APPROVED CERTIFICATION BODIES
Look for Certification Bodies that are currently approved to Certify entities of the textile supply chain and their products according to GOTS All listed Certification Bodies can offer their GOTS certification services in their approved scopes worldwide. Approval for certification is provided for 4 different scopes by GOTS:
- Certification of mechanical textile processing and manufacturing operations and their products (scope 1)
- Certification of wet processing and finishing operations and their products (scope 2)
- Certification of trading operations and related products (scope 3)
- approval of textile auxiliary agents (chemical input) on positive lists (scopes 4)
Search for the respective scope and contact details of the certification Body and local office representatives that may provide information with regard to GOTS certification are also stated.
Note that not all offices have the services of a locally available GOTS auditor/inspector. Prospective GOTS entities are encouraged to obtain more information by contacting the certifiers.
Agricert – Certificação de Produtos Alimentares Lda.
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Albania, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Norway, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Mozambique, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Yemen
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, Inc.
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Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antarctica, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong - SAR of China, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (South), Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, North Macedonia, Norway, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan - China, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen
CCPB Srl
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Bangladesh, Cambodia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Italy, Myanmar, Pakistan, Romania, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United States of America, Vietnam
CERES-CERT AG
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Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong - SAR of China, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Myanmar, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Clean Globe International (Pty) Ltd.
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Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Hong Kong - SAR of China, Indonesia, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan - China, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States of America
Control Union Certifications b.v.
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Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong - SAR of China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (South), North Macedonia, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan - China, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam
Control Union Gozetim ve Belgelendirme Ltd. Sti.
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Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Denmark, Egypt, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
CU Inspections and Certifications India Pvt. Ltd.
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Bangladesh, India, Korea (South)
Ecocert Greenlife
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Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong - SAR of China, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea (South), Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macao, North Macedonia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Vietnam
ETKO Ekolojik Tarim Kontrol Organizasyonu Ltd Sti
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Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Greece, Hong Kong - SAR of China, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
GCL International Ltd.
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Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea (South), Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan - China, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam
GSCS International Ltd.
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Bangladesh, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
ICEA Istituto per la Certificazione Etica e Ambientale
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Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong - SAR of China, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Moldova, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam
IDFL Laboratory and Institute Inc.
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Albania, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong - SAR of China, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea (South), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Norway, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan - China, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam
Intertek Testing Services NA., Inc.
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Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Hong Kong - SAR of China, India, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, United States of America, Vietnam
Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH
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Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan
OIA Organizacion Internacional Agropecuaria S.A.
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Argentina, Australia, Germany, Italy, Paraguay, Peru, Switzerland, Uruguay
Soil Association Certification
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Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom
TÜV Rheinland (China) Ltd.
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Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong - SAR of China, Taiwan - China
USB Certification Denetim Gözetim Ve Belgelendirme Hizmetleri Anonim Şirketi
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Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, North Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Moldova, Morocco, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan - China, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam