Men's or boys' suits, coats, jackets, trousers, shorts and the like, knitted or crocheted

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR governs production of foreground data packages for finished men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits, suit-type ensembles, coats, jackets, blazers, trousers, breeches, and shorts covered by CPC 28221. It applies to saleable garments of declared design, fibre composition, size range, construction, colour, finish, and component configuration at the manufacturing gate.

The representative foreground route begins with finished 65% polyester/35% cotton weft-knitted shell fabric and other purchased components delivered to the garment manufacturer. It includes material receipt, spreading and cutting, sewing and assembly, conditional garment-stage wet processing, final inspection, packaging, and the wastes generated by these operations. Fibre, yarn, knitting, fabric dyeing and finishing, purchased electricity and steam, packaging manufacture, inbound transport, and off-site treatment remain linked upstream services unless they are under the declared operator's direct control.

The fixed representative material route makes every inventory card physically specific; it does not prescribe a composition for all covered products. A data package for another declared bill of materials shall replace or add material-specific atomic cards without combining fabrics, trims, utilities, chemicals, packaging, wastes, or emissions. Distribution, retail, consumer use and care, reuse, and end-of-life are outside this manufacturing foreground package and may be connected in a downstream lifecycle model.

Excluded products include woven or otherwise non-knitted/non-crocheted garments; shirts, underwear, sleepwear, T-shirts, sweaters and cardigans; women's or girls' garments; babies' garments; track suits, ski suits and swimwear; leather, fur, plastics-only, felt, nonwoven, or coated-fabric apparel; clothing accessories; and knitted or crocheted fabric sold as an intermediate product.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.food-products-beverages-and-tobacco-textiles-apparel-and-leather-products.knitted-or-crocheted-fabrics-wearing-apparel.men-s-or-boys-suits-coats-jackets-trousers-shorts-and-the-like-knitted-or-crocheted
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 28221, exact mapping context
covered_products	Finished men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits, ensembles, coats, jackets, blazers, trousers, breeches, shorts, and directly comparable garments
excluded_products	Woven/non-knitted garments; shirts and underwear; T-shirts and vests; sweaters and cardigans; women's, girls' or babies' garments; sports and swim garments classified elsewhere; leather, fur, plastics-only, felt, nonwoven or coated-fabric apparel; accessories; fabric sold as an intermediate
representative_product	A finished men's knitted jacket or pair of trousers made with 65% polyester/35% cotton weft-knitted shell fabric, with declared lining, interlining, zipper and button applicability, size mix, colour, finish, and individual net mass
production_route	Purchased finished knitted shell fabric and specific components -> spreading and cutting -> sewing and assembly -> conditional garment wet finishing -> final inspection and packaging
market_state	Saleable finished garment at the manufacturing gate; net product mass excludes consumer and distribution packaging

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Finished, saleable men's or boys' suit-type garment, coat, jacket, trouser, breech, short, or comparable CPC 28221 garment, knitted or crocheted, at the manufacturing gate
How much	1 kg net accepted garment mass, excluding packaging
How well	Meets the declared product specification and final acceptance criteria, with garment subtype, fibre composition, construction, size or production-weighted size mix, components, colour, finish, and moisture condition stated
How long or cycle	One declared production batch or representative reporting period; service life and number of wears are separate downstream-use qualifiers
reference_flow_link	Mass-normalized manufacturing reference flow; conversion to an item or use-based functional unit requires measured garment mass and an explicit lifetime/use scenario

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg net accepted finished garment
Reference product flow	Men's or boys' suits, coats, jackets, trousers, shorts and the like, knitted or crocheted e5e9f30a-061b-4cbc-bdb3-3d86985acff6
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	garment subtype; intended wearer group; fibre composition and mass percentages; knit or crochet construction; shell, lining and interlining specification; trim and closure configuration; size or production-weighted size mix; individual garment mass or distribution; colour and coloration route; finishing treatments; finished-product moisture condition; manufacturing site and geography; included operations; reporting period; packaging exclusion; expected uses and care scenario when projected to a use-based functional unit

When constructing a foreground data package, every item in Required qualifiers shall be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, the reference-flow comment, the product description, or an equivalent data-package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow incomplete.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	Accepted finished reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Determine net accepted garment mass after final conditioning and before packaging; normalize every foreground exchange to exactly 1 kg net accepted garment.
packaging_mass_separate	PE-LD garment bags and corrugated-board shipping boxes	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Measure each packaging component separately and exclude its mass from the reference-product mass.
component_count_to_mass	Zippers, buttons, labels, and other count-based components	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Convert counts using a verified mean unit mass for the same component specification and reporting period; retain sample count, scale resolution, mean, and variability.
textile_mass_condition	Shell fabric, lining, interlining, thread, panels, finished garments, rejects, and textile waste	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record mass at the condition in which material crosses the process boundary and disclose any conditioning or moisture correction.
electricity_metering	User-side electricity inputs	Energy	kWh	Record user-side electricity from a process submeter or documented physical allocation; retain grid geography, voltage level, meter interval, and allocation driver.
water_measurement	Garment-finishing process water and wastewater	Volume	m3	Meter inlet water and wastewater separately; disclose recirculation, density conversion, and any unmetered balance term.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Finished 65% polyester/35% cotton weft-knitted shell fabric and each specific purchased thread, lining, interlining, closure, packaging, chemical, and utility delivered to the first foreground garment-manufacturing operation
starting_condition_role	Traceable upstream Product inputs to garment manufacturing, not burden-free raw materials
product_classification_scope	The finished reference product is CPC 3.0 28221; fabrics, yarns, components, chemicals, utilities, packaging, transport, and treatment services retain their own identities
recursive_input_rule	If an input is already a finished CPC 28221 garment, record it as a separately identified reused, reworked, or intermediate garment input and do not recursively reconstruct its history inside this foreground package
upstream_dataset_requirement	Require representative upstream datasets for every purchased fabric and component, fibre and yarn production where not already included, knitting and fabric wet processing, purchased energy, packaging manufacture, inbound transport, and off-site waste or wastewater treatment
disclosure	Declare operator control, geography, technology, reporting period, bill of materials, supplier route, all included and excluded operations, and every proxy or data gap

Normative Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_required_foreground	Garment manufacturing	Include material receipt and preparation, spreading and cutting, sewing and assembly, final inspection, packaging, directly controlled utilities, product rejects, and generated wastes.	af-pefcr-2025-v3-1
boundary_conditional_wet_finishing	Garment-stage wet or thermal treatment	Include washing, chemical treatment, dyeing, printing, coating, curing, drying, directly associated utilities, wastewater, waste, and relevant direct emissions whenever performed under foreground control; otherwise prevent double counting against upstream datasets.	jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508; af-pefcr-2025-v3-1
boundary_upstream_traceability	Purchased materials and services	Do not treat delivered fabric, thread, lining, interlining, closures, packaging, electricity, steam, transport, or treatment as burden-free; connect each to a representative upstream dataset or disclose the gap.	ec-pef-2021-2279; af-pefcr-2025-v3-1
boundary_manufacturing_waste	Every foreground process	Include manufacturing waste at the process where it arises, preserve material identity and destination, and do not hide rejects or leftovers in product yield.	af-pefcr-2025-v3-1
boundary_atomic_exchange	Every inventory row	Represent one chemically or physically specific exchange per row; use separate rows for each fabric, trim, utility, chemical, packaging component, waste stream, and elementary emission.	eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508
boundary_downstream_separation	Dataset use	Keep distribution, retail, consumer care, reuse, and end-of-life outside the manufacturing foreground package while preserving metadata required to connect those stages downstream.	ec-pef-2021-2279; af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
material_cutting	Material receipt, spreading and cutting	required	Always included for the representative purchased-fabric route	Foreground material preparation	kg accepted cut shell panels
garment_assembly	Sewing and garment assembly	required	Always included	Foreground assembly of panels and applicable components	kg accepted assembled garment
garment_wet_finishing	In-house garment wet or thermal finishing	conditional	Include only when washing, chemical treatment, garment dyeing, printing, coating, curing, drying, or related treatment occurs at the reporting site	Foreground finishing	kg accepted wet-finished garment
inspection_packaging	Final inspection and packaging	required	Always included before manufacturing-gate release	Foreground quality release and packaging	1 kg net accepted finished garment

