Other headgear except headgear of rubber or of plastics, safety headgear and asbestos headgear; head-bands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to factory-gate production of the products and parts explicitly covered by CPC 3.0 subclass 28269. It covers a declared finished other-headgear article within that subclass or a declared head-band, lining, cover, hat foundation, hat frame, peak, or chinstrap for headgear. The data package shall identify the exact article or part and shall not use the subclass label as a substitute for a product-specific bill of materials.

The foreground boundary starts with received materials and components carrying upstream datasets and ends with 1 kg net mass of conforming product at the manufacturing plant. Material preparation, cutting, forming, joining or attachment, steam or heat shaping, inspection, and primary or secondary packaging are included when performed by the reporting facility. Upstream extraction and production of received inputs, outbound distribution, use, maintenance, and end of life are outside the foreground boundary but remain linked through upstream or downstream datasets as appropriate.

Headgear of rubber or plastics, safety headgear, asbestos headgear, and products assigned to adjacent CPC 28261 or 28262 are excluded. A facility making several headgear products shall report a product-specific bill of materials, route, utilities, losses, direct emissions, and packaging for the declared CPC 28269 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.other-headgear-except-headgear-of-rubber-or-of-plastics-safety-headgear-and-asbestos-he-6479f76c
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 28269, exact
covered_products	Other headgear within CPC 28269 and head-bands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks, and chinstraps for headgear
excluded_products	Rubber or plastic headgear; safety headgear; asbestos headgear; hat forms, bodies, hoods, and shapes in CPC 28261; felt, plaited, knitted, crocheted, lace or piece-textile hats and hair-nets in CPC 28262; upstream materials sold without transformation into a declared CPC 28269 product
representative_product	A product-specific production mix, at plant, for one declared finished CPC 28269 headgear article or headgear part
production_route	Receipt of product-specific materials and components; cutting or forming; joining or attachment; conditional steam, purchased-heat, or on-site-fuel shaping; finishing and inspection; packaging
market_state	Conforming finished product at the manufacturing plant, with net product mass and packaging mass reported separately

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provide a conforming finished other-headgear article or headgear part within CPC 28269
How much	1 kg net mass of conforming product, excluding packaging
How well	Meets the declared article or part specification, material composition, dimensions or size, workmanship, and acceptance criteria
How long or cycle	One completed production lot at the factory gate; use-stage service duration is not represented
reference_flow_link	The reference amount is the net mass of conforming CPC 28269 output from the declared foreground route

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Other headgear except headgear of rubber or of plastics, safety headgear and asbestos headgear, head-bands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear 0300f33f-f723-4c63-901f-6f0d58ebfbb7
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	exact article or part type; CPC 28269 inclusion statement; material composition and mass fractions; construction and joining route; size or dimensional specification; net product mass method; finished and packaged state; manufacturing location; reporting period; forming applicability; steam applicability; purchased-heat applicability; fuel applicability; adhesive applicability; water applicability; controlled-cooling applicability; packaging specification; yield treatment; scrap treatment; reject treatment; rework treatment

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_net_mass	reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Normalize all inventory values to 1 kg of accepted net product mass. Exclude primary and secondary packaging from reference product mass and record each packaging material separately.
component_mass_conversion	purchased materials and components recorded by item, length, or area	Mass	kg	Convert to dry or as-received mass using product-specific measured piece mass, linear density, areal density, or weighbridge records. Retain the conversion evidence and moisture basis.
energy_carrier_separation	electricity, purchased steam, purchased heat, and fuel	Energy or mass as invoiced	kWh, MJ, or kg	Preserve the invoiced unit, convert with a documented factor, and report electricity, purchased steam, purchased heat, and each fuel as separate exchanges. Do not merge them into one energy row.
water_mass_conversion	process water	Mass	kg	Convert metered volume using the measured density or 1 kg/L only when ordinary water near ambient conditions is documented. Keep steam and liquid water separate.
mass_balance	manufacturing lot	Mass	kg	Reconcile received material mass with product, recoverable co-product if any, separately identified waste, inventory change, and measured or estimated emissions on the same lot and moisture basis.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Product-specific materials and components are received at the reporting plant with supplier identity, mass, composition, and upstream dataset references
starting_condition_role	Upstream production is represented by linked datasets; the foreground collects only transformations and losses under the reporting facility's operational control
product_classification_scope	Exact CPC 3.0 subclass 28269; adjacent CPC 28261 and 28262 products and the expressly excluded rubber/plastic, safety, and asbestos headgear are outside scope
recursive_input_rule	If a CPC 28269 product is used as an input to another CPC 28269 product, record it as one product input and terminate foreground recursion at that purchase; require a separate upstream dataset for the input
upstream_dataset_requirement	Every material, component, electricity supply, steam, purchased heat, fuel, water, packaging material, and treatment service crossing the boundary requires an upstream dataset or an explicitly disclosed data gap
disclosure	Declare product form, bill of materials, route, outsourced operations, allocation, cut-offs, packaging, rejects and rework, utilities, direct emissions, refrigerants, temporal coverage, and site coverage

