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| Decision field | Open accessCFDA Production DirectoryUnited States · North AmericaRemove | Free accountFOURSOURCE Supplier NetworkGlobalRemove | Open accessApparel Grade-Rule & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Source production | Source production | Find patterns & fit |
| Area | Production | Production | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Building a US manufacturer shortlist | Searching global apparel and textile production capabilities | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence |
| Know before using | CFDA states that it collects basic business information but does not audit, certify, or monitor the listed facilities, and that inclusion is not endorsement, recommendation, a quality guarantee, or CFDA membership. Verify identity, ownership, capabilities, materials, equipment, minimums, capacity, price, lead time, quality systems, labor and environmental practices, compliance, references, contracts, and product fit directly before selection. | 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. | The record does not create a production grade, supply universal increments or breakpoints, validate a CAD file or fit population, reproduce licensed standards, or replace qualified anthropometric, pattern, technical-design, fit, quality, accessibility, safety, statistical, and user-research review. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | United States · North America | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Free account | Open access |
| Format | Directory | Marketplace | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Industry organization | Commercial marketplace | Stitch Authority |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | CFDA publishes this as an open-access directory of United States fashion contract manufacturers with no registration required. The page supports sorting by service, product, category, and sample or production minimums and publishes an email route for manufacturers to add, update, or remove a listing. | 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. | The guide cites current ISO body-table, size-designation, and garment-measurement boundaries plus two peer-reviewed studies that tested the relationship between conventional grade rules, anthropometric evidence, and garment fit; it requires product-specific target deltas and validation instead of publishing universal increments. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 17, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 | Jul 16, 2027 |
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