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Men's apparel |
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If apparel is “Workwear, uniforms”, select this detail over the specific apparel type (e.g., “Pants, trousers”) |
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Children's apparel | See “Men’s apparel” or “Women’s apparel.” | |
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Children's denim apparel | ||
Unisex denim apparel | ||
Home textiles |
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Carried accessories |
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Worn accessories |
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Personal care, hygiene |
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Medical |
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Bedding |
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Footwear |
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“Shoes” covers all types of footwear, including sandals, boots, heels, etc. |
Functional accessories |
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Outdoor |
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Industrial, technical |
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Filling, stuffing |
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“Down, feather” takes precedence over “Natural fiber filling.” |
Paper products |
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Hard goods |
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For bedding related products, use product category “Bedding.” |
Packaging |
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“Packing sacks, bags” covers the use of polybags and other similar articles. |
Toys |
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Greige fabrics |
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“Terry fabrics” or “Denim fabrics” takes precedence over “Knitted fabrics” or “Woven fabrics.” “Dyed fabrics” refers to fabric output of dyeing processes. “Greige fabrics” refers to fabric output of knitting and weaving processes. “Undyed fabrics” refers to fabric output of pre-treatment, ready for dyeing (RFD). |
Undyed fabrics |
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Dyed fabrics |
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Fabrics |
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“Special fabrics” include pile, chenille, tulles, laces, tapestries, narrow, embroidery, quilted, impregnated, coated or processed not covered by “Knitted fabrics” or “Woven fabrics.” Product category “Fabrics” should only be applied for “Non- woven fabrics”, “Special fabrics”, “Leather”, “Bonded leather” and other fabric types that cannot be covered by “Greige fabrics”, “Dyed fabrics” and “Undyed fabrics.” |
Greige yarns |
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“Greige yarns” refer to yarn output of spinning processes. “Undyed yarns” refer to yarn output from pre-treatment, ready for dyeing (RFD). “Dyed yarns” refer to yarn output of dyeing processes. For input of recycled cotton and output of viscose or cupro covered by GRS and RCS, users are required to specify either “Viscose filament” or “Cupro filament” as a User Specific Term for product detail. Where me?lange or embroidered yarn is a certified product, users are required to specify “Melange yarns” or “Embroidery yarns” as a User Specific Term for product detail. |
Undyed yarns |
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Dyed yarns |
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Tops |
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Undyed fibers |
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“Raw fibers” is applicable to all plant-based fibers (e.g., flax, hemp, jute, coconut, abaca, rami,e etc.) “Combed fibers” are applicable to combed wool and combed animal hair. “Staple fibers” and “Filament” is applicable to all cellulosic and synthetic fibers. “Comber noil” and “Cotton linter” takes precedence over “By- product.”. When “By-products” are used as product details, users are required to specify the details as User Specific Terms. |
Dyed fibers |
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“Raw fibers” are applicable to all plant-based fibers (e.g., flax, hemp, jute, coconut, abaca, ramie, etc.) “Combed fibers” are applicable to combed wool and combed animal hair. “Staple fibers” and “Filament” is applicable to all cellulosic and synthetic fibers. “Comber noil” takes precedence over “By-products.” When “By-products” is used as product detail, users are required to specify the details as a User Specific Term. |
Processed materials |
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“Chips (pellets)”, “Flakes” and “Popcorns” are applicable to synthetic fibers. “Pulp” includes wood pulp, cotton pulp, cotton linter pulp, etc. Users are required to specify the details as a User Specific Term. |
Unprocessed fibers/materials |
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“Chips (pellets)”, “Flakes” and “Popcorns” are applicable to synthetic fibers. |
Reclaimed materials |
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When “Reclaimed process waste” is used as product detail, users are required to specify the details as a User Specific Term. Note: Users are required to obtain approval from Assurance@TextileExchange.org for the use of “Reclaimed ocean waste” as a product as specific verification processes are required. |