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Master Regulatory Mapping (v1.7)

Textiles and Fibre Products From Seed to Store to Remake

WHY IS THIS HERE? Textile3 records from fibre origin through spinning, weaving, and construction map to the regulations that open global fashion markets — EU Digital Product Passports, forced labor bans, deforestation-free certification for viscose and cotton, and Scope 3 reporting for major buyers. Sign your fibre once. Meet multiple markets.

8 Languages Supported

Global / Multilateral

ECGT — Sept 2026

SEP 2026

EU Empowering Consumers Directive (2024/825)

Evidence-based green claims. Bans 'eco-friendly' without proof. Penalty: 4% turnover.

EU CSRD (Art. 29)

IN EFFECT

Mandatory Value Chain Reporting

Agentic integrity for supply chain transparency.

United States / California

Berry Amendment

IN EFFECT

10 U.S.C. § 2533a

Joint liability for DoD-contracted domestic clothing, food, and textile procurement.

CA AB 1305

IN EFFECT

Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures

Substantiation via ISO 14065 third-party verifiers.

CA SB 253

IN EFFECT

Climate Corporate Data Accountability

Mandatory Scope 3 primary GHG data disclosure.

CA SB 261

IN EFFECT

Climate-Related Financial Risk

Evidence of physical and transition risk resilience.

CA SB 62

IN EFFECT

Garment Worker Protection Act

Joint liability for garment worker wages across the chain.

CA SB 707

IN EFFECT

Responsible Textile Recovery Act

Extended Producer Responsibility for apparel and household textiles in California. Producers must register with a state-approved PRO (e.g. Landbell) to fund statewide take-back, collection, and recycling infrastructure.

FTC 16 CFR 423

IN EFFECT

Care Labeling Rule

Mandatory care instructions on all garments and piece goods sold in the US. Instructions must be permanently attached, legible, and accurate for the entire useful life of the garment.

FTC TFPIA

IN EFFECT

Textile Fiber Products Identification Act

Mandatory fiber content labeling on all textile products sold in the US. Labels must state fiber type, percentage by weight, country of origin, and manufacturer identity. FTC enforcement.

UFLPA (2021)

IN EFFECT

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Rebuttable presumption that any goods wholly or partly produced in Xinjiang — or by entities on the UFLPA Entity List — are made with forced labor and are banned from US import.

USDA NOP (7 CFR 205)

IN EFFECT

National Organic Program

USDA certification required for any product sold as organic in the US market. Covers organic cotton, wool, and natural fibre crop production. Annual inspection and full input documentation required.

European Union

CSDDD (2024/1760)

2027

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence across global supply chains. Large EU company obligations from July 2027.

ESPR (2024/1781)

IN EFFECT

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products

Digital Product Passports and unsold goods ban. Buyers are building DPP infrastructure now.

EU EPR Textiles

IN EFFECT

Extended Producer Responsibility — Textiles

EU member states required to establish textile EPR collection and recycling schemes by January 2025 (Revised WFD 2018/851). Brands bear financial responsibility for end-of-life collection and sorting.

EU FLR (2024/3015)

2027

EU Forced Labour Regulation

Bans all products made with forced labour from the EU market. Applies to goods produced domestically and imported. Investigation and mandatory withdrawal mechanism. Full application from 2027.

EU Organic (2018/848)

IN EFFECT

EU Organic Certification

Digital traceability and annual inspection requirements for organic certification. Covers crop production, processing, and labeling. Mandatory for any product marketed as organic in EU markets.

EUDR (2023/1115)

JUN 2026

EU Deforestation Regulation

6-decimal plot geolocation and 2020-12-31 cut-off. SME deadline: June 30, 2026.

REACH

IN EFFECT

EU 1907/2006

Hazardous substance (SVHC) disclosure >0.1%.

Textile Act

IN EFFECT

EU 1007/2011

Fibre composition and animal origin disclosure.

India

BRSR Core

IN EFFECT

VCP ESG KPIs

9 mandatory ESG KPIs for value chain partners.

GI Tags

IN EFFECT

Geographical Indications Act

Authorised User registration for regional crafts.

Handloom 2025

IN EFFECT

Handloom Mark

Mandatory certification for hand-woven goods.

United Kingdom

CMA Green Claims

IN EFFECT

UK Green Claims Code

Substantiation before marketing claims (anti-greenwash).

ASA CAP/BCAP Code

IN EFFECT

UK Advertising Standards Authority — CAP & BCAP Codes

The CAP Code (non-broadcast) and BCAP Code (broadcast) require all UK advertising to be legal, decent, honest, and truthful. ASA has published specific guidance on environmental claims (2023): ads must not imply a product's overall environmental impact is neutral or positive without robust lifecycle evidence. Upheld rulings require advertisers to hold substantiating evidence before publication — not after a complaint. Penalty: ad removal, referral to Trading Standards, and reputational sanctions.

DMCC Act 2025

IN EFFECT

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act

From 6 April 2025 the CMA has direct enforcement powers — fines up to 10% of global turnover — for misleading sustainability claims, without requiring a court order. Supersedes guidance-only Green Claims Code enforcement.

UK Packaging EPR

IN EFFECT

Extended Producer Responsibility — Packaging

Businesses placing packaged goods on the UK market above threshold (£2M turnover / 50 tonnes packaging) must report packaging data and pay modulated fees. Full fee obligations from 2025.

UK SI 2012/1102

IN EFFECT

Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012

Mandatory fibre-content labeling on all textile products sold in the UK market. Post-Brexit retained domestic law equivalent of EU Textile Fibres Regulation 1007/2011. FCA enforcement.

Forest Risk

IN EFFECT

UKFRC

Legality-based production facts for forest commodities.

Australia

ACL s.18 / s.29

IN EFFECT

Australian Consumer Law — Environmental Claims

Sections 18 and 29 of the Australian Consumer Law prohibit misleading and deceptive conduct and false representations, including unsubstantiated environmental and sustainability claims. ACCC actively enforces against fashion and textile brands.

AU MSA

IN EFFECT

Modern Slavery Act 2026

Duty to Prevent and mandatory worker safety logs.

Seamless

IN EFFECT

Australia Textile Stewardship

Circularity levy and material stewardship mapping.

AU Consumer Protection Notice

IN EFFECT

Textile and Apparel Labelling Standard

Mandatory fibre content, country of origin, and care instruction labeling for garments and textiles sold in Australia. Enforced under the Australian Consumer Law (Competition and Consumer Act 2010).

Japan

JIS L 0001

IN EFFECT

2024 Care Symbols

Mandatory 2024 updated care and origin symbols.

HGQLA (家庭用品品質表示法)

IN EFFECT

Household Goods Quality Labeling Act

Mandatory fibre content by percentage, care instructions (JIS L 0001 symbols), and country of origin on all textile products sold in Japan. Enforced by the Consumer Affairs Agency.

SSBJ Climate

IN EFFECT

SSBJ Climate Standard

Mandatory Prime Market Scope 3 primary data.

West Africa

GSA CAP 327

IN EFFECT

Ghana Standards Authority — Textile Certification

Mandatory GSA quality certification and care labeling for textile products imported or sold in Ghana. Ghana is also a high-volume destination for used-clothing dumping; active policy pressure toward import quality controls and anti-dumping restrictions on low-quality textile imports.

SON MANCAP

IN EFFECT

Quality Standardization

Quality standardization and written care labels.

We translate compliance and marketing claims into 8 local languages: English, French, Hindi, Japanese, Spanish, German, Italian, and Portuguese.