Guides

The trade, explained for the buyer

The vocabulary, the process and the documents a brand meets in its first order from Bangladesh.

The sourcing glossary

GSM, MOQ, FOB, PP sample, AQL, BSCI. Every term from the first two emails.

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How an order runs

Six gates, sampling in order, inspection, payment, documents.

process

What a tech pack needs

The eight fields and why each one changes the price.

getting a quote

GSM and fabric weight

After reading this guide you can convert GSM to ounces, choose a sensible weight range for each kind of garment, and write the finished weight, its...

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Lab dips and shade approval

After reading this guide you can set a colour standard a dye house can match, judge lab dips under the right light, approve a shade band for bulk,...

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Shrinkage, spirality and pilling

After reading this guide you can set a shrinkage limit for each fabric, explain why jersey twists and how it is controlled, set a pilling grade, and...

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Children's clothing safety rules

After reading this guide you can tell which physical and chemical rules apply to a children's garment in the US and the EU, which tests follow from...

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Garment label rules

After reading this guide you can write a fibre content line for the US and the EU, choose care wording or symbols, place origin and identity details,...

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AQL explained

After reading this guide you can read the ISO 2859-1 tables from lot size to sample size, work out what AQL 2.5 and 4.0 allow on your order, classify...

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How a garment price is built

After reading this guide you can read a factory cost sheet line by line, see which choices in your tech pack move the price, and compare two quotes...

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Importing clothing from Bangladesh

After reading this guide you can choose between FOB and CIF, name the documents your customs broker will ask for, pick sea or air and a shared or...

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OEKO-TEX, REACH and restricted substances

After reading this guide you can tell what an OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certificate proves, choose the product class your garment needs, name the REACH...

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