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EU compliance documentation for socks and hosiery
Certification proves how a sock is made. Regulation decides whether your buying office can put it on a shelf or a listing. Below is every rule that touches a sock or pair of hosiery entering the EU or UK — PPWR, GPSR, ESPR/DPP, EPR, REACH, PFAS and POPs — what stage each one is at, and exactly which document Socks House issues against it.
Written for buying, QA and compliance functions · forward it internally
| Regulation | Status | What Socks House provides |
|---|---|---|
| PPWR (EU) 2025/40 · packaging & packaging waste |
In force since 12 Aug 2026 No grace period |
Signed Declaration of Conformity per packaging type; recyclability-ready headers, polybags and cartons; minimised, FSC-certified packaging; material weights for your EPR filings. |
| GPSR (EU) 2023/988 · general product safety |
In force since Dec 2024 | Technical file, risk assessment, traceability marking, batch identification and full manufacturer details for your EU Responsible Person filing — the document set marketplaces suspend listings over. |
| EPR national schemes DE LUCID · FR · ES · IT · NL · SE |
Live | Per-shipment packaging weights broken down by material, and textile composition data in the format your national scheme requires. |
| ESPR / DPP (EU) 2024/1781 · Digital Product Passport |
Textiles delegated act expected 2027; mandatory not before 2028 | QR-coded hang-tag prototype available now — fibre composition, country of manufacture, certifications, care and end-of-life data. Pilot with us rather than retrofit in 2028. |
| REACH (EC) 1907/2006 · Annex XVII & SVHC |
In force · candidate list updated twice yearly | Signed REACH declarations in English, German and French, plus third-party lab test reports refreshed per programme. Substance detail below. |
| PFAS PFHxA · (EU) 2024/2462 |
PFHxA restriction from Oct 2026 | Signed PFAS-free declarations, and confirmation that no fluorinated water-repellent finish is applied. Lab reports on request per programme. |
| POPs (EU) 2019/1021 |
In force | Signed POPs declarations in English, German and French. |
| Origin & duty GSP+ · Form A / REX |
In force | 0% EU import duty on Pakistani origin, against roughly 12% MFN for Chinese-origin goods. Form A / REX documentation with every shipment. |
REACH in detail
REACH testing for socks — azo dyes, CMR, nickel, phthalates and SVHC
REACH is not one test. These are the entries that bear on knitted hosiery, and the ones our declarations and third-party reports address.
| Azo dyes | Annex XVII Entry 43 — azo colourants releasing listed aryl amines. Restricted in textiles in direct skin contact. |
|---|---|
| CMR substances | Annex XVII Entry 72 — carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic substances restricted in clothing and textile accessories. |
| Nickel release | Annex XVII Entry 27 — relevant to any metal trim or fastening in prolonged skin contact. |
| Formaldehyde | Controlled by national limits and by OEKO-TEX Class I, which is stricter than the statutory threshold. |
| Phthalates | Annex XVII Entries 51 and 52 — relevant to plasticised prints and silicone or PVC grip application. |
| SVHC candidate list | Article 33 duty to communicate any substance of very high concern present above 0.1% by weight. Declared per programme. |
Document pack
Compliance documents issued with every shipment
Issued per shipment or per programme as marked. Your buying office should not have to chase any of it.
- PPWR Declaration of ConformityPer packaging type
- GPSR technical file & risk assessmentPer article
- Manufacturer details for Responsible Person filingPer article
- Packaging weights by materialPer shipment — EPR / LUCID format
- Textile composition dataPer article
- PFAS-free, REACH and POPs declarationsEnglish, German and French
- Third-party lab test reportsRefreshed per programme
- OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Class I certificateCert 23.HPK.94674 · to 31.03.2027
- amfori BSCI monitoring reportID 586-000795-001 · to 27.01.2027
- RCS / OCS transaction certificatesPer shipment on certified programmes
- FSC packaging certificationOn request
- AQL inspection reportPer order, in-line and final
- Form A / REX origin documentationPer shipment
- QR-coded DPP hang-tag prototypeOn request — pilot programmes
Last reviewed 7 September 2026. Regulatory dates change — if you are reading this more than a quarter later, ask us to confirm current status before you rely on it.