EU textile fibre name — bamboo vs viscose
“Bamboo” is not an EU fibre name — the composition line on the product page says viscose (or the Annex I name that matches the process)
FibreLedger Textile Labels (Shopify App Store) is a Shopify app that validates every fibre against the official Annex I catalogue of Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 in EN, DE and FR, and flags trade names such as Lycra or Tencel that are not lawful fibre names. It does not decide which Annex I name matches a bamboo-derived fibre, test fabric, rewrite product copy, or replace counsel.
Related: EU Food Info Guard — EU food information — allergens, origin, and nutrition before purchase.
Free check first: Textile fibre composition checker runs in your browser and sends nothing. Check fibre names against the EU Annex I list and that the blend adds up to 100%.
Job: put the fibre-composition line on the EU product page with an Annex I name. “Bamboo” is not one. Bamboo processed by the viscose route is viscose (Annex I no. 25). If the supplier documents a different process, use that Annex I name (lyocell or modal). The merchant gets the process from the supplier; the page does not decide it.
Art. 5(1) — only Annex I names describe fibre composition
Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 Art. 5(1) says only the textile fibre names listed in Annex I shall be used for the description of fibre compositions on labels and markings of textile products. Art. 5(2) reserves those names for fibres whose nature matches the Annex I description.
“Bamboo” is not an Annex I name. Annex I no. 25 viscose is a regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by the viscose process for filament and discontinuous fibre. Annex I no. 22 modal is regenerated cellulose obtained by a modified viscose process. Annex I no. 33 lyocell is regenerated cellulose obtained by dissolution and an organic-solvent spinning process, without formation of derivatives. Use the name that matches the process the supplier documents. This page does not choose viscose, lyocell, or modal for you.
Art. 9: list constituent fibres by name and percentage by weight in descending order. Art. 7: “100 %”, “pure”, or “all” only if the textile product is exclusively composed of the same fibre. This page is not legal advice.
Art. 16(1) — the composition line is required online, before purchase
Art. 16(1) requires those fibre-composition descriptions to be easily legible, visible, clear, and in print that is uniform as regards size, style and font. The information shall be clearly visible to the consumer before the purchase, including where the purchase is made by electronic means. A care-label PDF, a hidden tab after Add to cart, or the order email alone is not that surface.
The Commission FAQ on Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 Q6.9 says the composition “needs to be present together with other product-related information, notably price, whenever this information enables performing a sales transaction, including online purchases.” Put the Annex I composition on the live product page near price / Add to cart. Official-language wording of that line is the sibling job on Art. 16(3) language of the market.
“Viscose from bamboo” is not a substitute for the Annex I composition line
The composition line carries the Annex I name and percentage. Whether an extra phrase such as “from bamboo” may sit on that line is not settled by Art. 5 or Annex I; check a primary EU source before adding it. Raw-material marketing copy elsewhere on the page is a separate claims question. If the same offer also uses unspecialised “eco” or “green” bamboo wording, that job is Directive 2024/825 generic environmental claims (applies from 27 September 2026), not Annex I fibre names.
Trade names such as Lycra or Tencel are a different name job: the composition line still needs the Annex I name (elastane, lyocell). That walkthrough is EU textile fibre composition must use Annex I names — do not repeat it here.
Native Shopify path — a composition field near price, not a buried tab
Shopify Admin has no “Annex I” or “bamboo vs viscose” switch. Shopify does not map a marketing word such as “bamboo” onto an Annex I name.
Keep fibre composition in its own product field or metafield, and render that string in the product-information section next to price / Add to cart — not only inside a description tab. Preview the live product page. Do not invent an Admin control that this page does not name.
App path — validate Annex I names in EN, DE and FR
After the supplier documents the process, FibreLedger Textile Labels validates every fibre against the official Annex I catalogue in EN, DE and FR, and flags trade names such as Lycra or Tencel. It does not pick viscose versus lyocell versus modal, does not test fabric, and does not rewrite the product page.
- Collect the supplier process for each bamboo-derived fibre (viscose, lyocell, modal, or another Annex I description they document).
- Open the listing (
apps.shopify.com/textile-label-guard) and install it on the store that sells textiles into the EU. - Enter composition and run the Annex I check in EN, DE and FR. Replace trade names with the official fibre name.
- Map the validated names onto the composition field or metafield shown near price / Add to cart. Open the live product page and confirm the line uses that Annex I name and percentage — not “bamboo” as the fibre name.
What this page is not
- Not lab testing, fabric identification, or a claim that the app tests fibre.
- Not a green-claims checker. Unspecialised “eco” bamboo wording is generic environmental claims.
- Not US FTC rules. This page stays on Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011.
- Not the full Annex I / trade-name overview. That job is EU textile fibre composition must use Annex I names.
- Not Art. 16(3) language of the market. That URL is fibre composition language of the market.
- Not legal advice, a compliance certification, or a decision of which Annex I name applies to a given lot.
Related pages
- EU textile fibre composition label — Annex I names vs trade names such as Lycra or Tencel
- EU textile fibre composition language of the market — Art. 16(3), not the bamboo/viscose name
- France places of manufacture vs EU fibre names (Annex I) — two separate textile duties
- France: places of manufacture next to the price
- Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 — Art. 5, 7, 9, 16 and Annex I
- Your Europe — textile label
- “100% cotton”, blends and “other fibres” on a Shopify product page: the EU rules
- FibreLedger Textile Labels — live App Store listing
- Shopify apps hub — FibreLedger Textile Labels
Not legal advice. Confirm Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 Art. 5, 7, 9 and 16 and Annex I before you treat a composition line as in or out of scope. The app checks fibre names you enter against Annex I in EN, DE and FR; it does not identify the fibre or certify the live page.