Clothing Terminology Due to the complex and comprehensive requirements of the work wear industry, knowing what’s available and appropriate for your specific use is never easy this basic terminology glossary may aid you in customer conversations around work wear
Manufacturing Terms and how they affect your customer quote
Why do Factories have MOQS?
Suppliers need to make sure your order is worth their time. Chinese factories typically operate on rather low profit margins since most Asian markets are oversaturated and highly competitive. Our order needs to be large enough to justify the expenses needed to execute.
MOQ = Minimum Order Quantity The minimum units or metres of fabric the supplier will produce in any order.
Garment MOQ : 500 units up to 10,000 units depending on the sourcing channel and fabric or colour.
Fabric MOQ
: 3000 meters per colour (Industry standard)
You need to understand what the customer has to commit to if doing a non - standard design, colour or fabric offer
For example the yield on a single colour Long Sleeve shirt is approximately 1.85 metres the amount of fabric it takes to make 1 shirt .
3000 metres / 1.85 = 1621 units this is what the customer would have to commit to for us to make it. If they agree to stock holding agreement to use up the quantity no problem, however If they only want 300 units a customer specific design and colour is not an option. We would need to look at existing fabric and colour options to lower the MOQ as an alternative.
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