For clothing category products to be successfully listed and sold on the AliExpress EU market and achieve long-term stable orders, compliance is the first threshold that must be crossed. The REACH test report is an essential project that cannot be bypassed. Many merchants have faced penalties such as product delisting, link deletion, and store point deductions due to providing non-compliant or platform-ineligible REACH reports.

This article will thoroughly explain what the reach report for the clothing category is about, how to do it, and what precautions to take, helping cross-border merchants to successfully list their products through a compliant process!

一，What exactly does the reach report for the clothing category do?

Garments products targeting the EU market need to comply with the EU REACH regulation. The specific substances to be tested are as follows:

二, how to reach? What is the cycle?

AliExpress sellers can find platform-recognized service providers and inspection agencies through the service market of the AliExpress platform. They can search for "Nail Inspection" or look for other agencies in the service market.

1. Communicate and coordinate with the testing institution to clarify sample information and testing requirements, and have the institution issue a targeted testing plan.

2. After confirming the testing plan and costs, send the testing samples and complete the relevant application form filling.

3. The institution signs for the samples and conducts the tests according to the standard procedures.

4. After the tests are completed, the institution issues a formal REACH testing report and uploads it to the AliExpress platform.

5. Merchants view and confirm the report file in the back-end.

6. Merchants associate and upload the compliance report to the corresponding product link to complete the compliance listing.

The Reach report detection cycle is 5 to 7 working days.

三. Questions about the REACH Project for Clothing Categories in the EU

Q: Is it necessary to have a REACH report to sell clothing items?

A: Yes, the EU market strictly enforces REACH compliance. Non-compliance may result in product removal, sales bans, or fines.

Q: Do basic fabrics like pure cotton and polyester need to be tested as well?

A: Yes, they do. Even basic fabrics can have excessive levels of azo and formaldehyde if the dyeing, printing, and post-treatment processes are not properly carried out.

Q: Do buttons, zippers, prints and accessories need to be tested?

A: Yes, all of them fall within the testing scope.

Q: Can one REACH report be used for multiple items of the same product?

A: Yes, as long as the materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers are the same, the platform usually allows the sharing of one report among the same series and the same model.

Product Compliance Reminder:

AliExpress-recognized institutions: AliExpress merchants are encouraged to choose testing institutions within the platform's service market to handle REACH reports. All institutions that have entered the service market have undergone strict reviews and multiple screenings by the platform. They are fully qualified and follow standardized procedures. The reports they issue are more in line with AliExpress's compliance requirements, have a higher pass rate, and can also make merchants feel more at ease and confident during the compliance process.