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| Decision field | Free accountFOURSOURCE Supplier NetworkGlobalRemove | Open accessConstruction Classification & Callout Verification RecordGlobalRemove | Open accessGOTS Certified SuppliersGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Source production | Source production | Check standards |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Production | Production | Materials |
| Best for | Searching global apparel and textile production capabilities | Using construction codes without treating classification as a machine setting, material assignment, supplier translation, or performance guarantee | Checking GOTS certification records |
| 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. | The record does not reproduce licensed code diagrams, verify a user's proposed code, authorize an ISO and ASTM crosswalk, select a construction, set stitch density or machine settings, prove supplier repeatability or performance, or replace the licensed standards and qualified construction, sewing, production, testing, safety, and quality review. | A company result is not a blanket approval; confirm the certificate scope, validity, facility, process, product, and transaction documentation for the exact purchase. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Free account | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Marketplace | Stitch Authority | Directory |
| Source type | Commercial marketplace | Stitch Authority | Official registry |
| Source and review | |||
| 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. | The guide cites the official DLA cancellation record for FED-STD-751A and the current public scopes and statuses of ISO 4915:1991, ISO 4916:1991, and ASTM D6193-16(2025). It records ISO 4915's July 2026 systematic review and keeps classification, ambiguous-code recovery, translation, complete process definition, physical verification, and performance evidence separate. | The official GOTS search exposes certified entities by country, field of operation, product category, and certification detail, including processing and trading scopes. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 17, 2027 | Jul 28, 2027 | Oct 13, 2026 |
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