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The 20 files
The file is organised the way a trace is built: identity, events, custody, supplier data, and governance first, then the systems that hold the record, then the EU and United States frameworks, kept separate, then the sectors. Each file is one cluster of guides, completed whole.
File 01Identity and foundationsWhat a traced product is, what unit is being traced, and what a record must connect before any claim is made.14 guidesFile 02Lot, batch and serial traceabilityChoosing the unit of trace: product type, lot, batch, serial item, or logistics unit, and what each level can and cannot prove.13 guidesFile 03Event records and custody eventsReceipts, transformations, handovers and dispatches as events, with the context that lets one event link to the next.13 guidesFile 04Chain of custodyWho held a product or material, in what order, and what evidence supports each handover.12 guidesFile 05Supplier data agreementsWhat to agree with a supplier before the first shipment: identifiers, event data, evidence, timing, and access.12 guidesFile 06Manufacturing genealogyInputs, transformations and outputs inside a plant: how a finished batch is connected back to its input lots.12 guidesFile 07Data governance and evidenceOwnership, completeness, retention and review of traceability data, and what a record can honestly support.12 guidesFile 08Interoperability and standardsIdentifiers, vocabularies and message formats that let records travel between systems without losing their meaning.12 guidesFile 09Recall traceback and forward tracingFinding the source of a problem and the destinations of affected product, quickly and with a defensible scope.11 guidesFile 10Traceability software and systemsEvaluating, implementing and running the systems that hold the record, judged on the record they produce.11 guidesFile 11Digital product passportsProduct-level digital records, their identifiers, data carriers, and the traceability work behind them.12 guidesFile 12The EU forced labour regulationRegulation (EU) 2024/3015: scope, the product ban mechanism, and the traceability preparation it calls for.13 guidesFile 13United States import enforcementSection 307 of the Tariff Act, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, and the evidence an importer may be asked to show.13 guidesFile 14Responsible sourcingDue diligence, risk, and supplier engagement, and where traceability supports a sourcing claim and where it does not.12 guidesFile 15Supplier mapping and facility identificationMapping tiers, sites and facilities, and identifying each facility in a way that can be checked.12 guidesFile 16Material originOrigin, transformation and mixing of materials, and what an origin claim needs behind it.12 guidesFile 17Supplier evidence managementCollecting, reviewing, storing and acting on supplier evidence, and closing the gaps it reveals.13 guidesFile 18Food and agriculture traceabilityLots, harvests, processing and distribution in food chains, where speed and batch scope decide the outcome.13 guidesFile 19Textiles and apparel traceabilityFibre, yarn, fabric and garment stages, and the chain of custody behind a fibre or origin claim.12 guidesFile 20Electronics, minerals and batteriesComponents, minerals and battery materials, where long chains and mixed inputs make the record harder to hold together.13 guides