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An RFQ for clothing manufacturing gets a price when it answers twelve questions a factory would otherwise email back one at a time: style, fabric and GSM, colour count, size split, quantity per style per colour, decoration, trims, packing, ship-to…

What are the 12 fields in a knitwear tech pack template? A knitwear tech pack template is 12 fields on one page: style and version, size range, fabric and GSM, colourways, measurement chart, construction, neck and cuff build, decoration, labels,…

A sample approval checklist works when ten points are signed off in writing, not when the sample looks right in a photo. Measure fabric weight against the 240–550 GSM range you specified, compare every measurement to the graded spec, and…

Custom knitwear made in China runs from $3.50 per piece for a 180 gsm combed cotton T-shirt at 500+ pcs to $24.00–32.00 for a 400 gsm brushed fleece hoodie at 100 pcs, both indicative FOB Shenzhen or Yantian. Four variables…

To compare low-MOQ clothing manufacturers in China in 2027, put each factory’s published MOQ next to the quantity tier, color split and sample terms you need, then ask for one written quote at your real order size. This page does…

OEM means you send the tech pack and the factory builds to it. ODM means you send a reference garment, photographs or a sketch, and the pattern room develops the fit block, grading and construction for you to approve. Both…

A hoodie sample takes 3–7 working days from a complete tech pack, and the clock starts on the day the last field is filled, not the day the first email arrives. