Find your place in the chain.
Different units hold different pieces of the passport. This is the data your buyers' passport programmes will source from you.
Spinner / yarn
every recycled and organic claim starts here
- Lot IDs: fibre in → yarn out
- Recycled % + waste type per lot
- Organic % + transaction certificate chain
- Facility GLN
Fabric mill / process house
the chemical safety chapter
- Lot IDs linked to input yarn lots
- Substances of concern: name · CAS · concentration, per batch
- Chemical + batch test reports
- GOTS/GRS transaction certificates
Garment exporter
your GLN appears in the passport
- GTIN per style · batch ID per lot
- Fibre % incl. trims
- Fabric lot → garment batch link
- Test reports + certificates with validity
EU brand
issues the passport from all of the above
Home textiles
Not in the first wave: the first delegated act covers apparel only. Buyers ask for the same data anyway. Same list, head start.
Vertically integrated
You hold everything: spinning, processing and making-up data. The gap is lot linkage across divisions. A chain, not a pile.
What your unit must hold.
Find your card. Every line is data your buyer's passport programme will request, down to the production batch.
Spinner / yarn
- Lot IDs linking fibre input to yarn output
- Recycled % and waste type, pre-industrial or post-consumer, per lot
- Organic content and the transaction certificate chain: GOTS, GRS, RCS
- Facility GLN and operator identity
Fabric mill / process house
- Lot IDs on every fabric batch, linked to input yarn lots
- Substances of concern per batch: name, CAS code, concentration
- Chemical test reports: REACH-relevant, ZDHC and OEKO-TEX evidence
- Dimensional change and other batch-level test values
- GOTS/GRS transaction certificates for certified fabric lots
Garment exporter
- GTIN per style; batch ID on every production lot
- Fibre composition % per style, including trims and components
- Facility GLN and operator identity
- Fabric lot → garment batch link: the transformation record
- Durability and chemical test reports; certificates with validity dates
- Care, repair and warranty information per style
Now score what you hold.
The quick check maps your documents against these fields and hands you your gap list.
2 minutes. Free. No sign-up.
Data points shown follow the EU Joint Research Centre's draft recommendations (13 May 2026). The textile delegated act is not yet adopted; final requirements may differ.