Process: Material receipt, spreading and cutting (material_cutting)

Inputs

Product flows

Finished knitted polyester-cotton shell fabric (knitted_polycotton_shell_fabric)

Finished 65% polyester/35% cotton weft-knitted shell fabric crosses the foreground boundary as the principal representative-route material. Record each supplier lot and wet-processing state separately.

• Selected flow: Finished 65% polyester/35% cotton weft-knitted shell fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: net fabric consumed from verified issue, return, and stock-movement records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

User-side electricity for cutting (cutting_electricity)

Electricity used by spreading, cutting, extraction, and directly associated controls is recorded separately from electricity used in sewing, finishing, and packaging.

• Selected flow: User-side low-voltage alternating-current electricity
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: submetered consumption or documented physical allocation for cutting equipment and its direct auxiliaries
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted cut shell panels
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted knitted shell panels (cut_shell_panels)

Cut panels accepted for the declared garment subtype are the measured internal output of spreading and cutting.

• Selected flow: Cut 65% polyester/35% cotton knitted garment shell panels
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass of accepted cut panels transferred to garment assembly
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted cut shell panels
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_production_output_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Waste flows

Knitted shell-fabric cutting scrap (polycotton_cutting_scrap)

Offcuts and unusable pieces of the representative shell fabric leave cutting as one composition-specific waste exchange; retain the actual destination.

• Selected flow: 65% polyester/35% cotton knitted cutting scrap
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured net scrap mass by cutting lot and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted cut shell panels
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_mass_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Elementary flows

Process: Sewing and garment assembly (garment_assembly)

Inputs

Product flows

Cut knitted shell panels for assembly (cut_shell_panels_for_assembly)

Accepted shell panels transferred from cutting are recorded as the internal material input to sewing and assembly.

• Selected flow: Cut 65% polyester/35% cotton knitted garment shell panels
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass from material_cutting
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_production_output_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Polyester sewing thread (polyester_sewing_thread)

Finished polyester sewing thread crossing the site boundary is recorded independently from shell fabric and other components.

• Selected flow: Finished polyester sewing thread
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: net thread consumed from issue mass less documented return
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Woven polyester garment lining (woven_polyester_lining)

Woven polyester lining is an individual conditional component for lined jackets, coats, suits, or trousers and is omitted only when the approved bill of materials confirms no lining.

• Selected flow: Finished 100% polyester woven garment lining fabric, 90 g/m2
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: net lining consumed from issue, return, and stock-movement records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Polyester fusible garment interlining (polyester_fusible_interlining)

Polyester fusible interlining is recorded as a separate conditional exchange when used to stabilize fronts, collars, waistbands, or comparable garment parts.

• Selected flow: 100% polyester nonwoven fusible garment interlining, 45 g/m2
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: net interlining consumed from issue, return, and stock-movement records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Nylon-coil garment zipper (nylon_coil_zipper)

A nylon-coil zipper is recorded independently when specified for the garment; mass comes from verified component mass and lot-level counts.

• Selected flow: No. 5 nylon-coil zipper with polyester tape
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: installed zipper count multiplied by verified mean unit mass, reconciled to issue and return records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_component_count_mass_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Polyester four-hole garment button (polyester_four_hole_button)

Polyester four-hole buttons are recorded as one component-specific exchange when present on the approved garment specification.

• Selected flow: 15 mm polyester four-hole garment button
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: installed button count multiplied by verified mean unit mass, reconciled to issue and return records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_component_count_mass_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

User-side electricity for garment assembly (assembly_electricity)

Electricity used by sewing machines, pressing equipment powered by electricity, extraction, and directly associated assembly controls is recorded for this process only.

• Selected flow: User-side low-voltage alternating-current electricity
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: submetered consumption or documented physical allocation to sewing and assembly
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted assembled knitted garment (assembled_knitted_garment)

Garments accepted after sewing and assembly are measured before conditional wet finishing or final inspection.

• Selected flow: Assembled 65% polyester/35% cotton knitted men's garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted assembly output mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_production_output_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Waste flows

Polyester sewing-thread offcuts (polyester_thread_offcuts)

Thread ends and unusable polyester sewing-thread pieces leave assembly as a specific waste exchange; they are not combined with shell-fabric scrap.

• Selected flow: Polyester sewing-thread offcuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured net mass by production lot and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_mass_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Elementary flows

Process: In-house garment wet or thermal finishing (garment_wet_finishing)

Inputs

Product flows

Assembled garment entering wet finishing (assembled_garment_for_wet_finishing)

Assembled garments transferred into a declared washing or wet-finishing recipe are measured before treatment.

• Selected flow: Assembled 65% polyester/35% cotton knitted men's garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass into included wet-finishing batches
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted wet-finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_finishing_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Garment-finishing process water (finishing_process_water)

Fresh process water supplied to garment washing or wet finishing is recorded separately from recirculated water and wastewater.

• Selected flow: Fresh process water for garment wet finishing
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: metered fresh-water input allocated to the declared finishing batches
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted wet-finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_finishing_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Nonionic garment-washing detergent (nonionic_detergent)

The declared nonionic detergent formulation is recorded independently from sodium hydroxide and every other process chemical.

• Selected flow: C12-15 alcohol ethoxylate (7 EO), 70% aqueous detergent formulation
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: net formulation mass issued to the declared recipe, reconciled to return and stock records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted wet-finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_recipe_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Sodium hydroxide for alkaline treatment (sodium_hydroxide)

Sodium hydroxide is a separate conditional chemical exchange when the approved garment-finishing recipe uses an alkaline treatment.

• Selected flow: Sodium hydroxide, 50% aqueous solution
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: net 50% solution mass issued to the declared recipe, reconciled to return and stock records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted wet-finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_chemical_recipe_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Saturated steam for garment finishing (saturated_steam)

Purchased saturated steam used for bath heating, pressing, drying, or curing is recorded independently from electricity and on-site fuels.

• Selected flow: Purchased saturated steam at 0.5 MPa(g)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: metered steam supplied to the declared finishing batches, net of separately measured condensate return only when the supplier accounting uses that basis
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted wet-finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_steam_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

User-side electricity for garment finishing (finishing_electricity)

Electricity used by washing equipment, pumps, extraction, drying, curing, and directly associated controls is recorded for finishing only.

• Selected flow: User-side low-voltage alternating-current electricity
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: submetered consumption or documented physical allocation to included finishing batches
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted wet-finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted wet-finished knitted garment (wet_finished_knitted_garment)

Garments accepted after the declared wet or thermal treatment and conditioning are the measured process output.

• Selected flow: Wet-finished 65% polyester/35% cotton knitted men's garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured conditioned output mass accepted for final inspection
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted wet-finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_finishing_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Waste flows

Wastewater from garment wet finishing (garment_finishing_wastewater)

Wastewater discharged from the declared garment-finishing recipe is recorded independently from fresh water, chemicals, and solid residues and retains its actual treatment route.

• Selected flow: Wastewater from wet finishing of 65% polyester/35% cotton knitted garments
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: metered discharge assigned to the declared finishing batches
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted wet-finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_finishing_records
• Sources: jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Elementary flows

Process: Final inspection and packaging (inspection_packaging)

Inputs

Product flows

Assembled garment entering final inspection (assembled_garment_for_inspection)

When garment_wet_finishing is not applicable, the assembled knitted garment enters final inspection directly and is measured before accepted/rejected disposition.

• Selected flow: Assembled 65% polyester/35% cotton knitted men's garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass from garment_assembly into final inspection
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_production_output_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Wet-finished garment entering final inspection (wet_finished_garment_for_inspection)

When garment_wet_finishing is applicable, the wet-finished knitted garment enters final inspection and is measured before accepted/rejected disposition.

• Selected flow: Wet-finished 65% polyester/35% cotton knitted men's garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass from garment_wet_finishing into final inspection
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_production_output_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

User-side electricity for inspection and packaging (inspection_packaging_electricity)

Electricity used by inspection lighting, test equipment, folding, bag sealing, boxing, and directly associated controls is recorded for this process only.

• Selected flow: User-side low-voltage alternating-current electricity
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: submetered consumption or documented physical allocation to final inspection and packaging
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Low-density-polyethylene garment bag (pe_ld_garment_bag)

The individual PE-LD garment bag is recorded separately from corrugated-board shipping packaging and excluded from net garment mass.

• Selected flow: 30 micrometre low-density-polyethylene individual garment bag
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: issued bag count multiplied by verified mean unit mass, less documented unused returns
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Corrugated-board shipping box (corrugated_board_shipping_box)

The corrugated-board box used to ship the finished garments is recorded as its own packaging exchange and excluded from net garment mass.

• Selected flow: Double-wall corrugated-board garment shipping box
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: box count allocated to packed garments and multiplied by verified mean box mass
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Net accepted CPC 28221 finished garment (finished_cpc28221_garment)

This is the quantitative reference output. Packaging is excluded from its mass and recorded in separate input cards.

• Selected flow: Men's or boys' suits, coats, jackets, trousers, shorts and the like, knitted or crocheted e5e9f30a-061b-4cbc-bdb3-3d86985acff6
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: exactly 1 kg after normalization from measured net accepted output
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Not applicable (not_applicable)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg net accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Identity reference (identity_reference)
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-2025

Waste flows

Rejected finished knitted garment (rejected_finished_garment)

Finished garments rejected after final inspection are recorded separately from accepted output and retain rework, reuse, recycling, or disposal destination.

