Children's shoes are not a miniature version of adult shoes
On January 1, 2016, with the dust of the high-profile comprehensive two-child policy, another mandatory standard for children has quietly entered the implementation agenda. From drafting to release to implementation, after 4 years of GB 30585-2014 "Children's Shoes Safety Technical Specifications" can be said to be the first comprehensive definition and requirements for children's shoes safety technical indicators in China, and mandatory with international standards. standard. Previously, China's product standards for children's shoes were gradually developed in the past decade, and most of them are recommended standards. The technical requirements in the standard are limited to the chemical substances such as formaldehyde and azo dyes from the initial physical and mechanical properties. Requirements, but because it is a recommended standard, individual companies sometimes do not strictly comply with the requirements of the standard in production. According to industry experts, the implementation of GB 30585 marks the “safety” of children's shoes, which is a “strong standard”. Its mandatory performance will inevitably regulate the domestic children's shoes market and reduce the potential risks brought by unsafe children's shoes.
Before the implementation of the new standard, the safety technology standard is basically “blank”.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and shoes can provide protection for us to take the road of life. Once a child learns to walk, he can have the first pair of shoes. According to the data, there are about 230 million children in China, and each child consumes 2 pairs of shoes per year. The market is very large.
In sharp contrast with this, China has a relatively small number of products for children's shoes. Before the implementation of GB 30585, the standard for children's shoes was only QB/T 2880-2007 "Children's Leather Shoes", QB/T 4331-2012 "Children's Travel Shoes", QB /T 4546-2013 "Children's Leather Sandals" three recommended standards and a mandatory standard GB 25036-2010 "clothing children's rubber shoes", in addition to some product standards related to the quality requirements of adult shoes, such as "clothing shoes" The "Snow Boots" standard, etc., and the strong standard of cloth children's rubber shoes cover only the small category of children's cloth shoes, which means that in addition to cloth children's rubber shoes, the safety standards of other children's shoes are in technical regulations. “Vacuum zone”, although some chemical safety indicators for children's shoes are also regulated in the above product standards, due to the standard recommended attributes, the implementation of the company is not in place, and the quality and safety of a considerable number of children's shoes are basically It can only be guaranteed by corporate self-discipline.
Whether it is for market needs or to promote the development of the industry, China's children's footwear market needs a mandatory standard to regulate.