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GOTS — Global Organic Textile Standard Compliance

GOTS — Global Organic Textile Standard is issued by Global Standard gGmbH and has applied since 2006-01-01. It applies to products sold in Global. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.

Authority: Global Standard gGmbH
Jurisdiction: Global
Regions: Global
Effective: 2006-01-01
Evidence renewal: every 365 days
Official source: https://global-standard.org/

What GOTS — Global Organic Textile Standard covers

GOTS — Global Organic Textile Standard is a organic textiles requirement in Global. In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.

Product categories affected

textile
fashion

Keywords that trigger a check

organic textile
organic cotton
organic fibre
GOTS
organic clothing
organic fabric

Who it applies to

Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in Global, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.

Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: GOTS licence revocation

Restricted substances and materials

Substance	Limit	Unit
Formaldehyde (baby items)	20	ppm
Formaldehyde (direct contact)	75	ppm

Materials and conditions that fail the check

synthetic pesticides on organic fibres
AZO dyes prohibited
heavy metals in dyes above limits

Supplier requirements and compliance evidence

Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.

Document
GOTS Certificate from GOTS-approved certifier
GOTS transaction certificate
Organic content percentage declared
Supply chain GOTS certification

Certification types recorded for this regulation

GOTS certificate

How Complyra checks GOTS — Global Organic Textile Standard

When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If GOTS — Global Organic Textile Standard applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.

Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.

Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.