# Stitch Authority resource comparison Generated: 2026-07-30T23:55:28.146Z Comparison: This file preserves the published decision metadata for the selected routes. It is not a recommendation, provider approval, compliance decision, or record of project-specific due diligence. ## 1. Paraguay Foreign Ministry Export Guide 2023 Permanent record: Source page: - Primary job: Source production - Area: Production - For: Apparel brands - Location or jurisdiction: Paraguay · Latin America & Caribbean - Access: Free download - Format: Directory - Source type: Government directory - Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-26 - Next review due: 2027-01-22 ### Best for Building a first Paraguay supplier shortlist by product before checking whether each exporter, contact, and capability is still current ### What the source establishes Paraguay's Ministry of Foreign Affairs currently links Guía Paraguay Exporta 2023 from its official trade-promotion and investment page. The normally validating HTTPS route resolves to a government-hosted PDF whose contents separate exportable products by tariff chapter and HS code. Textile and apparel chapters 50 through 63 connect products such as cotton fabric, knitwear, dresses, shirts, trousers, blankets, bed linen, towels, and other made-up textiles to named Paraguayan exporters. A separate Directorio de Empresas Exportadoras provides company-level addresses, phone numbers, emails, and websites. ### Know before using This is a dated 2023 guide, not a live exporter registry or a complete view of Paraguay's current textile and apparel capacity. The guide labels its company section as an exporter directory but does not explain selection criteria, update cadence, current legal status, recent shipments, ownership, certifications, working conditions, capacity, equipment, materials, specialties, minimums, lead times, prices, or willingness to take new orders. Contacts may have changed. Verify the company, current export activity, relevant product capability, commercial terms, compliance evidence, and contact details directly before relying on a listing. ## 2. Tech Pack Definition, Contents & Limits Permanent record: Source page: - Primary job: Source production - Area: Production - For: Apparel brands - Location or jurisdiction: Global - Access: Open access - Format: Stitch Authority - Source type: Stitch Authority - Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-27 - Next review due: 2027-07-27 ### Best for Understanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing work ### What the source establishes The guide cites published ISO sources for documented-information, garment-measurement, stitch, and seam boundaries plus current U.S. FTC textile and care-labeling guidance; it discloses that ISO 10013:2021's 2026 systematic review is at close-of-review stage and separates every cited authority from product-specific technical and market decisions. ### Know before using An orientation rather than a completed product record; it does not supply a universal format, licensed standard content, measurements, tolerances, construction settings, labels, approvals, compliance conclusion, or product-release authority. ## 3. FOURSOURCE Supplier Network Permanent record: Source page: - Primary job: Source production - Area: Production - For: Apparel brands - Location or jurisdiction: Global - Access: Free account - Format: Marketplace - Source type: Commercial marketplace - Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-21 - Next review due: 2027-01-17 ### Best for Searching global apparel and textile production capabilities ### What the source establishes FOURSOURCE's current public network page presents an operator-reported global company count and country or territory search. It says logged-in users can narrow results by compliance certificates, product groups, fabric types, target groups, minimum order quantities, and other fields, with a free-trial and supplier sign-up route. ### Know before using The company count is a changing platform claim. Search fields, profiles, certificates, locations, and account access do not independently verify the legal entity, factory ownership, capability, capacity, certificate validity or scope, compliance performance, delivery, or project fit. Confirm the site and subcontracting, credentials with issuers, samples, audits when appropriate, specifications, contracts, and commercial terms. ## Next checks 1. Remove any route whose audience, jurisdiction, access, or scope does not match the job. 2. Open the permanent record and source page for every remaining route. 3. Recheck facts that can change after the listed review date. 4. Verify project-specific capability, terms, test evidence, and legal requirements with the responsible source or provider. 5. Record the reason for the final choice outside Stitch Authority.