Romania Apparel Labelling: The EU Fibre Baseline Plus Mandatory Care Labelling

For a garment sold to a consumer in Romania, the fibre-content declaration starts at EU level: Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 sets the generic fibre names, the composition percentages and the shared tolerances that apply across the bloc. Romania layers its own national rule on top through Hotărârea Guvernului N° 332/2001, as amended and republished. Its current national addition is mandatory care information; manufacturer and importer contact details follow the EU product-safety rule rather than HG 332/2001. ^{[1] [2]}

The distinction to hold onto through this brief is which instrument does which job. HG 332/2001 is Romania's own national label-content rule; it is not a translation of the EU Regulation, it is an addition to it. For the shared groundwork on fibre and care labelling generally, see our garment labelling guide.

What must appear on an apparel label sold in Romania?

Regulation (EU) 1007/2011 requires the name and percentage by weight of all constituent fibres, in descending order, using only the fibre names set out in the Regulation's own annex. A fibre accounting for up to 5% of the total weight, or fibres collectively accounting for up to 15%, may instead be shown as “other fibres” with their combined percentage, but only where they cannot easily be stated at the time of manufacture. A trade name cannot stand in for the generic name, and where a garment has sections of materially different composition, such as a shell and a separately significant lining, each is declared on its own. Regulation (EU) 1007/2011 Article 11 turns that off only where both of its conditions hold: the component is not a main lining and it represents less than 30% of the product's total weight. A main lining is declared regardless of its weight. ^[1]

HG 332/2001 requires care information. The former national fields for producer identity, address, sales name and technical or quality characteristics were repealed. Manufacturer and importer identification now comes from Regulation (EU) 2023/988. Romanian is the language of record for this consumer-facing information under Ordonanța Guvernului N° 21/1992. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Label field	Romanian requirement	Production record to use
Fibre content	Generic names and percentages per Regulation (EU) 1007/2011, Romanian language	Final fabric and component specification
Care instructions	Mandatory under HG 332/2001, Art. 14, durable label	Confirmed care treatment
Manufacturer identification	Name, registered trade name or trademark, postal address and electronic address under Regulation (EU) 2023/988	Legal entity and contact details
Importer identification (name, postal and electronic address)	Required under Regulation (EU) 2023/988	Confirmed at order
Sales name and quality characteristics	No standalone current requirement under HG 332/2001	Retain in the product specification
Country of origin	Not mandatory unless a claim is made	Confirmed origin record, if included

A trim, an added lining, or a filled garment changes which composition rows apply. Confirm construction before the label copy is frozen. Keep the finished product specification with the technical file even though HG 332/2001 no longer makes its sales name or quality characteristics a separate label field.

Is care labelling actually mandatory in Romania, when it is not under EU law?

Yes. Regulation (EU) 1007/2011 does not make care labelling mandatory anywhere it applies. Romania is one of the member states that keeps its own requirement in place regardless: HG 332/2001, Article 14, requires care information to be individually displayed on a legible label made from material resistant to subsequent wet and heat treatment, and intended to last as long as the garment itself. That durability requirement is a physical specification for the label material, not only for its wording, and it belongs in the same conversation as trim and fabric sourcing rather than being left to the label printer to interpret. ^[2]

Article 14(1) cites SR EN 23758 for the care symbols. That is the edition-specific standard incorporated by the legal text. ASRO lists SR EN ISO 3758:2024 as replacing SR EN ISO 3758:2012, but that catalogue replacement does not amend HG 332/2001's reference to SR EN 23758. Use the symbols required by Article 14 and record the care-symbol specification in the approved label artwork. ^{[2] [5]}

Care-label requirement	Detail
Legal basis	HG 332/2001, Article 14
Symbol standard cited in the statute	SR EN 23758
Current ASRO-listed standard	SR EN ISO 3758:2024, replacing the 2012 edition
Label material	Resistant to wet and heat treatment; durable for the garment's life
Production control	Retain the Article 14 symbol specification with the approved Romanian artwork

Do the former producer and quality fields still apply under HG 332/2001?

No. The original Article 14 prescribed the producer name or trademark, producer or importer address, sales name, and principal technical and quality characteristics. That Article 14 was repealed by HG 25/2002. In the republished consolidated measure, Article 14 concerns care information. Do not treat the former four fields as a current standalone HG 332/2001 label requirement. ^{[2] [3]}

Regulation (EU) 2023/988 instead requires the manufacturer to provide its name, registered trade name or registered trademark, postal address and electronic address on the product, or, where that is not possible, on the packaging or in accompanying documentation. The importer has corresponding identification and contact-information duties. Match the entity and contact point printed on the artwork to the economic operator actually performing each role for the shipment. ^[4]

Does Romania require a country-of-origin mark?

No, not as a standing rule. Country of origin is not generally mandatory under Regulation (EU) 1007/2011 or HG 332/2001. Where an origin claim is made voluntarily, it must not mislead. Directive 2005/29/EC treats geographical or commercial origin as a product characteristic for this purpose. ^{[1] [2] [6]}

Is there an older Romanian decree that should not be built to any more?

