Looking for GOTS-certified organic cotton manufacturers? In this guide, we list suppliers offering a wide range of garments – all of which are (at the time of publication) GOTS certified. Each supplier profile includes an overview of their main products and production capabilities.
Listed Companies
- Quanzhou Jinke Garments
- Quanzhou Mingquan Apparel
- Sichuan OTEX Textiles
- Changshu Harbour Zone Wollen Sweater Weaving
- Ningbo Joy Textiles
- King Tai Fashion Manufacturing Factory
- Anhui Huamao Textile
- Fujian Jinjiang Baishiqing Garment Weaving
- Bros Eastern
- ComfortAce (Nantong) Textile Technologies
- Hemp Fortex Industries
- Hop Lun (Hongkong)
- Jiangyin Harvest Knitting & Garments
- Jingjiang New World
- Jinjiang Shenhu Hongren Knitting Garment
Disclaimer
We are not affiliated with any of the companies listed in this guide. We have selected these companies based on their claimed product scope, history, certification, and capabilities.
What is organic cotton?
The definition of organic cotton might be slightly different, depending on the countries or contexts. Roughly speaking, organic cotton refers to cotton that is ‘naturally cultivated without the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides or transgenic technology.’
In the United States, cotton that meets the requirements of the National Organic Programme (NOP), US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is considered ‘organic’.
According to the globally leading and reputable non-profit organization Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), organic cotton must comply with any standards approved by the IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), such as:
a. Regulation (EC) 834/2007 organic production and labeling of organic products
b. USDA National Organic Program (NOP)
c. APEDA’s National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)
d. China Organic Standard GB/ T19630
What is GOTS?
The Global Organic Textile Standard, short for GOTS, is a certification agency that provides third-party testing and certification services to parties from the fabric and textile industry and supply chain. The Global Organic Textile Standard was founded by four organizations:
a. Organic Trade Association (OTA, USA)
b. Internationaler Verband der Naturtextilwirtschaft (IVN, Germany)
c. Soil Association (UK)
d. Japan Organic Cotton Association (JOCA, Japan).
Requirements
The GOTS defines the high-grade environmental requirements and social standards of the entire textile production chain. The purpose of GOTS is to ensure the safety, ecology, sustainability, and social responsibility of the textile products and production process, from the screening of raw materials to the labeling of tags and packaging, to the end consumers.
The GOTS is a voluntary industry standard, but it is followed by many suppliers, manufacturers, wholesalers, and other providers throughout the textile supply chain as a quality assurance method for their textile products.
In order to comply with the GOTS, fabrics or textiles must not contain certain substances, including the following:
- Heavy metals (lead, chromium, nickel, etc.)
- Azo dyes
- Formaldehyde
- Bisphenol A
- Flame retardants
In addition, GOTS prohibits the use of auxiliaries that contain genetically modified organisms (GMO) or their enzymes and the use of auxiliaries that are based on functional nano-particles.
Also, in order to achieve GOTS certification, a minimum amount of the fiber material used in the textiles or fabric must be certified as organic. The GOTS label grade ‘made with organic’ requires a minimum of 70% certified organic fibers. The GOTS label grade ‘organic’ requires a minimum of 95% certified organic fibers.
GOTS Supplier Database
In order to verify suppliers’ or manufacturers’ qualifications on GOTS certification, you can visit the GOTS’ Certified Suppliers Database, which contains the certified entities as reported by GOTS-approved certifiers.
To know more about the GOTS Standards and requirements, please check the GOTS Standards guide book published by GOTS in 2021.
Quanzhou Jinke Garments
Quanzhou Jinke Garments is a knitwear factory specialized in producing intimate wear and babywear. The company was founded in 1996 in Quanzhou and currently, its factory covers an area of 20,000 square meters, with over 500 experienced workers working there.
According to the information on Quanzhou Jinke Garments’ official website, the company’s production capacity reaches over 20 million pcs.
Main Products
Summary
- Certification: BSCI, OEKO-TEX Standard, GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles
- Compliance: REACH
- MOQ: Not mentioned
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: Xianjing Industrial Zone, Licheng District, Quanzhou, Fujian, China
Quanzhou Mingquan Apparel
Quanzhou Mingquan Apparel was founded in 2000 as a professional manufacturer of men’s and women’s knit underwear, babywear, and sportswear. The company employs more than 200 staff, and it reaches an annual sales figure that exceeds USD 10,000,000.
Quanzhou Mingquan Apparel provides GOTS-certified cotton, polyester, spandex, and other types of fabrics. The sample lead time is between 7 to 14 days, while the delivery time is around 90 days after the order is confirmed.
Main Products
- Training leggings
- Quick-dry training tops
- Yoga pants
- Newborn baby clothes
- Cycling wear
- Baby’s dress
Summary
- Certification: BSCI, OEKO-TEX Standard, GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles
- Compliance: Not mentioned
- MOQ: 1000 pcs
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: Xianjing Industrial Zone, Licheng District, Quanzhou, Fujian
Sichuan OTEX Textiles
Sichuan OTEX Textiles is owned by the distributor ”Triaz GmbH (Germany)” and Tiansheng Investment Group Co., Ltd. (Hongkong), and it is based in Chengdu. Sichuan OTEX has its own silkworm farm to produce raw silk material, producing and selling organic and natural textiles. According to its website, the company was awarded the GOTS certification in the early 2000s.
The main products of Sichuan OTEX Textiles are organic silk knitting fabrics and organic silk woven fabrics.
Main Products
- Wap net 65g/㎡
- Single jersey 78/92g/㎡
- Interlock jersey 110/140/165 g/㎡
- 2×2 rib 110/130 g/㎡
- Paj fabric 5m/m
- habotai 8m/m and 16m/m
- Satin 16m/m and 19m/m
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles
- Compliance: Not mentioned
- MOQ: Not mentioned
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: Building 7, No.355, Tengfei Second Road, Southwest Airport Economic Development Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan
Changshu Harbour Zone Wollen Sweater Weaving
Changshu Harbour Zone Woollen Sweater Weaving was founded in 1997. It specializes in producing and exporting knitwear fabrics and clothing to Europe and the US. The company’s factory covers an area of more than 11,000 square meters and has a construction area of over 7,000 square meters.
Changshu Harbour Zone provides comprehensive development services that include:
- Knitting
- Printing
- Dying
- Overstitching
- Manually thread tying
- Washing
- Ironing
- Inspection
- Packaging
Main Products
- Men’s wear
- Women’s wear
- Children’s wear
- Enhanced fleece wear
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles
- Compliance: Not mentioned
- MOQ: Not mentioned
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: No. 1, Bizhou Road, Zhouxikou, Bixi, Changshu, Jiangsu
Ningbo Joy Textile
Ningbo Joy Textile is a company that specializes in producing men, women, and children’s clothing. The types of garments include knitwear, woven wear, and woolen wear.
Ningbo Joy Textile is a GOTS-certified company that designs and manufactures shirts, pants, coats, and other types of garments. The company mainly exports its products to overseas markets, including the US, Europe, Australia, and South America.
Main Products
- T-shirts
- Polo shirts
- Jackets
- Sweaters
- Tank tops
- Knit denim pants
- Sweaters
- Blazers
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles
- Compliance: Not mentioned
- MOQ: Not mentioned
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: 1807 No.555 Mid RiLi Road Yinzhou, Ningbo, Zhejiang
King Tai Fashion Manufacturing Factory
King Tai Fashion Manufacturing Factory was founded in 1987 in Dongguan, Guangdong Province. The company’s factory covers an area of over 10,000 square meters.
King Tai designs and manufactures shirts and children’s wear. King Tai has served some big retail chains from the United States and Europe, including Next, Asda, Tesco, and Target.
