# Bahrain Textile Labelling Requirements | Surajmal > Source: https://surajmal.com/blog/2026/08/bahrain-textile-labelling-requirements [SSL Newsroom](/blog) Compliance # Bahrain Textile Labelling: Origin Marking and What Else Applies Kolkata · 12 AUGUST 2026 ·By Surajmal Editorial Team·9 min read Published 12 August 2026 Bahrain requires more than origin marking. Products offered for sale must carry specified product information clearly, legibly and indelibly on the product covering or packaging, in Arabic or in Arabic plus another language. Law No. 9 of 2016 on Standards and Metrology prohibits manufacturing, importing or circulating products that do not show their country of origin. It separately penalises tampering with information on a data card and printing forged packages or data cards. The consumer-protection regulations prescribe the product name, nature, components and quantity, origin, producer or importer details, and applicable trading, storage, use and risk information. [\[1\]](https://www.lloc.gov.bh/Legislation/HTM/K0916 "Source 1: lloc.gov.bh: /Legislation/HTM/K0916") Law No. 35 of 2012 on Consumer Protection, as amended by Law No. 28 of 2026, sits alongside it, and its implementing regulations prescribe the information to be provided for products offered for sale. This page sets out the statutory fields and the placement and language rules. For the general mechanics of a label file, see our [garment labelling guide](/blog/2026/06/garment-labelling-care-label-export-requirements). [\[2\]](https://www.lloc.gov.bh/Legislation/HTM/K2826 "Source 2: lloc.gov.bh: /Legislation/HTM/K2826") ## What law governs textile labelling in Bahrain? Law No. 9 of 2016 on Standards and Metrology is the operative instrument for origin marking and for the distinction between a standard and a technical regulation. Law No. 35 of 2012 on Consumer Protection, as amended by Law No. 28 of 2026, provides the consumer-protection framework alongside it. Its implementing regulations prescribe the product, component, quantity, origin, producer or importer, use, storage and risk information for products offered for sale. Build those statutory fields into an ordinary-apparel label programme alongside the buyer's approved technical specification. [\[3\]](https://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/PDF/K0916.pdf "Source 3: legalaffairs.gov.bh: /PDF/K0916.pdf") [\[2\]](https://www.lloc.gov.bh/Legislation/HTM/K2826 "Source 2: lloc.gov.bh: /Legislation/HTM/K2826") Instrument Function How it applies Law No. 9/2016, Standards and Metrology Origin-marking prohibition, standards framework Mandatory Law No. 35/2012, as amended by Law No. 28/2026, Consumer Protection Product-information, placement and language requirements, plus administrative-enforcement route Mandatory Buyer technical specification Additional textile-specific presentation and fields Apply alongside the statutory product-information requirements ## What must a Bahrain garment label show? Country of origin is confirmed without qualification. Law No. 9/2016 prohibits manufacturing, importing or circulating products that do not show their country of origin, and separately makes tampering with information on a data card and printing forged packages or data cards an offence. The consumer-protection regulations add the product-information fields for products offered for sale: product name, nature, components and quantity; a country-of-origin statement using the country name preceded by "Made in"; and the producer's or importer's name, trade name and address. [\[1\]](https://www.lloc.gov.bh/Legislation/HTM/K0916 "Source 1: lloc.gov.bh: /Legislation/HTM/K0916") The same regulations require the conditions for trading and storage, and the method of use, according to the product's nature, together with information on risks that may arise from use. The supplier must place the required information clearly, legibly and indelibly on the product covering or packaging, in Arabic or in two or more languages including Arabic. A detailed statement inside the packaging must clearly give the product's components, specifications and risks. Where the information cannot be placed on a product's package or covering, it must accompany the product on a data card containing all of the required information. These are general product-information requirements rather than a textile-specific system of fibre-percentage tolerances or prescribed care symbols. Build the statutory information into the label programme, then use the buyer's approved specification for any additional textile-specific presentation or fields. Field Confirmed Bahrain requirement Country of origin Mandatory. State the country name preceded by "Made in" on the product covering or packaging, or on an accompanying data card where the information cannot be placed there Label accuracy Law No. 9/2016 prohibits tampering with the information on a label card and printing forged packages or label cards; it does not impose a general accuracy duty over every label field Fibre composition and tolerances Product components are mandatory; these instruments do not establish a textile-specific percentage tolerance Care symbols Provide trading, storage and method-of-use information where appropriate to the product's nature; specify any care-symbol format in the technical pack Garment size designation Set the size designation in the buyer's approved label specification Arabic translation Mandatory for the prescribed product information, either alone or alongside one or more other languages Importer name and address on-garment The producer's or importer's name, trade name and address are mandatory on the product covering or packaging, or on an accompanying data card where the information cannot be placed there ## Is Arabic labelling mandatory in Bahrain? Yes, for the prescribed product information. The regulations require that information on the product covering or packaging in Arabic, or in two or more languages provided that one is Arabic. Build the product name, nature, components, quantity, origin, producer or importer details and any applicable handling, storage, use and risk information in Arabic. Other languages can sit alongside Arabic where the programme calls for them. ## How should a woven and knitted garment label be prepared for Bahrain? For woven and knitted garments, build the statutory product information into the label artwork and use the buyer's approved technical specification for additional textile-specific presentation and fields. The statutory requirements apply to products offered for sale, including Arabic-language presentation, product name and nature, components and quantity, origin, producer or importer identification, and applicable trading, storage, use and risk information. [\[4\]](https://bsmd.moic.gov.bh/store/standards?ics=59.080 "Source 4: bsmd.moic.gov.bh: /store/standards?ics=59.080") ## Does Bahrain require care symbols on garments? Use a recognised care-symbol system where the programme calls for it. The regulations require trading, storage and method-of-use information where appropriate to the product's nature. Identify the care-symbol format separately in the technical pack, while providing the applicable information in the required Arabic-language presentation. ## Does Bahrain mandate childrenswear cords-and-drawstrings rules? Set the cords-and-drawstrings requirement for a childrenswear programme in the buyer specification at development stage. ## What enforces Bahraini labelling, and what follows non-compliance? The Ministry of Industry and Commerce's Standards and Metrology Directorate enforces Law No. 9/2016. Under the consumer-protection framework as amended in 2026, the competent administrative authority is the government ministry, authority, agency or department responsible for consumer protection in the relevant sector. The statutory offences named in Law No. 9/2016 include manufacturing, importing or offering for sale products without shown country of origin, and tampering with information on a data card or printing forged packages or data cards; these are treated as real, prosecutable offences, not administrative footnotes. [\[1\]](https://www.lloc.gov.bh/Legislation/HTM/K0916 "Source 1: lloc.gov.bh: /Legislation/HTM/K0916") [\[2\]](https://www.lloc.gov.bh/Legislation/HTM/K2826 "Source 2: lloc.gov.bh: /Legislation/HTM/K2826") Measures include preventing sale pending conformity checks, seizure of suspect goods, warning notices and corrective directions, confiscation or other court-ordered measures, and, for specified offences, imprisonment of up to three years alongside fines ranging from BHD 100 to BHD 10,000. Law No. 28 of 2026 also replaced the administrative-sanctions provision in Article 23 of the Consumer Protection Law. Where a consumer-protection breach is not corrected, the competent authority may close an establishment for up to three months, suspend or strike its commercial-registration entry, or impose an administrative fine. A daily fine may reach BHD 1,000 for a first breach and BHD 2,000 for a further breach within three years, with a BHD 20,000 aggregate cap; a non-daily administrative fine has the same cap. The normal route is an electronic warning with up to seven days to correct the breach, although an immediate measure is permitted where necessary. [\[2\]](https://www.lloc.gov.bh/Legislation/HTM/K2826 "Source 2: lloc.gov.bh: /Legislation/HTM/K2826") Consequence Range or nature Sale prevention pending checks Administrative measure Seizure Suspect or non-conforming goods Fines BHD 100 to BHD 10,000 for specified offences Imprisonment Up to three years for specified offences Omitting origin and tampering with information on a data card sit inside that penalty range directly. Before products are offered for sale, comply with the origin, Arabic-language, product-information, and producer or importer requirements in the consumer-protection regulations. A country-of-origin statement must name the country and be preceded by "Made in". ## What should a Bahrain-bound label carry? Build the origin statement exactly as written, including the country name preceded by "Made in". State the product name, nature, components and quantity, and include the producer's or importer's name, trade name and address as required product information. Add the conditions for trading and storage and the method of use where appropriate to the product's nature, and identify risks arising from use. Put the prescribed information on the product covering or packaging, or on an accompanying data card where that is not possible, clearly, legibly and indelibly. Build the prescribed product information in Arabic, or Arabic plus another language. State the product's components as required; these instruments do not establish a textile-specific percentage tolerance. They require method-of-use information where appropriate to the product's nature. Include a recognised care-symbol set where the buyer's specification calls for it, with the applicable statutory information retained in Arabic. An illustrative Bahrain label carries: the product name and nature; components and quantity; a "Made in" country-of-origin statement; the producer's or importer's name, trade name and address; and any applicable