markets and languages. Along the way it gets shortened, translated and reworded, and some versions end up without the warnings or details these rules require.
Heldan crew sweater: 80% cotton, 20% polyester, on the sewn-in label and every listing
How Arbitr helps
Manually review everything? Or do what modern teams do and use AI to check that what you publish matches what you approved.
FAQ
Mostly online and in reworked product copy. The EU Textile Regulation describes the fiber composition being clearly visible before purchase, including online,1 and we usually find gaps in:
Treat the fiber composition as approved product data, not copy typed into each listing. When a supplier or fabric changes, the percentages change with it, and old figures tend to survive in listings, catalogs and translated pages. Our packaging and labels page shows how teams keep labels and listings in step.
Keep one record per style: the approved fiber names and percentages, any non-textile parts of animal origin, the test report or supplier document behind them, each language version, who approved it, and every label, listing and catalog it appears in.
How it applies to a specific label is a question for your legal adviser. Where that label appears across your markets and languages is a question Arbitr answers.
Product development and quality teams usually own the composition, but sourcing, e-commerce, merchandising, wholesale and translation teams all publish it, and marketplaces repeat it from your feeds. Related rules are on our product labeling hub, and teams that also sell regulated goods into Great Britain can read about UKCA marking.
On May 8, 2012, according to its text. Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 was adopted on September 27, 2011, and replaced the earlier directives on textile names.1
Yes. Each language version is checked against the approved original and your rules for that market. Where you want a person to look, it goes to your own reviewers or to one of Arbitr's experts.
