An Approved Certification Body or Approved Certifier is a certification body that has been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body. By signing a con tract with Global Standard gGmbH, they are permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard within a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard. An updated list of Approved Certifiers and their scopes is available on the GOTS Website.
")  ## Address Meeuwenlaan 4-6 NL-8011 BZ Zwolle **Approved Scopes: 1, 2, 3 Accredited by: RvA** ## Contact [ +31 (0)38 4260100 ](tel://+31%20(0)38%204260100 "+31 (0)38 4260100") [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ](mailto:certifications@controlunion.com "Write email to certifications@controlunion.com") [ https://certifications.controlunion.com/en ](https://certifications.controlunion.com/en) ## Countries of operation ArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBahrainBangladeshBelgiumBrazilBulgariaCambodiaCanadaChinaColombiaCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEgyptEl SalvadorFranceGermanyGreeceGuatemalaHondurasHong Kong - SAR of ChinaIndiaIndonesiaIsraelItalyJapanKorea (South)Macedonia NorthMauritiusMexicoMoroccoNetherlandsNicaraguaPakistanPeruPolandPortugalRomaniaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwan - ChinaTanzaniaThailandTunisiaTürkiyeUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaVietnam ## Authentication method(s) for GOTS certificates There have been cases of invalid certificates which have been faked or manipulated. Below you’ll find one or more methods to authenticate a GOTS certificate at hand. Should you not be able to obtain confirmation of the certificate’s authenticity, please inform GOTS (qa@global-[standard](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/standard "standard glossary text
").org) and the [certification body](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/certification-body "A Certification Body, having been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body and by way of signing a contract with Global Standard gGmbH has been permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard over a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard.
") about this. We’ll get back to you. # **Certificate specific authentication page** If you use the QR code (or the web address) on the certificate to have it authenticated, please make sure that you are directed to the following web server. The URL pattern to download the original of a certificate is: SC: https://lib.controlunion.com/scs/{ID}/file and for TC: https://lib.controlunion.com/tcs/{ID}/file. Every certificate has a QR code containing the specific URI. This URI can be used to download the original document. **https://lib.controlunion.com** Bangladesh, India: Certified facilities in these countries are operated by CU Inspections India Pvt. Ltd. which is independently approved as [GOTS](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/gots "The worldwide leading voluntary sustainability standard for the post-harvest textile value chain for certified organic fibres, covering environmental criteria, human rights, social criteria and business conduct.
") Certifier. Turkey: Certified facilities in Turkey are operated by Control Union Gozetim ve Belgelendirme Ltd. Sti. which is independently approved as GOTS Certifier. ## Local Contacts ### Europe #### Netherlands Control Union Certifications B.V. (THE HEAD OFFICE) Contact: Ms. Lonneke de Kort Meeuwenlaan 4-6, 8011 BZ ZWOLLE Phone: +31 (0)38 4260100, +31 (0)38 4260100 Fax: +31 (0)38 4237040 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. #### Denmark Control Union Certifications Denmark Contact: Ms. Astrid Wodschow DK-3390 Hunested Phone: +45 737 02501 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. #### Germany Control Union Certifications Germany GmbH Contact: Ms. Johanna Ruppert Dorotheastrasse 30 D-10318 Berlin Phone: +49 30 509 69 88-0 Fax: +49 30 509 69 88-88 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. #### Portugal Control Union Certifications Portugal Contact: Mr. Cláudio Carlos Rua Industrial Alfredo da Silva, 14 Gabinete P CX Postal 5051 PT-2831-904 Barreiro Phone: +351 211 389546 [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ](mailto:ccarlos@controlunion.com)This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. #### Turkey Control Union Gozetim ve Belgelendirme Ltd. Sti. is independently approved as GOTS Certifier. Contact details can be found [here](https://gots.vorschau.website/certification/approved-certification-bodies.html) ### Asia #### China Control Union China Contact: Mr. Wang Li Fu Room 1301, Jintiandi International Building 998 Renmin Road 200021 Shanghai Phone: +86 21 63550933 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. #### Hong Kong Control Union Certifications Hong Kong Contact: Mr. Stephen Chui Unit 1305, 13/F, Prosperity Place 6 Shing Yip Street Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone: +852 23967186 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. #### India CU Inspections and Certifications India Pvt. Ltd. is independently approved as GOTS Certifier. Contact details can be found [here](https://gots.vorschau.website/certification/approved-certification-bodies.html) #### Korea Control Union Korea Contact: Mr. James Kim Suite 910, Dream Tower 66 Seongsui-ro Seongdong Gu 04784 Seoul Phone: +82 2 22819200 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ### America #### USA Control Union USA Inc. (Certification office) Contact: Mr. Robert Demianew 8211 West Broward Boulevard, Suite 430 FL 33324 Plantation, Fort Lauderdale Phone: +1 954 9002987 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [ Back to Approved Certification Bodies ](https://gots.vorschau.website/index.php?Itemid=1462)