• Selected flow: Rejected 65% polyester/35% cotton knitted men's garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured net rejected garment mass by lot and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_mass_records
• Sources: af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid_by_subdivision	Distinct garment subtypes, materials, finishing routes, and packaging configurations	Subdivide production orders and processes and use product-specific records before applying allocation.	ec-pef-2021-2279; af-pefcr-2025-v3-1
allocation_assembly_units	Shared sewing and assembly operations	When subdivision is not feasible, allocate assembly activity using measured production units only when products receive equivalent operations; otherwise use measured operating time or another documented causal driver.	af-pefcr-2025-v3-1
allocation_shared_utilities	Shared electricity, steam, water, and common equipment	Prefer dedicated metering; otherwise allocate by a documented physical driver such as operating time, throughput, steam demand, or metered batch volume and disclose sensitivity.	ec-pef-2021-2279; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508
allocation_rework_internal	Rework retained inside the manufacturing site	Keep rework loops internal, record additional measured inputs, and do not create a co-product credit for the reworked garment.	ec-pef-2021-2279
allocation_scrap_destination	Cutting scrap, thread offcuts, and rejected garments	Record waste mass and destination without an avoided-burden credit inside the foreground package; downstream recycling or substitution belongs to the explicitly declared downstream model.	ec-pef-2021-2279; af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_material_mass_records	material_cutting; garment_assembly	Shell fabric, sewing thread, lining, and interlining	Receiving, issue, return, stock, and scale records	material identity; composition; specification; supplier lot; opening stock; receipts; issues; returns; closing stock; net mass	Calibrated scales and controlled inventory records	kg	Each material lot and production order	Complete reporting period	All included stores, cutting lines, and assembly lines	Calculate net consumption by material and order; reconcile to stock movement	Scale calibration; supplier specification; lot traceability; stock reconciliation
cp_component_count_mass_records	garment_assembly	Nylon-coil zippers and polyester four-hole buttons	Component issue/return and unit-mass test records	component identity; specification; lot; issued count; returned count; installed count; sample count; sample mass; mean unit mass	Controlled counts plus calibrated-scale unit-mass test	count and kg	Each component lot and production order	Complete reporting period	All included assembly lines	Net installed count × verified mean unit mass; reconcile to issues less returns	Count reconciliation; scale calibration; unit-mass test; bill of materials
cp_electricity_records	material_cutting; garment_assembly; garment_wet_finishing; inspection_packaging	User-side low-voltage electricity	Process-submeter or documented allocation record	meter id; opening reading; closing reading; kWh; process id; lot; time interval; shared-meter driver	Calibrated submeter; documented physical allocation only when dedicated metering is unavailable	kWh	Each lot or meter interval	Complete reporting period	Every included electricity user	Difference of validated readings assigned once to process and lot	Calibration; reading log; allocation worksheet; invoice reconciliation
cp_production_output_records	material_cutting; garment_assembly; inspection_packaging	Cut panels, assembled garments, inspection input, and accepted output	Production transfer, scale, and inspection records	product id; garment subtype; order; lot; qualifiers; gross mass; packaging mass; net mass; accepted quantity; rejected quantity	Calibrated scales linked to production and release records	kg	Each production lot	Complete reporting period	All included lines	Sum accepted net output separately from rejects and packaging	Scale calibration; transfer record; inspection release; lot genealogy
cp_waste_mass_records	material_cutting; garment_assembly; inspection_packaging	Knitted cutting scrap, polyester thread offcuts, and rejected garments	Waste scale and transfer records	waste identity; composition; source row_id; lot; gross mass; tare; net mass; rework status; destination	Calibrated scale at generation or dispatch, reconciled to destination evidence	kg	Each waste transfer	Complete reporting period	Every included waste generation point	Sum net mass by atomic waste row, lot, and destination	Scale calibration; transfer note; destination receipt; rework log
cp_wet_finishing_records	garment_wet_finishing	Garment input/output, fresh process water, and wastewater	Batch sheet, transfer scale, and inlet/outlet meter records	recipe id; garment lot; input mass; output mass; inlet meter; outlet meter; recirculated water; discharge route; treatment	Calibrated scales and flow meters linked to finishing batches	kg and m3	Each finishing batch or meter interval	Complete reporting period	All included finishing lines and discharge points	Aggregate each exchange separately; reconcile garment and water balances	Calibration; batch sheet; water balance; discharge record
cp_chemical_recipe_records	garment_wet_finishing	Nonionic detergent and sodium hydroxide	Recipe, issue, return, concentration, and stock records	chemical identity; formulation; supplier; lot; issued mass; returned mass; active fraction; recipe id	Controlled recipe and stock records reconciled to supplier specification or safety data sheet	kg formulation and kg active substance	Each finishing batch	Complete reporting period	Every included recipe and line	Net formulation mass by chemical; calculate active-equivalent mass only where specified	Batch sheet; supplier specification; safety data sheet; stock reconciliation
cp_steam_records	garment_wet_finishing	Purchased saturated steam	Steam-meter and supplier records	meter id; opening reading; closing reading; steam mass; pressure; condensate return; batch	Calibrated steam meter reconciled to supplier invoice	kg	Each batch or meter interval	Complete reporting period	All included steam users	Validated meter difference assigned to the applicable batch	Calibration; supplier invoice; pressure log; condensate record
cp_packaging_records	inspection_packaging	PE-LD garment bags and corrugated-board boxes	Packaging issue/return, count, specification, and unit-mass records	packaging identity; material; specification; issued count; returned count; packed garment count; sample mass; mean unit mass	Controlled count records plus calibrated-scale unit-mass test	count and kg	Each packaging lot and production order	Complete reporting period	Every included packing line	Net packaging count × verified mean unit mass; allocate shared boxes by packed garment mass	Specification; count reconciliation; scale calibration; packing record

