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Control Union Certifications b.v.

Approved Certification Body

Address

Meeuwenlaan 4-6 NL-8011 BZ Zwolle

Approved Scopes: 1, 2, 3
Accredited by: RvA

Contact

+31 (0)38 4260100
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https://certifications.controlunion.com/en

Countries of operation

Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Canada China Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Egypt El Salvador France Germany Greece Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong - SAR of China India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan Korea (South) Macedonia North Mauritius Mexico Morocco Netherlands Nicaragua Pakistan Peru Poland Portugal Romania South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Taiwan - China Tanzania Thailand Tunisia Türkiye United Kingdom United States of America Vietnam

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 (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and the certification body 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 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
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Denmark

Control Union Certifications Denmark
Contact: Ms. Astrid Wodschow
DK-3390 Hunested
Phone: +45 737 02501
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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
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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
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Turkey

Control Union Gozetim ve Belgelendirme Ltd. Sti. is independently approved as GOTS Certifier.
Contact details can be found here

Asia

China

Control Union China
Contact: Mr. Wang Li Fu
Room 1301, Jintiandi International Building
998 Renmin Road
200021 Shanghai
Phone: +86 21 63550933
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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
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India

CU Inspections and Certifications India Pvt. Ltd. is independently approved as GOTS Certifier.
Contact details can be found here

Korea

Control Union Korea
Contact: Mr. James Kim
Suite 910, Dream Tower
66 Seongsui-ro
Seongdong Gu
04784 Seoul
Phone: +82 2 22819200
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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
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