The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the Standardization Administration Committee of the People’s Republic of China issued an updated standard GB/T 11951-2018 <Natural fibres – Terminology>, which will come into effect on Sep 1st, 2018.
This new standard supersedes GB/T 11951-1989 and includes the following significant changes to the existing standard.
◆ The classification of animal fibres type modified
Added “fibres secreted by some molluscs” in the animal fibres type.
No.
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1989 version
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2018 version
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1 | Fibres from silk glands | Fibres from silk glands |
2 | Fibres from hair follicles | Fibres from hair follicles |
3 | - | Fibres secreted by some molluscs, such as BYSSUS |
◆ Total of nine generic names in Chinese or English modified
No.
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1989 version
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2018 version
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Generic name (Chinese)
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Generic name (English)
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Generic name (Chinese)
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Generic name (English)
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1 | 桑蚕丝 | MULBERRY SILK | Same with old version | SILK |
2 | 柞蚕丝 | TUSSAH SILK | Same with old version |
TASAR TASAR SILK |
3 | 针茅麻 |
ALFA OR ESPARTO |
Same with old version | ALFA |
4 | 罗布麻 | KENDER | Same with old version | BLUISH DOGBANE |
5 | 羊毛 | WOOL |
绵羊毛 羊毛 |
Same as old version |
6 |
羊驼绒 羊驼毛 |
ALPACA WOOL ALPACA HAIR |
羊驼毛 |
ALPACA ALPACA WOOL ALPACA HAIR |
7 |
原驼绒 原驼毛 |
GUANACO WOOL GUANACO HAIR |
原驼毛 |
GUANACO GUANACO WOOL GUANACO HAIR |
8 |
美洲驼绒 美洲驼毛 |
LLAMA WOOL LLAMA HAIR |
美洲驼毛 |
LLAMA LLAMA WOOL LLAMA HAIR |
9 |
骆马绒 骆马毛 |
VICUNA WOOL VICUNA HAIR |
骆马毛 |
VICUNA VICUNA WOOL VICUNA HAIR |
◆ Seven generic names added
No.
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Generic name (Chinese)
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Generic name (English)
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1 | 蒙加丝 |
MUGA MUGA SILK |
2 | 荨麻 | NETTLE |
3 | 竹纤维 | BAMBOO |
4 | 帕尔马丝兰属叶纤维 | PALMA IXTLE |
5 | 菠萝叶纤维 | PINEAPPLE LEAF |
6 | 附生凤梨纤维 | PITA |
7 | 白毛羊胡子草纤维 | PEAT FIBRE |
◆ The terms and definition of zhong wei wool (中卫山羊毛) deleted
◆ The explanation of the horse (马毛), HEMP (大麻) and JUTE (黄麻) added
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