Main Products
- T-shirts
- Children’s pajamas
- Underwear
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles
- Compliance: Not mentioned
- MOQ: Not mentioned
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: Chaheng Road, Chaolang Management District, Chashan Town, Dongguan, Guangdong
Anhui Huamao Textile
Founded in 1958, Anhui Huamao Textile is a yarn company that produces high-quality fabrics. It provides one-stop fabric development and production services. Anhui Huamao is currently a listed company in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market.
Anhui Huamao Textile engages in fabric research, design, and production. The production processes include yarn knitting, weaving, and mercerizing.
Currently, the annual capacity of Huamao reaches 55,000 tons, which is over 80 million meters of fabrics per year.
Main Products
- Cotton fabrics
- Flax fabrics
- Polyester fabrics
- Viscose fabrics
- Acrylic fabrics
- Soybean fabrics
- Spandex fabrics
- Tencel fabrics
- Model fabrics
- Coolmax fabrics
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles, BSCI, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 10012
- Compliance: GB/T398-1993, GB/T406-1993, GB/T5324-1997, GB/T5325-1997
- MOQ: Not mentioned
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: Chaheng Road, Chaolang Management District, Chashan Town, Dongguan, Guangdong
Fujian Jinjiang Baishiqing Garment Weaving
Fujian Jinjiang Baishiqing Garment Weaving was founded over 30 years ago. The company is a professional manufacturer of underwear, swimwear, and yoga suits. Currently, Baishiqing has more than 200 garment technical staff and a construction area of 15,000 square meters.
The company produces GOTS-certified cotton and combed cotton products. It also produces items made with other materials, including Spandex and nylon.
Main Products
- Men’s boxers
- Men’s briefs
- Dumbbells training sets
- Beachwear bikini
- UPF 50+ properties swimsuit
- Swim trunks
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles, OEKO-TEX Standard, BSCI, Sedex
- Compliance: Not mentioned
- MOQ: 1000 pcs
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: First and second district of industrial Zone, Donghai’an District, Shenhu Town, Jinjiang, Fujian
BROS Eastern
Established in 1989, BROS Eastern is a leading yarn and fabric manufacturer specialized in the research, development, and manufacturing of top-dyed mélange yarns. BROS is now a listed company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
BROS also set up subsidiaries and factories in Zhejiang, Shandong, Hebei, and Jiangsu Provinces. It also has a factory in Vietnam. The company has been actively developing and launching new mélange cotton yarns. BROS produces more than 150,000 tons of mélange yarn annually, supplying UNIQLO, Nike, GAP, H&M, POLO, Adidas, and other famous casual wear and athletic wear brands.
Main Products
- Mélange cotton yarns
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles, OEKO-TEX Standard, Supima Cotton Certificate, Environment Management System Certificate.
- Compliance: Not mentioned
- MOQ: Not mentioned
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: 8F, Ningbo Fortune Center, No.188 Yongjiang Avenue, Yinzhou District, Ningbo
ComfortAce (Nantong) Textile Technologies
ComfortAce (Nantong) Textile Technologies was founded in the 2000s and specializes in producing high-quality bedding textiles and bedding products, including duvets, pillows, and bed linen. ComfortAce also has a sales representative office (ComfortAce B.V) in the Netherlands.
ComfortAce produces its bedding linens and products with high-quality materials, such as GOTS-certified cotton, wool, goose down, and other soft materials.
Main Products
- Natural and synthetic-filled quilts
- Polyester basic quilts
- Fiber blend quilts
- Microfibre quilts
- Washable wool quilts
- Down quilts
- Goose down quilts
- Organic cotton quilts
- Polyester basic pillows
- Ball fiber pillows
- Sandwich goose down pillows
- Neck support pillows
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles, OEKO-TEX Standard, ISO 9001
- Compliance: Not mentioned
- MOQ: Not mentioned
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: 1112, Tower A, Nanjing World Trade Center Mansion, 67 Shanxi Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu
Hemp Fortex Industries
Hemp Fortex was founded in 1999 in Shandong Province. The company’s core business is to produce high-quality and sustainable textiles. Hemp Fortex uses eco-friendly materials as the main sources to produce its articles, including organic cotton, recycled PET bottles, yak fiber, and hemp.