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_factory_gate	all datasets	Include all product-specific material and component inputs, in-plant manufacturing operations, product losses, direct emissions, and packaging up to the plant gate.	eu-pef-2021-2279; ncci-hat-manufacturing-2014
boundary_route_specificity	route selection	Include cutting, forming, sewing, attachment, steam or heat shaping, pressing, trimming, inspection, and packing only when they occur for the declared article or part; disclose every omitted stage and any outsourced stage.	ncci-hat-manufacturing-2014
boundary_atomic_bom	bill of materials	Record every actual material and component as its own atomic product flow. The named rows below are common route candidates, not permission to aggregate unlisted materials.	eu-pef-2021-2279
boundary_upstream_linkage	received inputs	Do not recreate upstream extraction or material production in the foreground. Link an upstream dataset for each received input and report supplier or proxy limitations.	eu-pef-2021-2279
boundary_complete_interventions	all included processes	Record all material and energy inputs, wastes, and elementary emissions associated with each included process; a zero or not-applicable assertion requires route evidence.	eu-pef-2021-2279

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
component_forming_assembly	Component preparation, forming, joining, finishing, and inspection	required	Always; individual cutting, forming, joining, adhesive, water, steam, heat, and cooling flows remain conditional on the declared route	Foreground manufacturing	kg of conforming unpackaged product
onsite_thermal_supply	On-site natural-gas thermal supply	conditional	Include only when natural gas is combusted on site for shaping, pressing, drying, or space/process heat allocated to the product	Foreground utility generation	MJ of useful process heat delivered
product_packaging	Product packaging	required	Always describe the packaging state; rows may be not applicable only for a documented unpackaged factory-gate product	Foreground packaging	kg of net conforming reference product packaged

Process: Component preparation, forming, joining, finishing, and inspection (component_forming_assembly)

This process represents the product-specific sequence that transforms received materials and components into conforming unpackaged headgear or a headgear part. The route shall declare which atomic rows apply and shall add a separate atomic row for every actual material, component, utility, waste, or emission not already shown.

Inputs

Product flows

Woven cotton fabric for a lining, cover, or band (cotton_fabric_input)

Record woven cotton fabric only when it is an actual material of the declared product.

• Selected flow: Woven cotton fabric
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: supplier receipts adjusted for inventory change and assigned to the declared production lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_bom_materials
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Paperboard sheet for a foundation or peak (paperboard_sheet_input)

Record paperboard sheet only when it is cut or formed into the declared foundation, frame component, or peak.

• Selected flow: Paperboard sheet
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: supplier receipts adjusted for inventory change and assigned to the declared production lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_bom_materials
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Mild steel wire for a hat frame (steel_wire_input)

Record mild steel wire only when it is formed into the declared hat frame or reinforcement.

• Selected flow: Mild steel wire
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: supplier receipts adjusted for inventory change and assigned to the declared production lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_bom_materials
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Polyester elastic webbing for a head-band or chinstrap (polyester_webbing_input)

Record polyester elastic webbing only when it is incorporated into the declared head-band or chinstrap.

• Selected flow: Polyester elastic webbing
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured or calculated mass of issued webbing assigned to the production lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_bom_materials
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Polyester sewing thread (polyester_thread_input)

Record polyester sewing thread when sewing joins or finishes the declared product.

• Selected flow: Polyester sewing thread
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: issued spool mass less closing inventory, assigned to the production lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_bom_materials
• Sources: ncci-hat-manufacturing-2014; eu-pef-2021-2279

Stainless steel buckle (stainless_steel_buckle_input)

Record a stainless steel buckle only when it is attached to the declared head-band or chinstrap.

• Selected flow: Stainless steel buckle
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: accepted component count multiplied by measured unit mass, plus recorded component rejects
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_bom_materials
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Water-based polyurethane adhesive (waterborne_pu_adhesive_input)

Record water-based polyurethane adhesive only when it is applied during assembly or finishing.

• Selected flow: Water-based polyurethane adhesive
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: issued container mass less returned material and closing inventory, assigned to the production lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_bom_materials
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Purchased electricity (manufacturing_electricity_input)

Record metered purchased electricity for cutting, forming, sewing, pressing, inspection, ventilation, and allocated plant services.

• Selected flow: Purchased electricity
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: product-line or facility meter reading allocated to the declared lot using documented machine time or another causal driver
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_manufacturing_energy
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Purchased steam (purchased_steam_input)

Record purchased steam separately when it is used for shaping, blocking, pressing, or finishing.

• Selected flow: Purchased steam
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: steam meter or invoice quantity converted to delivered energy using documented pressure and enthalpy
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_manufacturing_energy
• Sources: ncci-hat-manufacturing-2014; eu-pef-2021-2279

Purchased process heat (purchased_heat_input)

Record purchased heat separately when heat is delivered without purchased steam.

• Selected flow: Purchased process heat
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: heat meter or invoice quantity assigned to the declared production lot
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_manufacturing_energy
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Process water (process_water_input)

Record liquid process water separately when used for steam conditioning, cleaning, or a declared wet forming step.

• Selected flow: Process water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: submeter reading or documented allocation of the facility water balance
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_water
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Conforming unpackaged CPC 28269 product (unpackaged_product_output)

The declared article or part is weighed after final manufacturing inspection and before packaging.

• Selected flow: Declared conforming unpackaged CPC 28269 product
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted net product mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per manufacturing lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_product_and_reject_mass
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Cotton fabric cutting offcuts (cotton_fabric_offcut_waste)

Record clean and contaminated cotton fabric offcuts separately from other waste materials.

• Selected flow: Cotton fabric cutting offcuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured outgoing waste mass plus closing accumulation less opening accumulation
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_manufacturing_waste
• Sources: bhuiyan-2023-apparel-cutting-waste

Paperboard cutting offcuts (paperboard_offcut_waste)

Record paperboard offcuts separately when paperboard foundations or peaks are cut or formed.

• Selected flow: Paperboard cutting offcuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured outgoing waste mass plus closing accumulation less opening accumulation
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_manufacturing_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Mild steel wire offcuts (steel_wire_offcut_waste)

Record mild steel wire offcuts separately when frames or reinforcements are formed.

• Selected flow: Mild steel wire offcuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured outgoing waste mass plus closing accumulation less opening accumulation
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_manufacturing_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Polyester elastic webbing offcuts (polyester_webbing_offcut_waste)

Record polyester elastic webbing offcuts separately from cotton fabric and other textile wastes.

• Selected flow: Polyester elastic webbing offcuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured outgoing waste mass plus closing accumulation less opening accumulation
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_manufacturing_waste
• Sources: bhuiyan-2023-apparel-cutting-waste

Rejected declared CPC 28269 product (rejected_product_waste)

Record rejected finished product separately from material offcuts and disclose whether it is reworked, recycled, or disposed.

• Selected flow: Rejected declared CPC 28269 product
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured rejected product mass leaving the rework loop
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_product_and_reject_mass
• Sources: bhuiyan-2023-apparel-cutting-waste; eu-pef-2021-2279

Manufacturing wastewater (manufacturing_wastewater_output)

Record wastewater only when liquid water or steam condensate is discharged from the declared route.

• Selected flow: Manufacturing wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: effluent meter reading or documented site water-balance calculation
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_water
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Elementary flows

Non-methane volatile organic compounds to air (nmvoc_to_air)

Record non-methane volatile organic compounds to air when adhesive, coating, ink, or cleaning-agent records and emission controls demonstrate an applicable source.

• Selected flow: Non-methane volatile organic compounds to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: product-specific material balance or measured emission multiplied by operating time, net of documented capture
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_direct_emissions
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Refrigerant R-410A to air (r410a_to_air)

Record this row only for equipment containing R-410A. Every other refrigerant shall be represented by its own chemically specific row.

• Selected flow: Refrigerant R-410A to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: beginning charge plus additions minus recovered charge and ending charge, allocated to the declared production lot
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigerant_balance
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Process: On-site natural-gas thermal supply (onsite_thermal_supply)

Include this process only when natural gas is combusted on site. Do not also record the same useful heat as purchased heat or purchased steam.

Inputs

Product flows

Natural gas (natural_gas_input)

Record natural gas consumed by the boiler, heater, dryer, or press serving the declared route.

• Selected flow: Natural gas
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: fuel meter or invoice quantity converted using documented lower or higher heating value
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Fuel inventory (fuel_inventory)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_onsite_fuel
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Useful process heat (useful_process_heat_output)

Record useful heat delivered to the manufacturing process without assigning an external product credit.

• Selected flow: Useful process heat
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: measured delivered heat or fuel input multiplied by documented boiler efficiency
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_onsite_fuel
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Fossil carbon dioxide to air (fossil_co2_to_air)

Calculate direct fossil carbon dioxide from the site-specific natural-gas record and a documented fuel carbon or emission factor.

• Selected flow: Carbon dioxide, fossil, to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: natural gas quantity multiplied by the documented site, supplier, or jurisdictional emission factor
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Fuel inventory (fuel_inventory)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_onsite_fuel
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Nitrogen oxides to air (nox_to_air)

Calculate direct nitrogen oxides from stack measurements or a documented source-specific factor.

• Selected flow: Nitrogen oxides to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured stack mass or natural gas quantity multiplied by a documented NOx factor
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming unpackaged product
• Basis kind: Fuel inventory (fuel_inventory)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_onsite_fuel
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Process: Product packaging (product_packaging)

Package the conforming product according to the declared factory-gate state. Primary and secondary packaging remain outside the net reference product mass.

Inputs

Product flows

Conforming unpackaged CPC 28269 product (unpackaged_product_input)

Transfer the accepted unpackaged product from manufacturing without adding its mass a second time to the foreground balance.

• Selected flow: Declared conforming unpackaged CPC 28269 product
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted net product mass transferred to packaging
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per packaging lot
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_product_and_reject_mass
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Corrugated paperboard carton (corrugated_carton_input)

Record corrugated paperboard cartons separately from plastic film and other packaging.

• Selected flow: Corrugated paperboard carton
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: carton count multiplied by measured unit mass, adjusted for packaging rejects
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_materials
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Low-density polyethylene packaging film (ldpe_film_input)

Record low-density polyethylene film separately when used as a bag, wrap, or liner.

• Selected flow: Low-density polyethylene packaging film
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: film count or length multiplied by measured unit mass, adjusted for packaging rejects
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_materials
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Packaging electricity (packaging_electricity_input)

Record electricity for packaging equipment separately from manufacturing electricity when separately metered; otherwise allocate once and disclose the boundary.

• Selected flow: Purchased electricity
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: packaging-line meter reading or documented machine-time allocation
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_manufacturing_energy
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Packaged reference product (reference_product_output)

The flow quantity is the net conforming product mass; packaging mass is not included in the reference amount.

• Selected flow: Other headgear except headgear of rubber or of plastics, safety headgear and asbestos headgear, head-bands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear 0300f33f-f723-4c63-901f-6f0d58ebfbb7
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: exactly 1 kg net conforming product; report packaging as separate input mass
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Generic (generic)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Identity reference (identity_reference)
• Collection protocol:
• Sources:

Waste flows

Corrugated paperboard packaging scrap (corrugated_packaging_scrap)

Record damaged cartons and carton trimming scrap separately from manufacturing paperboard offcuts.

• Selected flow: Corrugated paperboard packaging scrap
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured packaging scrap assigned to the packaging lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_materials
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Low-density polyethylene packaging film scrap (ldpe_packaging_scrap)

Record rejected or trimmed LDPE packaging film separately from paperboard scrap.

• Selected flow: Low-density polyethylene packaging film scrap
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured packaging scrap assigned to the packaging lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_materials
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_subdivision_first	shared lines and utilities	First use product-specific meters, production orders, machine time, material issues, and waste records to subdivide the inventory.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_physical_relationship	residual shared inputs and outputs	When subdivision is not possible, allocate by a documented causal physical relationship such as machine time, delivered heat, or net product mass. Do not use revenue merely because it is available.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_rework	internal rework	Keep material and energy used for rework in the declared product inventory; count only rejects leaving the rework loop as waste.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_scrap_and_recycling	sold or recycled scrap	Record each scrap stream at its measured mass. Do not subtract scrap revenue or an avoided-product credit from the factory-gate inventory unless a separately declared downstream recycling model applies.	eu-pef-2021-2279; bhuiyan-2023-apparel-cutting-waste
allocation_disclosure	all allocation	Report the shared process, allocation driver, numerator, denominator, period, and sensitivity when allocation materially affects the result.	eu-pef-2021-2279

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_bom_materials	component_forming_assembly	atomic material and component input	purchase, issue, inventory, and specification records	material identity; composition; supplier; opening and closing inventory; issued quantity; unit mass or conversion factor; lot	reconcile purchasing and stores records to the product order	kg	each production lot, aggregated monthly	representative continuous 12-month period or full shorter campaign	all lines making the declared product	inputs = issues + allocated inventory change; normalize by accepted net product mass	invoices; issue slips; weighed unit samples; specifications; inventory reconciliation
cp_manufacturing_energy	component_forming_assembly; product_packaging	purchased electricity, steam, and heat	meter, invoice, machine-hour, pressure, and temperature records	carrier; meter start/end; delivered unit; pressure; temperature; machine time; allocation driver	read submeter where available; otherwise reconcile invoice and allocate causally	kWh or MJ	monthly and each campaign	same period as production data	all included manufacturing and packaging operations	keep each carrier separate; no double counting between process and facility meters	calibrated meter record; invoice; allocation worksheet
cp_process_water	component_forming_assembly	process water and wastewater	water and effluent meter or balance records	inlet volume; discharge volume; density; steam condensate; inventory change	read meters or construct a documented site water balance	kg	monthly and each wet campaign	same period as production data	all included wet, steam, cleaning, and discharge points	normalize inlet and discharge separately by accepted net product mass	meter calibration; water bill; balance closure
cp_manufacturing_waste	component_forming_assembly	each atomic offcut waste	segregated waste-bin and dispatch records	material identity; bin mass; contamination; destination; opening and closing accumulation	weigh each waste stream before internal reuse or dispatch	kg	each lot or waste pickup	same period as production data	all cutting, forming, and trimming operations	opening accumulation + generated - closing accumulation; allocate by product order or causal driver	scale calibration; waste transfer note; segregation inspection
cp_product_and_reject_mass	component_forming_assembly; product_packaging	accepted product and rejected product	scale, inspection, and rework records	gross mass; tare; net accepted mass; rejected mass; rework return; article or part identity	weigh accepted and rejected outputs after inspection	kg	each lot	every included production lot	final inspection and packaging	accepted net mass is denominator; exclude packaging and rejects	scale calibration; inspection release; rework log
cp_direct_emissions	component_forming_assembly	NMVOC to air	material safety data, volatile-content, capture, and stack records	material input; volatile fraction; retained fraction; captured mass; measured concentration; flow and time	use measured release where available; otherwise close a product-specific material balance	kg	each campaign and annual stack test where applicable	same period as production data	all adhesive, coating, ink, and cleaning emission points	emitted mass = volatile input - retained - recovered - captured	supplier composition; stack report; control-device log
cp_refrigerant_balance	component_forming_assembly	each chemically specific refrigerant to air	equipment charge and service records	refrigerant identity; beginning charge; additions; recovered mass; ending charge; equipment allocation	mass balance each refrigerant separately	kg	each service event and annually	same period as production data	cooling equipment serving included operations	loss = beginning + additions - recovered - ending; allocate by causal cooling service	service invoice; charge log; leak test
cp_onsite_fuel	onsite_thermal_supply	natural gas, useful heat, fossil CO2, and NOx	fuel meter, heating value, efficiency, stack, and factor records	fuel volume or mass; heating value basis; delivered heat; boiler efficiency; emission factor; stack result	reconcile fuel meter and boiler operating records	MJ and kg	monthly	same period as production data	boilers or heaters serving included operations	calculate useful heat and each emission separately; avoid duplicate purchased heat	meter calibration; fuel invoice; factor source; stack test
cp_packaging_materials	product_packaging	each packaging material and scrap	packaging specification, issue, count, unit-mass, and scrap records	packaging identity; count; measured unit mass; issued quantity; rejects; scrap	weigh representative packaging units and reconcile issued quantities	kg	each packaging specification and lot	same period as production data	all packaging stations for the declared product	normalize each packaging material and its scrap separately by net product mass	packaging specification; scale record; issue and scrap log

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_normalized_input	each material or component	(issued mass + allocated inventory decrease - returned unused mass) / accepted net product mass	issue, return, inventory, and accepted-product records	kg input/kg reference product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_count_to_mass	buckles and packaging pieces	accepted or issued item count × measured representative unit mass / accepted net product mass	count, sampling plan, unit mass, accepted-product mass	kg input/kg reference product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_energy_intensity	each electricity, steam, heat, or fuel row	attributable carrier quantity / accepted net product mass, preserving carrier identity	meter or invoice, allocation driver, accepted-product mass	kWh or MJ/kg reference product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_waste_intensity	each waste stream	(opening accumulation + generated or dispatched mass - closing accumulation) / accepted net product mass	waste-bin, dispatch, accumulation, and product records	kg waste/kg reference product	bhuiyan-2023-apparel-cutting-waste; eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_refrigerant_loss	each refrigerant	(beginning charge + additions - recovered charge - ending charge) × allocation share / accepted net product mass	charge and service records, allocation share, product mass	kg refrigerant to air/kg reference product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_fuel_emission	each direct combustion emission	fuel quantity × documented source-specific emission factor / accepted net product mass	fuel record, factor identity and basis, product mass	kg emission/kg reference product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_mass_balance_closure	manufacturing lot	received input mass = accepted product + rejects + each waste + measured or estimated emissions + closing inventory increase - opening inventory increase	all material, product, waste, emission, and inventory records	mass-balance difference and percent closure	eu-pef-2021-2279

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_product_identity	reference product	The product description and order shall demonstrate CPC 28269 inclusion and identify the exact article or part, composition, size or dimensions, and route.	product specification; order; classification review
dq_bom_completeness	material and component inputs	Product-specific bill of materials shall reconcile with issued-material records; every actual material and component requires a separate atomic row.	approved BoM; issue slips; inventory reconciliation
dq_route_completeness	process map	The declared route shall state whether cutting, forming, joining, adhesive use, steam, purchased heat, on-site fuel, water, controlled cooling, and packaging apply.	process map; work instruction; equipment list
dq_temporal_representativeness	all foreground data	Use a representative continuous 12-month period where production is continuous or the complete campaign for shorter production; disclose seasonality and abnormal downtime.	production calendar; meter periods; campaign records
dq_meter_and_scale_control	mass, water, energy, and emissions	Retain calibration or verification status and quantify allocation where direct measurement is unavailable.	calibration certificate; meter register; allocation worksheet
dq_waste_destination	each waste flow	Record material identity, contamination, mass, and actual treatment or recipient; do not merge textile, metal, paperboard, plastic, wastewater, or rejected product.	transfer note; recycler receipt; waste register
dq_range_use	all provisional ranges	Broad reasoned_estimate ranges are screening aids only and shall not replace foreground values. Replacement with an empirical range requires at least two independent, boundary-compatible original sources or a reviewed multi-period foreground dataset.	range review record; original sources; foreground dataset
dq_source_traceability	factors and upstream datasets	Retain source identity, version, geography, technology, temporal coverage, and any proxy rationale.	dataset metadata; factor document; supplier declaration

