Product Certifications
Bikaner Dhurrie GI
GI/2004/000007 — GI Registry Chennai · Expires 31 Mar 2027
Valid
Wool Grade Certificate
RWCB-2025-0442 — Rajasthan Wool Coop Board · Expires 31 Dec 2026
Valid
Fair Trade India
FTI-SELF-2025-0881 — self-declaration, pending third-party audit · Expires 30 Jun 2026
Pending audit
India — Manufacturing Country
GI Act 1999 · Act No. 48 of 1999
Geographic Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection). GI Certificate BKN-2026-017 — Bikaner Dhurrie registered and active. Retained as the foundational certification on this record.
PASS
Code on Wages 2019 · Act No. 29 of 2019 · Operationalising 2020+
Consolidates Minimum Wages Act, Payment of Wages Act, Equal Remuneration Act, Payment of Bonus Act. National floor wage; equal pay. State rules being notified — operationalisation ongoing in Rajasthan. Artisan household income documented; 80% of export price to artisan households.
Reviewed
BIS Quality Control Orders · BIS Act 2016 · Actively expanding 2022–2024
Mandatory BIS certification (ISI mark) for specified textile categories — QCO list expanded significantly by Ministry of Textiles from 2022. Wool rugs and handloom categories: verify current QCO list. All imports in covered categories require BIS certification before customs clearance.
Reviewed
SEBI BRSR Core · SEBI Circular SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD-2/CIR/P/2023/120
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report — mandatory for India's top 1,000 listed companies (by market cap). 9 ESG KPIs: GHG footprint, water, circularity, employee well-being. Reasonable assurance required. Value chain disclosures: voluntary FY2025–26 for top 1,000; mandatory FY2026–27 for top 250 (covering 75% of purchases/sales by value). If the exporter or brand is a listed Indian entity, this supply chain's provenance record directly supports their BRSR value chain reporting.
Reviewed
India Green Credit Programme · Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules 2023
Market mechanism for green credits — water conservation, sustainable agriculture, waste management, ecomark. SEBI mandates BRSR reporting of green credits generated or procured. Voluntary; artisan cooperative may generate credits via sustainable water and land practices. No mandatory threshold for cooperatives.
Reviewed
India Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) · Ministry of Power 2023
Compliance carbon market with GHG intensity targets for notified intensive sectors (cement, aluminium, pulp & paper, chlor-alkali). Textile sub-sectors under review. Artisan hand-knotted rug production is well below industrial-scale thresholds — outside scope. Verify if exporter falls under any notified textile sector obligation.
N/A — below threshold
European Union — Import Market
ESPR / Digital Product Passport · Reg. 2024/1781
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products — mandatory DPP for textiles via delegated act expected 2026–27. DPP registry infrastructure deadline 2026. This provenance record is DPP-ready in structure.
In Progress
EU Forced Labour Regulation · 2024/3015 · In force Dec 2024, applies Dec 2027
Bans products made with forced labour from EU market. No size threshold. Artisan cooperative — named, signed, GI-registered chain. No state-imposed forced labour. Provenance record supports the clear and convincing evidence standard.
Reviewed
EU Green Claims Directive · COM(2023) 166 · Trilogue ongoing
Pre-verification of explicit environmental claims before use in marketing. Not yet adopted. Any "heritage", "GI-certified", or "artisan" marketing in the EU must be truthful and substantiated — this signed record provides the evidence trail.
Reviewed
CSDDD · Dir. 2024/1760 · Transposition Jul 2026
Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence — phased by company size (≥5,000 employees Jul 2027; ≥1,000 Jul 2029). EU importers buying from this supply chain must conduct due diligence. This record documents the chain to source.
Reviewed
CSRD · Dir. 2022/2464 · Phase 1 FY2024 in force · EU Omnibus (Feb 2026) proposes raising threshold to ≥1,000 employees
Corporate sustainability reporting with ESRS standards (ESRS S2 — workers in value chain; ESRS E1 — climate). Artisan cooperative is outside scope. EU-based brands and retailers in scope must include this supply chain in their ESRS S2 value chain disclosures. Note: EU Omnibus Simplification Package (proposed Feb 2026) would raise the CSRD threshold to ≥1,000 employees — significantly reducing the number of companies required to report. Not yet in force; original Dir. 2022/2464 applies until amended.
N/A — cooperative
EUDR · Reg. 2023/1115 · In force: large operators Dec 2025 · SMEs Jun 2026
Deforestation-free due diligence for 7 regulated commodities: cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soya, wood, rubber. Wool is not a regulated commodity — does not apply to this product. Large operator obligations commenced Dec 2025; SME deadline is Jun 2026.
N/A — wool not in scope
EU Textile EPR · France AGEC Loi 2020-105 (national, in force)
EU-level standalone textile EPR not yet adopted. France AGEC: importers placing textiles on French market must register with Refashion PRO and pay eco-contribution. Germany, Netherlands, Sweden have national schemes. Applicable if sold in France or other member states with national EPR.
Reviewed
United Kingdom — Primary Export Market
UK Modern Slavery Act · 2015
Supply chain transparency for organisations with annual turnover above £36M. Full supply chain custody documented — artisan, processor, cooperative, exporter. All steps signed on record.
Reviewed
UK Green Claims Code · CMA 2021 / DMCC Act 2024
Environmental marketing claims must be truthful, substantiated, and not omit material information. Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 grants CMA direct fining powers up to 10% of global turnover without court orders. Enforcement active (ASOS, Boohoo, George at Asda cases). This record provides substantiation.
Reviewed
UK Procurement Act 2023 · c.54 · In force Feb 2025
Social value in public procurement; forced labour exclusion provisions for all bidders. Relevant only if sold into UK government supply chains — not applicable to this commercial sale.
N/A — commercial sale
Germany
LkSG · Supply Chain Due Diligence Act · BGBl. I 2021 Nr.46 · In force 2023/2024
Human rights and environmental due diligence — German companies ≥1,000 employees. BAFA enforcement; fines up to 2% of global turnover. Will be superseded by CSDDD transposition. German importers of this rug must conduct annual supply chain risk assessment.
Reviewed
Norway
Åpenhetsloven · Transparency Act · In force Jul 2022
Supply chain due diligence and annual public reporting — medium and large Norwegian companies. Covers human rights and decent working conditions. Annual assessment and publication required.
Reviewed
Australia
Australia MSA 2018 / ASRS · 2025
Modern Slavery Act 2018 — supply chain transparency for entities with annual consolidated revenue ≥A$100M. ASRS Scope 3 supply chain data requirements effective 2025. Full custody chain documented — artisan, processor, cooperative, exporter.
Reviewed
Australian Consumer Law — Greenwashing · CCA 2010 Sch.2 · ACCC enforcement from 2023
Prohibits misleading environmental claims (ss 18, 29, 33). ACCC greenwashing sweep active from 2023. Any "heritage", "sustainable", or "artisan" marketing in Australia must be accurate and substantiated. This record provides the evidence trail.
Reviewed
Canada
Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act · S-211 · In force Jan 2024
Annual report on steps taken to prevent and reduce forced and child labour in supply chains — applies to Canadian entities and entities with operations/assets in Canada meeting size thresholds (CAD $20M assets OR CAD $40M revenue OR 250+ employees). Reports filed with Public Safety Canada; published on public register. Artisan chain is upstream; this record directly supports the importer's reporting obligation.
Reviewed
Japan
Japan FSA Sustainability Disclosure · Cabinet Office Ordinance · Phased from 2023
Financial Services Agency sustainability disclosure requirements aligned with ISSB/IFRS S1–S2 for listed companies. Mandatory disclosure of climate risks and supply chain exposures. Relevant for Japanese luxury retailers and trading companies (sōgō shōsha) sourcing this product.
Reviewed
United States & California
UFLPA · Public Law 117-78 · Enforcement from Jun 2022
Rebuttable presumption that goods with Xinjiang nexus are made with forced labour — import ban. India GI-certified origin, named shepherd collective — no Xinjiang connection. Presumption does not apply.
N/A — no Xinjiang nexus
CA SB 253 · Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act · Signed Oct 2023
Scope 1/2/3 GHG disclosure for corporations >$1B annual revenue doing business in California. First Scope 3 reports due 2027 (FY2026). Downstream retailers selling this rug in California must include this supply chain's emissions in their Scope 3 disclosure.
Reviewed
CA SB 707 · Responsible Textile Recovery Act · Signed Oct 2023
Producer responsibility for textile collection, sorting, and recycling in California. Applies to producers with ≥$1M CA revenue from covered textile articles. PRO scheme rulemaking ongoing via CalRecycle. Relevant to brands distributing this product in California.
Reviewed
CA AB 1817 · PFAS in Textiles · In force Jan 2025
Prohibits sale of apparel and textile articles containing PFAS >100 ppm in any component in California. Vegetable-dyed wool — minimal PFAS risk. Exporter must confirm no PFAS-containing finishing agents applied post-shearing before California sale.
Reviewed
International Standards
IFRS S1 & S2 · ISSB · Issued Jun 2023
International Sustainability Standards Board — IFRS S1 (general sustainability disclosures) and IFRS S2 (climate-related disclosures). Being adopted as national baseline by Australia (AASB), Canada (CSSB), UK (UKASB), Japan (SSBJ), and others. Scope 3 / supply chain emissions disclosure across value chain. This record's GHG data and provenance chain supports downstream adopters' S2 reporting.
Reviewed