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Textiles — Requirements for inspection and acceptance of used 
textile products  
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This Draft Uganda Standard, DUS DEAS 356: 2016, Textiles — Requirements for inspection and acceptance 
of used textile products,  is identical with  and has been reproduced from a Draft East African Standard , DEAS 
356: 2016, Textiles — Requirements for inspection and acceptance of used textile products,  and is being 
proposed for adoption as a Uganda Standard. 
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, US EAS 356:2004, Code of practice for inspection 
and acceptance criteria for used textile products , which has been technically revised.  
This standard was developed by the Subcommittee on Textiles and textile products (SC 1) under the Textiles, 
leather, paper and related products’ Standards Technical Committee (UNBS/TC 7).  
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 Textiles — Requirements for inspection and acceptance of used textile 
products  
1 Scope  
This Draft East African standard specifies the requirem ents and sampling method for the inspection and 
acceptance of used textile products.  
2 Terms and definitions  
For the purposes of this standard, the following terms and definitions shall apply  
2.1 
used textile product  
a textile product which has been used previously and that is to be offered to a subsequent user.  
2.2  
defect  
a departure of quality characteristic that results in a textile product not complying with its intended normal 
usage requirements.  
2.3  
inspection  
activities such as measuring, examinin g, gauging one or more characteristics of a product or service and 
comparing these with specified requirements to determine conformity.  
2.4 
consignment  
part or all of the goods sent to a person or a place for any purpose.  All used textile products receive d by 
whatever means through any port of entry or that are on transit shall be understood to be consignments.  
2.5 
lot 
a collection of bales from which samples shall be drawn and inspected to determine conformance to the 
acceptable criteria.  
2.6 
bale 
a colle ction of used textile products packed together in a suitable material, and may or may not be bound with 
metallic or  textile strips  
2.7 
nightwear  
all types of garments meant for use as sleepwear such as pajamas, night dresses, night gowns and patient’ 
hospi tal wear.   
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undergarments  
all types of garments that are worn in close contact with the skin such as ladies  briefs, gents briefs, 
brassieres camisoles, socks, stockings, etc  
3 Requirements   
3.1 No package shall contain undergarments, and nightwear.  
3.2 Each bale shall contain only one type of garment; e.g. men, women, children wears.  
3.3 Each consignment shall be accompanied by a treatment certificate from a competent authorized 
institution of the country of origin or export.  
3.4 For countries experienci ng an epidemic/endemic relating to ebola, leprosy or anthrax or any radioactive 
disaster, no consignments shall be accepted.  
3.5 The textile products in the consignment shall be dry and free from dirt and soiling.  
3.6 A bale shall have a gross mass of not more than 50 kilograms where human loading and offloading is 
involved.  
4 Package and packaging  
The bale covering shall be of suitable packaging material so as to protect the contents from any type of 
contamination or soiling.  
5 Marking  
Each bale shall be marked with the following information.  
a) mass of bale in kg;  
b) type of garments;  
c) supplier’s name and address;  
d) importer’s or consignee’s name and  
e) country of origin.  
5 Sampling and inspection  
5.1 Sampling  
5.1.1  The number of bales shall be select ed at random from each lot in accordance with sampling plan 
given in Table 1 . 
5.1.2  Each bale in the sampled lot shall be opened and 2 (two) garments shall be drawn at random for 
inspection and testing.   
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 Table 1 — Sampling plan  
Volume of consignment (bales)  Lot size (bales)  
1 to 3  1 
4 to 9  2 
10 to 27  3 
28 to 81  4 
82 to 243  7 
244 to 729  10 
Above 730  15 
 
5.2 Inspection  
5.2.1  If the inspector’s assessment reveals that the garments are new or a mixture of used and new 
garments, the whole consignment sha ll be rejected as comprising used garments and all requirements for new 
garments shall apply.  
5.2.2  All samples shall be examined for defects specified in Annex A. If they are found to comply with Table 
2 the samples shall then be tested in accordance with  Clause 6 of this East African Standard.  
Table 2 – Permissible number of defectives  
Consignment 
(Number of 
bales)  Sample lot size 
(Bales)  Number of 
samples 
(Garments)  Permissible number of defectives  
Defectives with visually observed defects  
Seriou s Major  Minor  
1 to 3  1 2 0 1 2 
4 to 9  2 4 1 2 3 
10 to 27  3 6 2 3 4 
28 to 81  4 8 2 4 5 
82 to 243  7 14 3 5 7 
244 to 729  10 20 5 7 10 
Above 730  15 130 7 8 15 
 
6 Criteria for acceptance  
The consignment shall be declared as acceptable if it complies wit h all the requirements of this East African 
standard.   
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 Annex  A 
(normative)  
 
Defects  
Classification  Physical defect  
Serious  
 
 Holes  
Tear 
Stain  
Burns  
Major  
 Bad Odour  
Mottled Appearance  
Dropped Stitch  
Minor  Slub 
Double Yarn  
Straying End  
Bruise  
  
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