Gyeonggi-do Supports 'Hazardous Substance Testing and Analysis in the Textile Sector'

Active Response to Safety Regulations for Textile Products

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Northern Office

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Gyeonggi Province, together with the Korea Textile Materials Research Institute, will support small and medium-sized enterprises and small business owners in the province by covering up to 5 million KRW of the KC certification test costs for harmful substances in textiles, leather, and products.

The province announced on the 24th that it will invest a total of 250 million KRW to provide this "'Harmful Substance Testing and Analysis Support Project in the Textile Sector'" on a first-come, first-served basis from this month until December or until the budget is exhausted.

This project is a policy aimed at actively responding to the increasingly stringent domestic and international safety regulations on textile products, resolving difficulties faced by small businesses in the province, and reducing the burden of KC certification test costs to promote business vitality.

This year, testing and analysis costs will be supported at a rate of 80% for small business owners (fewer than 10 employees) and 60% for small and medium-sized enterprises (10 or more employees).

The support applies to "products subject to safety standards compliance," such as adult and children's textile and leather products, and "products subject to safety confirmation," such as infant textile products.

Among these, products subject to safety standards compliance will receive support for fees up to 5 million KRW per company, and products subject to safety confirmation will receive up to 2 million KRW.

The supported test items include formaldehyde, organotin compounds, 24 types of arylamines, pH, 22 types of allergenic dyes, phthalate plasticizers, lead, cadmium, 8 types of harmful element elution, dimethylformamide, and others.

Additionally, the province provides the latest information on safety regulation trends to help companies effectively plan new material development. It also assists in resolving quality imbalances of products produced within the province by offering solutions for harmful substance detection and problem-solving.

No Tae-jong, head of the Specialized Enterprise Support Division, said, "We will actively support textile companies in the province struggling with the excessive burden of testing and analysis costs for harmful substance KC certification and do our best to ensure continuous safety of textile products and strengthen the technological capabilities of companies in the province."

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