Textiles Testing

QIMA provides a range of quality assurance and lab testing services to evaluate your textiles against your quality standards and the requirements of your destination market.

QC Tailored for the Textiles Industry

Modern textile manufacturers employ progressively more sophisticated methods and use a variety of natural, man-made, and synthetic fibers. The quality and durability of fabrics are directly affected by the quality of fibers, correct choice of dyes and colorants, and the use of appropriate manufacturing processes.

QIMA offers inspections and laboratory tests for all modern textiles, including:

Textile and canvas rolls
Home textiles, carpeting, curtains, and upholstery
Textile checks on finished products (garments, apparel, accessories, toys)

Our quality control and testing services help textile mills, manufacturers, importers, and retailers ensure that their products meet their own quality standards and the requirements of their destination markets. We provide detailed same-day inspection reports and 48-hour turnaround on lab tests, giving you the fast and reliable results you need to make an informed decision for your textiles supply chain.

Textiles Testing Expertise

QIMA's experienced inspectors conduct thorough on-site checks of your merchandise, following detailed checklists compiled based on your requirements, international regulations, safety standards, and our extensive know-how.

We offer the following physical and mechanical tests to assess the quality of your textiles:

Performance: abrasion or piling (Martindale, ICI)
Dimensional stability: torque, shrinkage, elongation, stretch and recovery
Weather testing: waterproof, windproof, thermal, spray test
Thermal and water vapor resistance / permeability
Burn test (for 100% cotton textiles)

Stiffness and bending
Seam strength (for sewn articles)
Tearing strength, penetration resistance
Thickness, compression, and recovery (for floor coverings)
Tensile properties
Optical evaluation (appearance after the desired care treatment)

Textiles Lab Testing Expertise

In addition to the above physical and mechanical tests, QIMA offers a wide range of laboratory tests to help you navigate the safety requirements and meet the standards of your destination market.

General Lab Tests for Textiles

APEO testing
Recycled polyester (rPET) fabric testing
Fiber identification
Eco-textile testing
Banned azo dyes and colorants
Colorfastness check (CF to light, ozone, burnt gas fumes, phenolic yellowing perspiration, water, bleach, abrasion)
Antibacterial and antimicrobial testing
Formaldehyde testing
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) testing
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) testing
Dimensional stability and appearance evaluation after laundering cycles
Heavy metals in surface coatings

EU Textile Standards & Regulations

REACH (Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals)
Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products
General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC)
EU Ecolabel for textile products

USA and Canada Textile Standards & Regulations

AATCC 8 Colorfastness to Crocking (wet & dry)
AATCC 15 Colorfastness to Perspiration
AATCC 16.3 Option 3 Colorfastness to Light
AATCC 106 Colorfastness to Sea Water
AATCC 107 Colorfastness to Water
AATCC 116 Colorfastness to Crocking (rotary)
AATCC 135 Dimensional Stability of Fabric for Home Laundering
AATCC 150 Dimensional Changes of Garmet to Home Laundering
AATCC 162 Colorfastness to Chlorinated (Pool) Water
AATCC 112 Formaldehyde Release from Fabric (quantitative) – sealed jar method
AATCC 94-2017 Formaldehyde (spot test)
16 CFR 1610 Flammability of Clothing Textiles
16 CFR 1611 Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film
16 CFR 1615 & 1616, Flammability of Children’s Sleepwear
16 CFR 1500.51-53 Attachment Strength
16 CFR 423 Care Labeling
16 CFR 303 Fiber Content Label
ASTM D 1230 Standard Test Method for Flammability of Apparel Textiles
ASTM D 4151 Standard Test Method for Flammability of Blankets
Canadian Textile Flammability Regulations (SOR/2016-194) – Bedding Textile
Canadian Textile Flammability Regulations (SOR/2016-194) – Non-bedding Textile
Canadian Toys Regulations (SOR/2011-17) Item 34, Flammability Requirement of Hair or Mane
Canadian Toys Regulations (SOR/2011-17) Item 32, Flammability Requirement of Outer Covering
Canadian Toys Regulations (SOR/2011-17) Item 33, Flammability Requirement of Yarn
Canadian Toys Regulations (SOR/2011-17) Item 21, Celluloid or Cellulose Nitrate
CPSIA Lead Content in Surface Coatings
CPSIA Lead Content in Substrates
CPSIA Phthalates Content
Cross Cut Adhesion – ASTM D3359
Polymer Identification – FTIR

Other Standards and Regulations

China – GB 18401 testing
China – GB 31701 testing
CPAI-84, Flammability of Camping Tents

Certifications for the Textile Industry

QIMA, through Hansecontrol, offers certification for all types of fabrics and textiles, which allow you to demonstrate to your consumers that your products have superior quality, and have been manufactured with adherence to good chemical management practices and sustainable sourcing principles: