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Site - Question by Question Guidance (Part 1)

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Sitecountry

Country or Region (Ref ID - sitecountry)

  1. Select the country or region in which your facility is located.

Sipfacilitytype

Facility Type (Ref ID - sipfacilitytype)

  1. Select your facility type(s) from these options. Based on the selection(s), you will then see additional questions for product categories, materials used, facility processes, and industry sector.

    Facility Type Option

    Examples

    Finished Product AssemblerFinished goods production/ final product assembly (e.g., shirts, pants, footwear)
    Final product knitting (e.g.,socks, scarfs, caps)
    Finished Product Processing (Product Printing, Product Painting, Embroidery and Embellishments, Buffing and Polishing, Moulding, etc.)

    Printing and painting of products

    Home Furnishing: Buffing and Polishing, Moulding, etc.

    Finished Product Processing (Product Dyeing, Product Laundering and Product FinishingDyeing of products, including wet processing, and laundering
    Component / Sub-Assembly Manufacturing (including Packaging)Label, zipper, snap, button, elastic bungee, cardboard, moulds
    Home Furnishing: Metal Handle
    Footwear: Uppers, Soles, Laces, etc.
    Material Production (Raw and intermediate materials are transformed into their final state before assembly)Fabric dye-house, fabric manufacturer, yarn dyeing, PCB manufacturer, fabric printing
    Hard goods: Metal pieces, wooden laminates, metal plating
    Raw Material Processing (Raw Materials are processed into intermediate material products)Yarn spinning

    Hard goods: Foundry, metal processing, plastic injection, wood planks
    Raw Material Collection & Bulk Refining (Materials are collected/extracted/farmed and refined to bulk commodity state)Cotton farming and ginning, processing of bottles, fabric scrap, etc. into new recycled materials, forestry, mining, crude oil refiner, MMC pul production, MMC fiber production

    Home Furnishing: Wooden Logs, Metal Sheet rolls
  2. Note: If you are a facility with more than one type, you should select all that apply. For example:
    1. If you are a vertically integrated facility with cut and sew operations as well as wet processing (e.g., dyeing) you will select both “Final Product Assembler” and “Finished Product Processing”
    2. If you are a hardgoods facility that assembles final product and manufactures hard components on site, you will select both “Final Product Assembler” and “Component / Sub-Assembly Manufacturing (including Packaging)”

Sipproductcategories

Product Category (Ref ID - sipproductcategories)

  1. Select all the applicable product categories from the list. Based on the selection(s), you will then see additional questions for more details about the specific products you manufacture.
  2. This question is only applicable to facilities that selected the following as their facility type(s):
    1. Finished Product Assembler, and/or
    2. Finished Product Processing (Product Printing, Product Painting, Embroider & Embellishments, Buffing and Polishing, Moulding etc.), and/or
    3. Finished Product Processing (Product Dyeing, Product Laundering and Product Finishing)

Sipfacilityapparelpc

Product Categories: Apparel

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this product category under sipproductcategories in the Site section.
    2. Select “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing” under sipfacilitytype in the Site section.
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub products the facility manufactures.

Sipfacilityfootwearpc

Product Categories: Footwear

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this product category under sipproductcategories in the Site section.
    2. Select “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing” under sipfacilitytype in the Site section.
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub products the facility manufactures.

Sipfacilityhometexpc

Product Categories: Home Textiles

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this product category under sipproductcategories in the Site section.
    2. Select “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing” under sipfacilitytype in the Site section.
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub products the facility manufactures.

Sipfacilityaccessorypc

Product Categories: Accessories

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this product category under sipproductcategories in the Site section.
    2. Select “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing” under sipfacilitytype in the Site section.
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub products the facility manufactures.

Sipfacilityhomefurnishingpc

Product Categories: Home Furnishings (Non-Textile)

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this product category under sipproductcategories in the Site section.
    2. Select “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing” under sipfacilitytype in the Site section.
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub products the facility manufactures.

Sipfacilitytoyspc

Product Categories: Toys

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this product category under sipproductcategories in the Site section.
    2. Select “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing” under sipfacilitytype in the Site section.
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub products the facility manufactures.

Sipsoftgoodspc

Product Categories: Outdoor Sporting Goods - Soft goods

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this product category under sipproductcategories in the Site section.
    2. Select “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing” under sipfacilitytype in the Site section.
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub products the facility manufactures.

