H&M Basic oversized T-shirt

Cotton from Uyghur region, China

First processing* in a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Second processing and sewing* in a factory in Tokat, Turkey

Transport by cargo ship to Madrid for storage and logistics

Transport to retailers in Spain












* What exactly happens in these factories is unknown. The first one deals in 'textile industry and trade' and the second one 'exports ready-made garments'. There is nothing more know about them. Sources state that the T-shirt has been in these two, but that these are the only two and the chonology are assumptions.

The total distance that one basic black t-shirt has traveled is
















!! This is an estimation made with publicly-available resources. Producers are not obliged to make all info public and have good reason to keep sensetive information hidden.







For reference;
one lap around the earth is 40.000 km
from Madrid to Barcelona is 620 km
from Barcelona to Paris is 1.000 km

27.500 km

So in reality, the total distance will be much higher.