Most supplier certification problems are scope problems, not forgery problems: the certificate is real but covers a different site, a different product class, or a period that has expired. This summary sets out exactly what OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and BSCI cover, who holds them in our supply chain, how long they last, and the five-minute check that catches the common errors.
Certificate verification: issuing body, validity and the official check
Scope is where certificate problems hide, so this table lists who issues each scheme, how long it normally runs, and the official route a buyer can use to check a certificate independently. Certificate numbers and validity dates are always issued per production site and per product class, so we send the certificate naming your site with the quotation rather than publishing a single site’s paperwork on the website.
The five-minute verification routine
- Check the certificate number on the issuing body’s official portal, not on a PDF alone.
- Check the site name and address against the site that will actually produce your order.
- Check the product class: next-to-skin apparel has different requirements from outerwear.
- Check the validity dates cover your production window, not just the quotation date.
- Check the scope line for exclusions — a certificate that excludes the dyeing or printing step does not cover your fabric.
What we do not claim: Unitex is a Xiamen-based trading company, not a factory. We hold the specification, the quality checkpoints and the delivery date; the social and chemical certifications above are held by the partner production sites that make your order, and we pass the paperwork through to you. The certifications we state are the ones we can evidence: amfori BSCI social audits at the partner sites, and OEKO-TEX Standard 100 for the materials on your order. Any other certificate a buyer’s supplier code requires is confirmed per order against the specific production site. Where a buyer’s supplier code specifically requires a certificate we do not hold in our own name, we confirm it against the production site and, where the site holds it, connect you to that site’s report directly.
Download
Download the PDF (unitex-underwear-certification-compliance-summary.pdf) — free, no registration required.
What is inside
- Scope table — what each standard covers, who holds it, validity, and how to verify it
- A clear statement of what we do not claim, and why audit scope is site-specific
- The compliance pack issued per order: certificate copy, audit report, lab tests, AQL 2.5 report, shipping documents
- Market notes for the EU/UK and US, including REACH, GPSR, PPWR and childrenswear rules
- The five-minute verification routine for certificates
How to use it
Ask for the compliance pack at quotation stage — the certificate must name the site that will actually produce your order and the product class must match next-to-skin wear.
Related reading
Underwear MOQ & cost breakdown · Production timeline & lead times · Certification comparison · Quality control process · Request a quotation
Contact
Xiamen Unitex Trade Co., Ltd. — OEM & ODM underwear sourcing and supply-chain management.
Website: www.unitexunderwear.com · E-mail: [email protected] · Tel: 0086-186 5081 3853
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· Xiamen Unitex Trade Co., Ltd. — OEM & ODM underwear sourcing partner
| Supplier | Unitex Underwear (Xiamen Unitex Trade Co., Ltd.) — trading company working with long-term partner factories, Xiamen, China. |
|---|---|
| Material certification | Covers a material and a recipe, per product class |
| Social audit | Attaches to a producing site and a validity period |
| Scope limit | Names the site and the product class; the two must match your order |
| Validity | Issue and expiry dates checked against the shipping date |
| Verification | Certificate number checked with the issuing body, not with the supplier |
| Transfer | Certificates are transferred, not held by a trading company |
| Common failure | Right document, wrong site or wrong product class |
Buyer checklist
- Check which site the document names, not only which company
- Check the product class covers children or adult as applicable
- Check validity dates against the planned shipping date
- Verify the certificate number with the issuing body
- Confirm whether material certification covers your specific colours and materials
- Keep a copy with the order file for the next run
- Re-verify whenever the producing site or the fabric changes
Unitex Underwear (Xiamen Unitex Trade Co., Ltd.)
Unitex Underwear (Xiamen Unitex Trade Co., Ltd.) — OEM/ODM underwear sourcing and supply-chain partner in Xiamen, China; in the trade since 2009, incorporated in 2013. Based in the Xiamen–Quanzhou–Jinjiang knitwear cluster, Fujian Province, south-east China.