Most paper trails stop at the port.Ours follows the bale.
Bale Index is a shared register for the second-hand textile trade. Exporters, importers, regulators and recovery partners log consignments, follow them to markets like Ghana and link evidence of what actually happened downstream: reuse, repair, recycling or residual. Verified outcomes, on the record.
Most paper trails stop at the port.Ours follows the bale.
Bale Index is a shared register for the second-hand textile trade. Exporters, importers, regulators and recovery partners log consignments, follow them to markets like Ghana and link evidence of what actually happened downstream: reuse, repair, recycling or residual. Verified outcomes, on the record.
- One container, on the record. Registered before it moves, with its own Bale Index ID.
- Opened where it lands. Arrival confirmed by an approved participant in the destination market.
- Every bale, its own tag. The consignment breaks down into bales you can still tell apart.
- Down to what’s actually inside. Live Bale Labs samples the bale and writes up what it finds.
- And back up as a record. Inspection, movement and outcomes, linked and ready to report.
About Bale Index
Traceable textile trade. Verified downstream outcomes.
Bale Index is the record between a bale leaving one market and what becomes of it in the next: registered, followed and linked to the evidence that comes back.
Who it’s for
For the organisations that trade, regulate, recover, finance and improve secondary textile markets
- Exporters
- Importers
- Regulators
- Market associations
- Recovery partners
- Brands and funders
Live Bale Labs
What’s actually in the bale
Live Bale Labs puts eyes on the bale itself: standardised sampling and inspection of quality, composition and recovery outcomes, written up as evidence. So when a commercial, regulatory or recovery call has to be made, it rests on what was observed, not what was assumed.
- InspectStandardised sampling and a visual check open the evidence record.
- AssessQuality, composition, condition and any contamination indicators, reviewed and noted.
- VerifyApproved evidence linked to the consignment and its chain of custody.
- InformFindings turned into practical recovery, market and policy insight.
The journey
Register it once, follow it the whole way
- RegisterApproved organisations and consignments go on the record before shipment or arrival.
- TrackMovement logged at agreed checkpoints, with partner updates along the way.
- VerifyAuthorised observations and evidence, linked to the consignment they belong to.
- RecoverReuse, repair, recycling and residual outcomes, recorded.
- ReportAuthorised reports for operational, market and policy use.
Partner with Bale Index
One record, six ways to use it
- ExportersBack your declarations with verified downstream outcomes. Give buyers something they can check.
- ImportersFirm up supplier due diligence with a clear view of each consignment.
- Market associationsShared evidence and market insight your members can put to work.
- Recovery partnersShow what you handled and what actually got recovered.
- Brands and fundersFollow the activity you fund through to verified outcomes.
- Government and regulatorsStructured, aggregated evidence, designed to support clearer oversight.
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