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_net_material_consumption	Every issued fabric, thread, lining, interlining, and packaging input	net consumption = opening stock + receipts - closing stock - documented unused return, reconciled to production issues	stock and transaction records	kg net material consumed	af-pefcr-2025-v3-1
calc_component_mass	Nylon-coil zippers and polyester four-hole buttons	component mass = verified net installed count × verified mean unit mass for the same specification and lot	counts; sampled component mass; sample count	kg component input	af-pefcr-2025-v3-1
calc_active_sodium_hydroxide	Sodium hydroxide formulation	active-equivalent mass = net formulation mass × verified sodium-hydroxide mass fraction	issued formulation; returned formulation; active mass fraction	kg sodium hydroxide at 100% active equivalent	eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508
calc_reference_normalization	Every inventory exchange	normalized exchange = reporting-period exchange ÷ reporting-period net accepted finished-garment mass	exchange amount; accepted product mass	exchange amount per 1 kg reference product	ec-pef-2021-2279
calc_garment_mass_balance	Cutting through final inspection	Reconcile shell fabric, thread, lining, interlining, closures, accepted garments, measured stock change, cutting scrap, thread offcuts, rejected garments, and retained rework; investigate every residual.	material inputs; intermediate and final outputs; waste; stock change; retained rework	reporting-period mass-balance reconciliation	af-pefcr-2025-v3-1
calc_water_balance	Conditional wet finishing	water-balance residual = fresh inlet + other declared water inputs - wastewater discharge - measured product moisture change - separately measured evaporation or retained water	inlet and outlet meters; garment moisture; evaporation estimate	disclosed water-balance residual	eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	Every flow row	Preserve exactly one chemically or physically specific exchange per row; disclose every row without a double-verified UUID and retain the identity decision.	Manifest inventory identity review and verification record
dq_product_specification	Reference product	Record every required qualifier and link it to the approved product specification and bill of materials.	Product specification; bill of materials; inspection release
dq_temporal_coverage	Foreground activity data	Cover a representative continuous reporting period and identify shutdowns, trials, abnormal operations, and missing intervals.	Dated meter, production, stock, batch, and waste records
dq_meter_quality	Mass, electricity, water, and steam records	Use calibrated equipment and retain validity, resolution, conversion method, and shared-meter treatment.	Calibration certificates; meter logs; allocation worksheet
dq_completeness	Process inventory	Reconcile materials, components, water, energy, product, waste, wastewater, stock change, and relevant direct emissions; explain every residual and exclusion.	Mass balance; water balance; energy reconciliation; exclusion log
dq_representativeness	Upstream datasets	Match geography, technology, material composition, recycled content, supplier state, voltage, steam pressure, and time period to the declared foreground exchange.	Dataset selection record; supplier specification; data-quality assessment
dq_primary_data	Site-controlled operations	Use site and production-order records for all foreground amounts; do not substitute AI-generated ranges or default amounts for missing records.	Collection-protocol evidence and source-system extracts

