New Zealand Fibre Content Labelling
New Zealand Commerce Commission guidance on fibre-content information for textile goods, including scope, exclusions, label placement, language, and supplier coverage.
- For
- Apparel brands
- Location
- New Zealand · Oceania
- Source
- Government guidance
- Checked
- Jul 21, 2026
Starting a New Zealand fibre-content label check for clothing, fabric, hosiery, carpet, or another textile good before confirming the incorporated standard and related labels
Know before usingThis is regulator guidance, not the governing regulations, the full incorporated AS/NZS 2622:1996 text, an item-specific classification, approved label, fibre test result, or legal advice. It does not establish the fibre content of an actual product or cover every care, country-of-origin, children's-nightwear, chemical, product-safety, customs, or advertising obligation. Confirm the current regulations and incorporated standard, exact product and exclusions, substantiated fibre composition, label location and durability, related labels, responsible supplier, and current Commerce Commission interpretation before supply.
This is regulator guidance, not the governing regulations, the full incorporated AS/NZS 2622:1996 text, an item-specific classification, approved label, fibre test result, or legal advice. It does not establish the fibre content of an actual product or cover every care, country-of-origin, children's-nightwear, chemical, product-safety, customs, or advertising obligation. Confirm the current regulations and incorporated standard, exact product and exclusions, substantiated fibre composition, label location and durability, related labels, responsible supplier, and current Commerce Commission interpretation before supply.