U.S.: Final Rule - Utah’s Online Sales Requirements R70-101-13

Vol. 1435 | 20 Nov 2024

The State of Utah has published the final rule governing Utah's online requirements for bedding, upholstered furniture, and quilted clothing, after taking public comments into consideration. It is set to take effect on May 15, 2025.

This rule applies to businesses that are involved in manufacturing, retailing, online retailing, wholesaling, processing, repairing, sterilizing, and selling items of bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, and filling material, regardless of their point of origin. For quilted clothing, bedding and upholstered furniture, one of the two options presented below can be followed.

Quilted Clothing:

1. Digital textile label on the product landing page
2. Hyperlink option: must include
   1. Filling material details
   2. Identification (Name or RN)
   3. Sterilization number (if applicable)

Bedding and Upholstered Furniture:

1. Digital law label or equivalent information on the product landing page
2. Hyperlink option: must include
   1. Filling material details
   2. Uniform Registry Number (URN)
   3. Sterilization permit number (if applicable)

Exemption: Made-to-Order (MTO) articles purchased in physical stores are exempt from digital law label requirements.

Key Definitions:

1. "Textile Label" means a label attached to a new quilted clothing product that provides    information required in 16 CFR Parts 300, 301, 303, and this rule.
2. "Law Label" means a label attached to new bedding or upholstered furniture that provides specific information about the product to the consumer and meets the requirements of this rule.
3. "Digital Law Label "or "Digital Textile Label" means an electronic copy of the applicable law label or textile label that mirrors the label attached to the article.
4. "Made to Order" or "MTO" means a manufacturing process of upholstered furniture in which the production of an item begins after a consumer or retailer places an order and includes articles with consumer options that could impact the final law label.
5. "Online Retailer" means a person or a company that sells articles to a consumer via the Internet or another electronic network.

For questions, please contact Andrew Loveland (andrew.loveland@intertek.com) and Harini Ramaswamy (harini.ramaswamy@intertek.com).