Application for the verification of textile

inputs to Textile Exchange OCS scheme

Your main processing site and contacts
You can complete this form electronically and email to For help call + 44 (0) 117 914 2406 for help.
Your name (and title) / MrMissMrsSirDrDukeEarlLadyLordMajorSirProf. / Job title
Company / Town
No. and Road / County
Telephone / Country
Mobile / Postcode
Email / Licence holder:
Secondary:
Additional:
My invoicing and/or correspondence address is different from above and I have enclosed/attached details
I would prefer to receive day-to-day correspondence by email
2. Your business type
Sole trader / Partnership / Corporation / Limited company
Other, please detail
3. Standards
We offer verification to the Organic Claim Standard:
I do not require a hard copy of the Textile Exchange Standards (I will view them online at
Your enterprises
Enterprises / Organic / Non-
organic / Enterprises / Organic / Non-
organic
Brandholder / On-farm processor
Exporter / Subcontractor who processes product on behalf of another company
Exporter to USA / selling in USA / Labelling finished product
Importers / Dry textile processing (grading, spinning, knitting, weaving etc)
Retailer / Garment or final product construction (dry process)
Trader or wholesaler / Wet processor (scouring, dyeing, finishing, printing etc)
Packing finished product / Other, detail below
Do you wish to certify any other sites under your licence? (not including storage facilities)
Please detail the all applicable site addresses
Storing your products off-site If not applicable move to the next section
I own the site / I do not own the site / How far in miles is the storage site from your main site
The site has Textile Exchange approval and I have enclosed the current certificate
Please detail the site address
Please detail how the products will be packaged and stored off site
The production process
Please detail your production process, including the materials received on site, the processes undertaken, and the goods out. A flow diagram is acceptable (continue on a separate sheet or attach details if necessary).
Separation of OCS and non-OCS goods
Please briefly detail your procedures to ensure that OCS and non-OCS are clearly identifiable and separate during transport, unloading, storage, processing and dispatching. If relevant please detail how you will clean equipment between verified and non-verified runs (continue on a separate sheet or attach details if necessary).
Record-keeping
Please briefly detail what records you will keep so you can trace all products from intake of raw materials through to the sale of product. For example, goods in, stock records, goods out etc.
Your products
Please detail what products you would like to certify. Also detail the claims that are being made under OCS standards
Products / Standards / Claims
Product labels and logo use
Please note we will not be able to approve your products until we have received the labels for the products listed.
I have attached draft labels.
I have attached details of all intended uses of Textile Exchange logos.
I confirm that Textile Exchange logos are not being used on products C not verified under the OCS
Your application feePlease refer to the enclosed fee sheet
Cheque / Please make cheque payable to Soil Association Certification Limited
Bank transfer / I would like to pay by BACS payment
Credit card / I would like to pay by credit card (our accounts department will contact you shortly)
VAT registration number (if applicable)
Details of any organic certification held currently/previously
Do you currently have organic textile certification or Textile Exchange approval? / Yes No
If yes, who with, for what product scopes and to which standards?
Have you previously held organic certification/Textile Exchange approval? / Yes No
If yes, with which certification body and when did certification cease?
Have you ever had organic certification/Textile Exchange approval denied or revoked? / Yes No
If yes, with which certification body and when?
Are there any prosecutions, previous or pending, relating to your business which may have a bearing on your application for organic certification/Textile Exchange approval? / Yes No
If yes, please provide details:
Reporting
Do you want prevent the basic information about your license from being listed on the Textile Exchange website? / Yes No
Certification contract
I have enclosed/will send separately two signed copies of the Soil Association Certification contract
Your declaration
  • To the best of my/our knowledge, all the information supplied in this application is accurate
  • I/we have full management control of all land and enterprises detailed in this application
  • I/we have read and agree to comply with the Textile Exchange standards and any future updates
  • I/we permit exchange of our license information with other Textile Exchange certification bodies and Textile Exchange to verify certification status
  • I/we confirm that no other certifier is, nor will be, engaged to conduct certification for the same scope
  • I/we confirm SA Certification will be notified if certification from another certifier covering the same scope (i.e. organic cotton) is being considered
  • I/we understand that application fee payment and a signed contract are required before the inspection and certification process can commence

I have completed this form electronically and confirm I am in agreement with the declaration above
Should you require a copy of our appeals procedure at any stage of your application, please let us know.
Signature / Date

Soil Association Certification Limited, South Plaza, Marlborough Street, Bristol BS1 3NX

T 0117 914 2400 F 0117 314 5046 E W

Reference number: C1387FmVersion No: 02Issue date: August 2016