This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. Designation: D3938 -18 (Reapproved 2023) INTERNATIONAL Standard Guide for Determining or Confirming Care Instructions for Apparel and Other Textile Products This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3938; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. 1. Scope D3136 Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel. 1.1 This guide may be used to determine and confirm the Textile, Home Furnishing, and Leather Products (With- appropriate care label instructions for apparel, piece goods, and drawn 2023)3 other textile products excluding textile floor coverings and D5489 Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions on Textile Products upholstery. 2.2 AATCC Methods:4 1.2 This guide encompasses the following care procedures: Technical Manual of the American Association of Textile home laundering, professional textile care, and other alterna- Chemists and Colorists tive cleaning methods. 2.3 Other Standards:5 1.3 This guide includes provision for evaluating the com Federal TradeCommission Trade Regulation Rule.Care pletetextileproductandtheproductcomponents. Labeling of Textile Wearing Apparel and Certain Piece 1.4 This guide covers the performance characteristics as a Goods. Effective July 3, 1972, most recent version (cited result of refurbishing that are important in determining the as16CFR423) CAN/CGSB-86.1 The National Standard of Canada - Care acceptability of atextileproduct. Labelling of Textiles (most recent version)6 1.5 This guide is appropriate for the evaluation of all garments and household textiles that are sold with care labels. 3. Terminology 1.5.1 This guide may also be used in connection with the 3.1 For all terminology relating to D13.61, Apparel, refer to evaluation of similar materials that do not have a care label. TerminologyD3136 1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the 3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard: care safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the instructions,maincomponents. responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 3.2 For all other terms are related to textiles, refer to priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter- Terminology D123. mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.7 This international standard was developed in accor- 3.3Definitions: dance with internationally recognized principles on standard- 3.3.1 For definitions of other textile terms used in this guide ization established in the Decision on Principles for the refer to Terminology D123. For definitions of terms related to Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- care instructions, refer to Terminology D3136. mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. 4. Significance and Use 4.1 This is a guide to help a manufacturer distributor, or 2. Referenced Documents importer establish a reasonable basis for care information. 2.1 ASTM Standards:2 4.1.1 The manufacturer, distributor, or importer should D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles possess,priortosale,reliableevidencethattheproductwasnot harmedwhenrefurbishedreasonablyoftenaccordingtothe I This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D13 on Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.62 on Labeling. 3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2023. P