Siphardgoodspc

Product Categories: Outdoor Sporting Goods - Hard Goods

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this product category under sipproductcategories in the Site section.
    2. Select “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing” under sipfacilitytype in the Site section.
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub products the facility manufactures.

Sipotherpc

What is your product category as per your Industry?

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select “Other” under sipproductcategories in the Site section. You must specify your product category as per your Industry.
    2. Select “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing” under sipfacilitytype in the Site section.
  2. In the freeform text field, enter your product category as per your Industry.

Sipotherpctype

What are the products under your product category?

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select “Other” under sipproductcategories in the Site section. You must specify your product category as per your Industry.
    2. Select “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing” under sipfacilitytype in the Site section.
  2. In the freeform text field, enter your products under your product category.

Sipmaterialtype

Material Category (Ref ID - sipmaterialtype)

  1. Select all the applicable material categories from the list. Based on the selection(s), you will then see additional questions for more details about the specific materials you use.
  2. This question is only applicable to facilities that selected the following as their facility type(s):
    1. Component / Sub-Assembly Manufacturing (incl Packaging)
    2. Material Production
    3. Raw Material Processing

Sipmaterialbarriers

Barriers

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this material type under sipmaterialtype in the Site section. 
    2. Select a facility type that is NOT “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing”
  2. Barriers are any coatings and/or laminations used on textiles or footwear products. Barriers may be bicomponent (two or more materials), microporous (material with pore diameters of less than 2nm) or monolithic (single covering without seams or joints).
  3. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub material types the facility uses.

Sipmaterialfoams

Foams

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this material type under sipmaterialtype in the Site section. 
    2. Select a facility type that is NOT “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing”
  2. Foams are a solid “open cell” or “closed cell” foam material commonly used in packaging and footwear. Includes EVA, PE, and PU foam.
  3. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub material types the facility uses.

Sipmaterialinsulations

Insulation Materials

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this material type under sipmaterialtype in the Site section. 
    2. Select a facility type that is NOT “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing”
  2. Insulation materials are substances used to reduce or prevent the transmission of heat, sound or electricity. Insulation materials can be natural (e.g. duck/goose down, or wool) or synthetic (e.g. polyester insulation).
  3. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub material types the facility uses.

Sipmaterialleather

Leather

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this material type under sipmaterialtype in the Site section. 
    2. Select a facility type that is NOT “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing”
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub material types the facility uses.

Sipmaterialmetals

Metals

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this material type under sipmaterialtype in the Site section. 
    2. Select a facility type that is NOT “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing”
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub material types the facility uses.

Sipmaterialplastics

Plastics

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this material type under sipmaterialtype in the Site section. 
    2. Select a facility type that is NOT “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing”
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub material types the facility uses.

Sipmaterialrubbers

Rubbers

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this material type under sipmaterialtype in the Site section. 
    2. Select a facility type that is NOT “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing”
  2. Rubbers  - A tough, flexible, highly resilient, waterproof material. Natural rubber is produced using an organic compound (isoprene) usually harvested in the form of latex from rubber trees. A synthetic rubber is any artificial elastomer (polymer with elastic properties).
  3. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub material types the facility uses.

Sipmaterialsynleathers

Synthetic Leathers

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this material type under sipmaterialtype in the Site section. 
    2. Select a facility type that is NOT “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing”
  2. Synthetic Leathers - A synthetic (man-made and typically petroleum-based) material used as a substitute for leather.
  3. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub material types the facility uses.

Sipmaterialtextiles

Textiles

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this material type under sipmaterialtype in the Site section. 
    2. Select a facility type that is NOT “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing”
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub material types the facility uses.

Sipmaterialwoodbiomass

Wood-Biomass Based

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this material type under sipmaterialtype in the Site section. 
    2. Select a facility type that is NOT “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing”
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub material types the facility uses.

Sipmaterialmmcf

MMCF

  1. This question appears if you:
    1. Select this material type under sipmaterialtype in the Site section. 
    2. Select a facility type that is NOT “Finished Product Assembler” and/or “Finished Product Processing”
  2. Click “Select” to choose applicable sub material types the facility uses.

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