Hemp Fortex manufactures its products using 100% GOTS-certified cotton, or a combination of GOTS-certified cotton with other materials, such as modal, yak fiber, and hemp. These materials are used to make tops, bottoms, dresses, accessories, and shoes.
Main Products
- Gloves
- Socks
- Twines
- blouses
- Light-weight T-shirts
- Sweaters
- Flannel Bust skirts
- Shoulder bags
- Bucket hats
- Baseball caps
- Hairbands
- Scarves
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles
- Compliance: OCS Standard
- MOQ: Not mentioned
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: 1688 Creative Industry Park 3rd Floor, C4 Building, 1022 Beilao Road, Qingdao, Shandong
Hop Lun (Hongkong)
Established in 1992 in Hong Kong, Hop Lun is a designer and manufacturer of quality lingerie and swimwear. Hop Lun’s wide variety of product lines is designed for young teenagers, nursing mothers, yoga practitioners, or casual wearers.
Hop Lun accepts orders from small to medium-sized companies who are looking for smaller orders and quick production.
Currently, Hop Lun employs around 30,000 staff, owning eight manufacturing facilities located across three countries, with centralized pre-production offices and logistic centers.
Main Products
- Low/high rise hipsters
- High waisted briefs
- Lace bikinis
- Cage back panties
- Camisole
- Period pants
- Minimizer bras
- Nursing bras
- Shapewear
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles, OEKO-TEX Standard, BSCI, Sedex, Global Recycled Standard, ISO 9001
- Compliance: Not mentioned
- MOQ: 300 pcs
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: 33/F, 9 Wing Hong Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Jiangyin Harvest Knitting & Garments
Jiangyin Harvest Knitting & Garments was established in 2001. The company is a manufacturer of yarns and fabrics of various quality and knit structures, including organic cotton, wool, and cashmere.
Jiangyin Harvest mainly works with companies with OEM needs The factory of Jiangyin covers more than 10,000 square meters, with more than 700 staff, of which 90 technicians are proficient workers in knitwear. Currently, the annual production capacity of Jiangyin Harvest is 8.5 million suits and 2 million kilograms of knitted fabrics.
Main Products
- Brush fabric
- Terry fabric
- Single jersey fabric
- Air layer fabric
- Rib layer fabric
- Mesh cloth
- Men and women’s clothing
- Children’s clothing
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001
- Compliance: Not mentioned
- MOQ: Not mentioned
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: No.100-3, Xicheng Road, Lingang Street, Jiangyin, Jiangsu
Jingjiang New World
Jingjiang New World is a manufacturer specializing in the production and sales of hosiery. The factory of Jingjiang New World has more than 250 sets of computer machines, creating an annual production of 20 million pairs of socks, shoes, and gloves.
The company mainly exports its products to North America, Europe, and Japan.
Main Products
- Sneaker socks
- Sport socks
- Terry socks
- Cozy socks
- Knee-high socks
- 5 toe socks
- Tights
- Knit gloves
- Knit shorts
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles, OEKO-TEX Standard, BSCI
- Compliance: Not mentioned
- MOQ: Not mentioned
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: No. 68-2, North Third Ring Road, Chengbei Park, Jingjiang, Jiangsu
Jinjiang Shenhu Hongren Knitting Garment
Founded in 1989, Jinjiang Shenhu Hongren Knitting Garment is a manufacturer that focuses on making underwear for men, ladies, and children. The factory area of Jinjiang Shenhu covers more than 15,000 square meters. Currently, the company employs approximately 300 workers, spreading in the development lines of weaving, sewing, cutting, and packing.
Main Products
- Men’s underwear
- Ladies’ underwear
- Children’s wear
- Beach shorts
Summary
- Certification: GOTS Organic Cotton Textiles
- Compliance: Not mentioned
- MOQ: Not mentioned
- Samples offered: Yes
Location: 76 East Jinquan Road, Kengbian Village, Shenhu Town, Jinjiang, Fujian
