China Releases Updated Product Standard for Sport Brassiere – FZ/T 74002-2025

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China issued an updated product standard – FZ/T 74002-2025 – for sports brassieres, which will take effect on May 1, 2027.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has released an updated industry standard, FZ/T 74002-2025, for sports brassieres. Published as part of Announcement No. 7 on approved industry standards for 2025, it supersedes the previous version, FZ/T 74002-2014, and will become effective on May 1, 2027.

Scope

This document applies to sports brassieres designed to protect the breasts during physical activities such as running, jumping and walking.

Size

Sizing shall follow the provisions of FZ/T 73012 and may also indicate the applicable under-bust range and cup size range. Examples include A-C75-80, ABC75.

Quality requirements

These include requirements for structural design and construction, internal quality and appearance.

The structural design and construction requirements are as follows:

1. Shoulder straps should be engineered for support and must contain elastic fibers to achieve vertical support and cushioning
2. The under border material should contain elastic fibers to achieve a wrapping support effect that prevents riding up
3. The elasticity of the material at the front center part of the cup should be limited to minimize movement and shaking during exercise
4. The height of the front center of the brassiere should not be lower than the bust line to ensure adequate cushioning and shock absorption

The requirements of internal quality shall comply with the rules of table 1 of FZ/T 74002-2025. The test items include formaldehyde content, pH value, odor, decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amines, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to washing with soap or soap and soda, colorfastness to rubbing, colorfastness to perspiration, colorfastness to artificial light, colorfastness to light of textiles wetted with artificial perspiration, colorfastness to transfer in joints, fiber content, air permeability, under border pressure, residual metal needle and appearance quality after washing. Sports brassieres for children shall also comply with the rules in GB 31701.

Sports brassiere should indicate their shock absorption performance by using terms such as shock absorption rate, support level and protection level. If labeled, the shock absorption rate should be tested according to Appendix A of FZ/T 74002-2025.

Appearance requirements should be referenced in clause 5.4 of FZ/T 74002-2025.

Main technical changes

Compared with FZ/T 74002-2014, FZ/T 74002-2025 contains many updates, including:

Additions:

• Requirements and test methods for residual metal needle detection
• Safety requirements for children's products
• Requirements and test methods for shock absorption performance
• Structural design and construction requirements
• Requirements and test methods for colorfastness to artificial light and colorfastness to transfer in joints
• Clarification of colorfastness requirements
• Requirements and test methods for appearance quality after washing

Revisions:

• Scope
• Normative reference
• Terms and definitions
• Requirements for size
• Grading provisions
• Clarification of colorfastness to light when textiles are wetted with artificial perspiration
• Requirements and test methods for air permeability
• Requirements and test methods for under border pressure
• Requirements for surface defects
• Requirements for specification tolerance
• Sample preparation
• Appearance quality inspection methods
• Sampling, judgment rules
• Instructions for use

Deleted

• Requirement content in clause 5.1 of FZ/T 74002-2014
• Sewing density requirements in clause 5.4.4 of FZ/T 74002-2014

Details of the Technical Content

For more information, please refer to the China Industry Standard FZ/T 74002-2025 – Sports brassiere, or contact SGS directly.

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