Softlines (clothing, home textiles, footwear etc)

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Ensure the quality of clothing, home textiles, technical textiles, footwear, accessories, jewellery and many more with TÜV SÜD‘s holistic approach to product safety and quality – from design to delivery.

Speed and price are key success factors in a market where fashion cycles are fast and competition is fierce. All too often, the pressure to reduce costs along the entire production process results in quality being compromised. This is exacerbated by quality attrition occurring in a global supply chain environment characterized by multiple interfaces and different cultures and languages.

In a highly competitive market, quality flaws, failure to comply with legal requirements and client specifications or child labor scandals can result in irreparable loss of both sales and image.

TÜV SÜD helps you minimize risks and points of friction, leveraging on knowledge gained from over a century in the safety and quality business, and powered by over 140 years of German product and process expertise.

Your benefits
  • Minimize business risks and costs
  • Ensure compliance to worldwide safety, social, legal and environmental standards
  • Gain international market access
  • Deliver consistent quality & meet customer expectations
  • Meet timelines
  • Achieve high quality in material safety, durability and wearability
  • Maintain and build brand reputation


Our services at a glance:

Testing Services: Regulatory, quality & performance and ecological testing in state-of-the-art ISO 17025 accredited laboratories in source countries as per various international standards.

Inspections Services: Pre-shipment inspections including Initial Production Check (IPC), During Production check (DUPRO), Final Random Inspection (FRI), loading / stuffing supervision and quality and assortment check as per international sampling method ANSI / ASQ Z1.4 - 2003.

Audits & Certifications Services: Social compliance audits such as SA 8000, BSCI, WRAP, ETI etc; certifications including TÜV SÜD Mark to certify various production, quality & social aspects, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001; and technical audit and factory evaluation etc. These services are conducted in compliance with internationally recognized standards.

Trainings & Knowledge Services: Expert opinion on various issues such as factory set-up (support services), operator training center set-up and wide range of training programs including customised staff training programs, quality system awareness and retail – awareness for merchandisers.