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_identity	Reference flow	Require the state100 Product-flow UUID e5e9f30a-061b-4cbc-bdb3-3d86985acff6, exact CPC 28221 identity, Mass property UUID 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, reference unit kg, 1 kg amount, and all required qualifiers.	unsd-cpc-3-2025
validate_atomic_inventory	Every process inventory card	Require one concrete exchange per card; reject collection labels, combined utilities, material selectors, and placeholder identities.	eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508
validate_uuid_evidence	Every UUID-bearing row	Require both hybrid-search selection evidence and state100 direct-read evidence; otherwise omit the UUID and retain the row-specific rejection in manifest review metadata.	unsd-cpc-3-2025
validate_bilingual_alignment	English and Chinese PCR files	Require identical ordered process_id, row_id, controlled token, source-id, and UUID sequences in both renderings.	ec-pef-2021-2279
validate_required_processes	Foreground route	Require material_cutting, garment_assembly, and inspection_packaging; require garment_wet_finishing only when the reporting site performs the declared wet or thermal treatment.	af-pefcr-2025-v3-1; jrc-textiles-bref-2023
validate_foreground_amounts	Every non-fixed inventory exchange	Require the linked collection protocol and reporting-period foreground record; reject AI-generated quantity ranges and unrecorded defaults.	af-pefcr-2025-v3-1; ec-pef-2021-2279
validate_mass_balance	Garment production	Require reconciliation of each material input with accepted product, stock change, its specific waste output, rejects, and retained rework.	af-pefcr-2025-v3-1
validate_wet_finishing	Conditional garment_wet_finishing	When applicable, require separate records for every actual chemical, utility, wastewater stream, waste stream, and relevant direct emission in addition to the representative rows defined here.	jrc-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508
validate_packaging_separation	Final inspection and packaging	Require PE-LD garment bags and corrugated-board boxes as separate inputs and exclude both from the 1 kg net reference product.	af-pefcr-2025-v3-1

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground manufacturing data package for one declared CPC 28221 knitted or crocheted men's/boys' garment subtype and production route
downstream_use	May be published after review as a secondary_dataset or background_dataset and projected into process or lifecyclemodel records
allowed_use	Product-specific manufacturing inventories, supplier data exchange, verified hotspot analysis, and downstream lifecycle models when geography, technology, composition, garment subtype, size mix, finishing route, and time period are representative
excluded_use	Direct comparison of materially different garments without aligned functional performance; use-phase claims without lifetime and care scenarios; substitution for fibre, yarn, fabric, distribution, use, or end-of-life datasets; environmental claims before independent review
required_metadata	PCR id; reference UUID; garment subtype; wearer group; fibre composition; knit/crochet construction; bill of materials; size mix; net mass; colour and finish; component applicability; site and geography; supplier routes; included processes; reporting period; allocation; upstream datasets; waste destinations; collection protocols; identity gaps
required_quality_disclosure	Primary-data coverage; meter and scale calibration; mass-, water-, and energy-balance residuals; missing intervals; shared-meter allocation; proxy datasets; UUID omissions; exclusions; abnormal operations; wet-finishing applicability; reviewer status
update_trigger	Change in garment subtype, composition, construction, bill of materials, supplier wet-processing state, site, technology, finishing recipe, allocation, packaging, waste route, reporting period, reference-flow identity, source rules, or any material data-quality condition

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-2025	Official guidance (official_guidance)	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 3.0 Explanatory Notes, subclass 28221, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Exp_Notes_30Jun2025.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Exact product-category scope and official title
af-pefcr-2025-v3-1	Official guidance (official_guidance)	Technical Secretariat of the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules for Apparel and Footwear, Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules: Apparel and Footwear, Version 3.1, 29 April 2025, https://pefapparelandfootwear.eu/afw_pefcr_v3-1_final/ (retrieved 2026-08-13; linked by the European Commission PEF method portal)	Bill-of-material requirements, apparel manufacturing process decomposition, manufacturing waste, primary-data rules, and physical allocation
ec-pef-2021-2279	Official guidance (official_guidance)	European Commission, Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on the use of Environmental Footprint methods, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/oj (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Life-cycle inventory boundary, allocation hierarchy, data quality, normalization, and disclosure
jrc-textiles-bref-2023	Official guidance (official_guidance)	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques Reference Document for the Textiles Industry, 2023, https://bureau-industrial-transformation.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/textiles-industry (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Textile wet-processing operations, process chemicals, water, steam, energy, wastewater, and monitoring context
eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508	Official guidance (official_guidance)	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2508 establishing BAT conclusions for the textiles industry, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2022/2508/oj (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Input/output inventories, specific water and energy calculations, chemical records, wastewater monitoring, and finishing-process completeness