trading, storage, use and risk information. Country of origin, Arabic-language presentation, components, producer or importer identification, and applicable handling, storage and use information are statutory requirements. The data card route is available where the product cannot carry the information on its package or covering. Keep that distinction visible in the production file itself, not only on this page. A technical pack should mark origin, Arabic-language presentation, components, and producer or importer identification as statutory requirements, and set the care-symbol format separately. It should also record which handling, storage, use and risk information is applicable to the product, so label artwork and the accompanying data card remain aligned with the product supplied. ## Short FAQ **Is country-of-origin marking mandatory in Bahrain?** Yes. Law No. 9/2016 prohibits manufacturing, importing or circulating products that do not show their country of origin. [\[1\]](https://www.lloc.gov.bh/Legislation/HTM/K0916 "Source 1: lloc.gov.bh: /Legislation/HTM/K0916") **Is falsifying a Bahrain garment label a separate offence from omitting a field outright?** Yes. Law No. 9/2016 treats tampering with information on a data card and printing forged packages or data cards as its own statutory offence, alongside the omission of origin. The regulations separately prescribe the product information to be supplied for products offered for sale. [\[1\]](https://www.lloc.gov.bh/Legislation/HTM/K0916 "Source 1: lloc.gov.bh: /Legislation/HTM/K0916") **Is Arabic-language labelling mandatory in Bahrain?** Yes. Arabic is required for the prescribed product information, either alone or alongside one or more other languages. The information must be clear, legible and indelible on the product covering or packaging, or on an accompanying data card where that placement is not possible. **What label content applies to ordinary garments sold in Bahrain?** The consumer-protection regulations prescribe product name and nature, components and quantity, a country-of-origin statement, producer or importer details, and applicable trading, storage, use and risk information. Place that information clearly, legibly and indelibly on the product covering or packaging, in Arabic or in Arabic plus another language, or on an accompanying data card where it cannot be placed there. **What should a supplier do before products are offered for sale?** Comply with the statutory product information: Arabic-language presentation, product name and nature, components and quantity, origin, producer or importer identification, and applicable handling, storage, use and risk information. Apply the buyer's approved specification for textile-specific matters such as the care-symbol format. ## The Bahrain labelling judgement Bahrain requires more than origin marking: products offered for sale must carry specified product information clearly, legibly and indelibly on the product covering or packaging, in Arabic or in Arabic plus another language. The required information includes the product name, nature, components and quantity, a "Made in" country-of-origin statement, and the producer's or importer's name, trade name and address. Applicable trading, storage and method-of-use information, together with risk information, is also required. State the product's components as required; these instruments do not establish a textile-specific percentage tolerance. Set any care-symbol format in the buyer's approved specification. ## Placing a Bahrain-bound programme Bahrain sits inside the wider [Gulf](/markets/gulf) region. Send us the tech pack, the destination markets the order needs to clear, the quantity and the label artwork, and we will prepare the required Arabic-language product information, the applicable supporting data card and the buyer-specific textile fields for the programme. 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On this page - [What law governs textile labelling in Bahrain?](#what-law-governs-textile-labelling-in-bahrain) - [What must a Bahrain garment label show?](#what-must-a-bahrain-garment-label-show) - [Is Arabic labelling mandatory in Bahrain?](#is-arabic-labelling-mandatory-in-bahrain) - [How should a woven and knitted garment label be prepared for Bahrain?](#how-should-a-woven-and-knitted-garment-label-be-prepared-for-bahrain) - [Does Bahrain require care symbols on garments?](#does-bahrain-require-care-symbols-on-garments) - [Does Bahrain mandate childrenswear cords-and-drawstrings rules?](#does-bahrain-mandate-childrenswear-cords-and-drawstrings-rules) - [What enforces Bahraini labelling, and what follows non-compliance?](#what-enforces-bahraini-labelling-and-what-follows-non-compliance) - [What should a Bahrain-bound label carry?](#what-should-a-bahrain-bound-label-carry) - [Short FAQ](#short-faq) - [The Bahrain labelling judgement](#the-bahrain-labelling-judgement) - [Placing a Bahrain-bound programme](#placing-a-bahrain-bound-programme) More from the newsroom - [Compliance · 9 min Sweden Apparel Labelling: EU Textile-Labelling Rules](/blog/2026/09/sweden-apparel-labelling-requirements) - [Compliance · 10 min Spain Apparel Labelling: Spanish-Language Rules and the Manufacturer ID Field](/blog/2026/09/spain-apparel-labelling-requirements) - [Compliance · 9 min Netherlands Apparel Labelling: The Warenwet Route to the EU Fibre Rule](/blog/2026/09/netherlands-apparel-labelling-requirements) START A CONVERSATION ## Ready to source with _confidence?_ Send a brief and we'll reply within 24 hours, with a first sample in 4 to 10 days. 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