How to Inspect Labels in Garments?

Garment label inspection is the quality inspection to the labels attached onto the garment, that is an important part of the garment.

A garment label refers to a piece of fabric that used to contain various types of information of that garments, such as buyer name, country of origin, types of fabric, types of yarn, fabric composition, garments size, special instruction about care etc., usually attached to the garment. Label is an important part of a garment. A label is a communicator between the buyer and product, which directly communicates with the customer. It also describes what the product quality actually is in. On the basis of label, customers decides whether they buy the garments or not. So, a label has a great importance on selling the garments. Therefore if there is a defect on it, it is usually a major defect.

Types of Label used in Garments

There are mainly two types of label and these are:

• Main Label

Main label contains the Brand name or Brand logo of buyer which is the important factor for any product. Because the customers are targeted the Brand during buying any product. A Brand name is the mental satisfaction about the product from the customer’s point of view. A main label is totally certified the right quality of the brand.

• Sub Label

Sub Label is not a label by itself but it includes different types of label. These are in the following:

1. Care Label,
2. Size Label,
3. Price Label,
4. Composition Label,
5. Special Label,
6. Flag Label.

This article has presented how to inspect these labels in garments.

Garment Label Inspection

• All labels must conform to individual purchase order instruction regarding brand, composition, care instruction, size etc.
• Must be neatly attached to garment at the requested location without conspicuous seams at the back of garment.
• Must be colourfast to washing.