Yes. HG N° 785/1996 was Romania's textile-labelling decree before HG 332/2001. Article 18(2) of HG 332/2001 repeals it. A production brief must use the current republished text of HG 332/2001, including its later amendments, rather than treating any field in HG 785/1996 as operative. ^[2]

Does Romania have its own rule on children's clothing cords?

Children's garments placed on the Romanian market must satisfy the EU general product-safety requirement. EN 14682:2014, the harmonised standard covering cords and drawstrings up to age fourteen, was published as satisfying that requirement, and Romania has adopted it domestically as SR EN 14682:2015. This is a safety standard supporting conformity, not a separate textile-label field and not a CE-marking requirement for ordinary childrenswear. A children's range also needs a product-specific safety assessment and the fibre, care and economic-operator information above. ^[7]

What happens if a Romanian-bound label is incomplete or inaccurate?

The Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția Consumatorilor, ANPC, conducts textile market surveillance using its published inspection checklist, which addresses fibre, care and producer-identification information. The republished HG 332/2001 states fines of RON 600 to RON 3,000 for the specified labelling and care infringements. Broader consumer-law and product-safety powers can require correction, withdrawal or recall where a product is unsafe or materially non-compliant. ^{[8] [2]}

How should a Romania label be approved before bulk?

Lock the fibre composition, the economic-operator contact details and the care-label material together. A change to the manufacturer, importer, fibre mix or treatment can alter the approved Romanian artwork and its supporting records.

Approval stage	What to lock	Check on the physical garment
Composition review	Final fibre names and percentages	Label matches the approved bill of materials
Economic-operator review	Manufacturer and importer identity and contact details	Details match the party performing each role
Care-label material	Durable label and Article 14 care symbols	Label survives the garment's expected wet and heat treatment
Bulk inspection	Sealed Romanian-language artwork	Correct Romania variant on the correct style and colourway

The tech pack should name the Romania label version, the Article 14 care-symbol reference, the economic operator, and the composition record it was built from.

What should be in the Romania artwork release?

Send the printer and production team one controlled Romania label release. Identify the garment style, colourway and size range; artwork version and issue date; label placement and dimensions; folded, woven or printed construction; fibre-content source; care-treatment source; and the approved economic-operator contact details. The release should also state which label is to carry each field when a garment has more than one sewn label.

Issue this release before labels or care tape are booked. A source artwork file or an email extract is not a production approval, because neither tells a factory which revision belongs to the bulk order. At the pre-production sample, the sampling team checks the sewn label against the released file, including placement and readability after the intended treatment. During inline inspection, QC checks that the approved artwork version is attached to the correct style and colourway. At final packing, check again that an adjacent size or a similar-looking SKU has not received the Romania label by mistake.

Short FAQ

Is care labelling mandatory on a Romanian apparel label?

Yes. HG 332/2001, Article 14, requires a durable care label on Romanian-market garments, even though Regulation (EU) 1007/2011 itself does not make care labelling mandatory.

Which care-symbol standard applies in Romania?

Article 14 cites SR EN 23758. ASRO lists SR EN ISO 3758:2024 as replacing SR EN ISO 3758:2012, but that standards-catalogue change does not amend the legal reference in HG 332/2001. ^{[2] [5]}

Does Romania require a country-of-origin mark?

No. Origin is not generally mandatory under Regulation (EU) 1007/2011 or HG 332/2001. A voluntary origin claim must not be misleading under Directive 2005/29/EC. ^{[1] [2] [6]}

Does a Romanian label need the importer's postal and electronic address?

Yes. Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/988 requires importers to indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trademark, postal and electronic address and, where different, the postal or electronic address of the single contact point at which they can be contacted. That information must be placed on the product or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the product. ^[4]

Is EN 14682 mandatory for children's clothing sold in Romania?

Romania has adopted EN 14682:2014 domestically as SR EN 14682:2015, giving a presumption of conformity with the EU general product-safety requirement for cords and drawstrings up to age fourteen. It is a safety-conformity standard, not a separate label field.

The Romania label judgement

A Romania-bound label is the EU fibre declaration plus HG 332/2001's national addition of mandatory, durable care instructions. Manufacturer and importer information follows Regulation (EU) 2023/988, while the former HG 332/2001 sales-name and quality-characteristic fields are not current standalone requirements. Confirm the fibre file first, then treat the care label's material and Article 14 symbol reference as their own sign-off, since the durability requirement is a physical specification, not only a wording choice.

Where a Romania order fits within the European Union programme

Romania sits inside the same fibre-labelling baseline that runs across the European Union, with its own mandatory care-labelling rule layered on top and EU economic-operator information applying alongside it. Once a tech pack, destination markets, order quantity and label artwork are confirmed, we quote a Romania-bound programme with label preparation and approval built into the cost, including the durable care label. Our private label service is where the composition file, economic-operator details and Romanian care-label fields get locked before development samples are cut.