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| Decision field | Open accessGOTS Certified SuppliersGlobalRemove | Open accessTech Pack Definition, Contents & LimitsGlobalRemove | Open accessSeam Allowance ConverterGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Check standards | Source production | Find patterns & fit |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Materials | Production | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Checking GOTS certification records | Understanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing work | Translating a seam allowance already stated by a pattern or controlled specification |
| Know before using | A company result is not a blanket approval; confirm the certificate scope, validity, facility, process, product, and transaction documentation for the exact purchase. | 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. | This is a unit-translation reference. It does not select, approve, or change a seam allowance; establish a universal fraction; interpret an unstated cutting or stitching line; or replace the exact pattern version, controlled specification, material and seam evidence, sample, production method, equipment, tolerance, or release authority. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Both |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Directory | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Official registry | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | The official GOTS search exposes certified entities by country, field of operation, product category, and certification detail, including processing and trading scopes. | 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. | NIST states that one inch is exactly 25.4 millimetres, and the SI decimal relationship makes one centimetre equal to 10 millimetres. The tool uses those factors, displays rounded equivalents, exposes the size difference to the nearest 1/16 inch when converting to inches, and preserves valid value, source-unit, and target-unit state in the URL. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 13, 2026 | Jul 27, 2027 | Jul 28, 2027 |
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