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_scope_identity	product identity	Fail when the product is not demonstrably within CPC 28269 or is rubber/plastic headgear, safety headgear, asbestos headgear, or an adjacent CPC 28261/28262 product.	unsd-cpc-3-explanatory-notes-2025
validate_reference_flow	reference flow	Require exactly 1 kg net conforming product with the declared Tiangong product flow, Mass property, Units of mass group, and kg reference unit.	unsd-cpc-3-explanatory-notes-2025
validate_required_qualifiers	data package metadata	Fail when any required qualifier, product-specific BoM, route, or packaging state is missing.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_atomic_inventory	every inventory row	Fail any plural collection, combined carrier, unspecified packaging group, combined waste group, or refrigerant selector. Each selected flow shall be one material, carrier, waste, or elementary emission.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_energy_separation	utilities	Require separate rows for purchased electricity, purchased steam, purchased heat, natural gas, and every other actual fuel; reject double counting of on-site useful heat and purchased heat.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_material_balance	manufacturing lot	Require a documented mass-balance calculation and explanation of residual difference; packaging shall not be included in reference product mass.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_waste_separation	waste	Require each actual offcut, packaging scrap, wastewater, and rejected product stream to be separately identified and linked to a destination.	bhuiyan-2023-apparel-cutting-waste; eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_direct_emissions	direct emissions	Require separate chemically or physically specific rows for each applicable combustion emission, NMVOC release, particulate release, and refrigerant. A zero assertion requires equipment, material, or monitoring evidence.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_allocation	shared processes	Require subdivision evidence or a causal physical allocation driver and full disclosure of the allocation period and denominator.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_provisional_ranges	amount ranges	Reject lower-equals-upper empirical ranges and reject any source-backed empirical range inferred from fewer than two independent boundary-compatible original sources. Broad source-free ranges shall remain labelled reasoned_estimate.	eu-pef-2021-2279

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Product-specific factory-gate secondary_dataset or background_dataset derived from reviewed foreground records
downstream_use	Modelling manufacturing of a declared CPC 28269 headgear article or part and linking it to downstream distribution, assembly, use, or end-of-life models
allowed_use	Use for the declared article or part, composition, route, site, geography, technology, and reporting period, with packaging and allocation disclosures retained
excluded_use	Do not use for rubber/plastic headgear, safety headgear, asbestos headgear, CPC 28261/28262 products, a materially different bill of materials or route, or comparative claims without additional review
required_metadata	PCR id; CPC code; Tiangong reference-flow UUIDs; exact product type; BoM; dimensions or size; net mass; route; site and geography; period; utilities; fuel and refrigerant applicability; packaging; allocation; upstream dataset versions; waste destinations
required_quality_disclosure	Meter and scale quality; sampling and conversions; mass-balance closure; data coverage; proxy datasets; allocation shares; outsourced operations; abnormal production; unresolved inventory UUIDs; provisional range use
update_trigger	Change in product scope, BoM, component supplier, forming or joining route, steam/heat/fuel system, refrigerant, packaging, site, allocation, waste treatment, or a material change in measured intensities

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-explanatory-notes-2025	Official guidance (official_guidance)	United Nations Statistics Division, CPC Ver. 3.0 Explanatory Notes, 30 June 2025, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Exp_Notes_30Jun2025.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-20)	Exact CPC 28269 category identity and exclusions
ncci-hat-manufacturing-2014	Handbook (handbook)	National Council on Compensation Insurance, Item B-1428, Revisions to Basic Manual Classifications and Appendix E—Classifications by Hazard Group, hat-manufacturing description, 2014, https://www.mwcia.org/Media/Default/PDF/NewsFeed/Circulars/15-1672.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-20)	Target-specific process decomposition: received materials and parts, cutting, sewing, steaming, blocking or pressing, trimming, inspection, and packing
eu-pef-2021-2279	Official guidance (official_guidance)	European Commission, Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279, Annex I Product Environmental Footprint Method, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/2021-12-30/eng (retrieved 2026-08-20)	Product-specific BoM and manufacturing data, inventory completeness, company-specific collection, allocation hierarchy, packaging, data quality, and validation
bhuiyan-2023-apparel-cutting-waste	Literature (literature)	Bhuiyan, M. A. R. et al., “Recycling of cotton apparel waste and its utilization as a thermal insulation layer in high performance clothing,” Fashion and Textiles 10, 22 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40691-023-00342-y (full text retrieved 2026-08-20)	Separate identification of cutting and sewing waste, rejected fabric, and other pre-consumer apparel waste; no quantitative range copied