{"id":1396,"date":"2026-01-26T17:50:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcraft.dev\/posts\/how-to-translate-washing-labels-to-german-for-your-shopify-store\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T07:13:20","slug":"how-to-translate-washing-labels-to-german-for-your-shopify-store","status":"publish","type":"marketing-post","link":"https:\/\/newcraft.dev\/nl\/posts\/how-to-translate-washing-labels-to-german-for-your-shopify-store\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Translate Washing Labels to German for Your Shopify Store"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Germany is the largest e-commerce market in the European Union. If your Shopify store sells clothing, textiles, or any product with care instructions to German customers, your washing labels must be in German. German consumers have high expectations for product information accuracy, and care labels in any other language are a common reason for returns and negative reviews. This guide provides a complete German translation of care symbols and washing instructions. To automate German care label translation across your entire Shopify catalogue, the <a href=\"https:\/\/newcraft.dev\/translate-product-images-shopify\/\">Translate Product Images app for Shopify<\/a> handles it without manual work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TL;DR: Need to translate washing labels and care instructions to German for your Shopify store?<\/strong><br>\nHere&#8217;s a complete translation table plus tips for the Germany, Austria, Switzerland market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.shopify.com\/image-translate-easy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Try Image Translate Easy \u2013 Automate label translations<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Complete translation table:<\/strong> All standard care instructions in English \u2192 German.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Market insights:<\/strong> Germany is Europe&#8217;s largest e-commerce market with over \u20ac90 billion in annual on&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Language tips:<\/strong> German creates long compound words (Maschinenw\u00e4sche, Pflegek&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you sell clothing, textiles, or any products with care labels to German-speaking customers, you need translated washing instructions. Customers expect to see care information in their language \u2013 and in many markets, it&#8217;s legally required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">German Care Instruction Translations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s every standard washing label instruction translated to German (Deutsch). Copy these directly or use them as reference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washing Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>English<\/th><th>German<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Machine wash cold<\/td><td>Maschinenw\u00e4sche kalt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Machine wash warm<\/td><td>Maschinenw\u00e4sche warm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hand wash only<\/td><td>Nur Handw\u00e4sche<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Do not wash<\/td><td>Nicht waschen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bleaching Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>English<\/th><th>German<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Do not bleach<\/td><td>Nicht bleichen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bleach when needed<\/td><td>Bei Bedarf bleichen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drying Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>English<\/th><th>German<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Tumble dry low<\/td><td>Trockner niedrige Temperatur<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tumble dry medium<\/td><td>Trockner mittlere Temperatur<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Do not tumble dry<\/td><td>Nicht im Trockner trocknen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dry flat<\/td><td>Liegend trocknen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hang to dry<\/td><td>H\u00e4ngend trocknen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ironing Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>English<\/th><th>German<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Iron low heat<\/td><td>B\u00fcgeln niedrige Temperatur<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Iron medium heat<\/td><td>B\u00fcgeln mittlere Temperatur<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Iron high heat<\/td><td>B\u00fcgeln hohe Temperatur<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Do not iron<\/td><td>Nicht b\u00fcgeln<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dry Cleaning Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>English<\/th><th>German<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Dry clean only<\/td><td>Nur chemische Reinigung<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Do not dry clean<\/td><td>Keine chemische Reinigung<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Germany, Austria, Switzerland Market<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Germany is Europe&#8217;s largest e-commerce market with over \u20ac90 billion in annual online sales. Austrian and Swiss German markets add another \u20ac15 billion combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Properly translated care labels signal that you take the German-speaking market seriously. It builds trust and reduces returns from customers who couldn&#8217;t understand washing instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">German Language Considerations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>German creates long compound words (Maschinenw\u00e4sche, Pflegekennzeichnung) that require more space on labels. Umlauts (\u00e4, \u00f6, \u00fc) must render correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/newcraft.dev\/posts\/why-your-translated-shopify-store-still-has-english-text-in-images-and-how-to-fix-it\/\">translating product images for your Shopify store<\/a>, keep these language-specific requirements in mind. Your translations need to display correctly on the actual product labels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Add German Care Labels in Shopify<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You have several options to display translated care instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Product descriptions:<\/strong> Add translated care text to your localized product descriptions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Image translation:<\/strong> Replace care label images with German versions using <a href=\"https:\/\/newcraft.dev\/translate-product-images-shopify\/\">Image Translate Easy<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Metafields:<\/strong> Store care instructions in metafields and display them based on customer language.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For stores with many products, manually translating each care label is time-consuming. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/newcraft.dev\/posts\/bulk-translate-alt-text-new-time-saving-features-for-image-translate\/\">bulk translation features<\/a> let you translate all product images and labels to German in minutes instead of hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Label Types to Translate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Care labels are just one type of product label that needs translation. Consider also translating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Size charts<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/newcraft.dev\/posts\/how-to-translate-size-charts-for-international-shopify-customers\/\">Learn how to translate size charts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Product instructions<\/strong> \u2013 Usage guides, assembly instructions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance labels<\/strong> \u2013 Safety warnings, certifications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Packaging text<\/strong> \u2013 Box labels, inserts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you have all the German care instruction translations you need. For a complete solution that handles all your product image translations automatically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.shopify.com\/image-translate-easy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Install Image Translate Easy from the Shopify App Store<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions: Translating Washing Labels to German<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complete German translation table for care instructions, washing labels, and textile symbols. Copy-ready translations for your Shopify product labels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":""},"class_list":["post-1396","marketing-post","type-marketing-post","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"related_apps":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newcraft.dev\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/marketing-post\/1396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newcraft.dev\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/marketing-post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newcraft.dev\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/marketing-post"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newcraft.dev\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}