Cotton Egypt Association (CEA) is a non-profit association, established in 2005. CEA exclusively manages and promotes the registered Egyptian Cotton™ logo trademark, owned by the Ministry of Trade & Industry and Alexandria Cotton Exporter’s Association. CEA is also responsible for the licensing program.

Within an exclusive partnership, Bureau Veritas provides testing and auditing services to verify Egyptian Cotton™ at any stage of the supply chain. Our goal is to protect the Egyptian Cotton™ name & brand as well as reassure our consumers that the Egyptian Cotton™ is 100% pure with no additional blend. 

To rid the supply chain of falsely labeled goods, we introduced a traceability process and a revolutionary DNA testing process able to recognize the genomic fingerprint of Egyptian Cotton. All accredited manufacturers are strongly encouraged to use the Egyptian Cotton™ logo to certify that their products are made of our 100% pure Egyptian Cotton™. 

CEA is supporting sustainability by collaborating with the Better Cotton Program launched in Egypt by UNIDO in 2020.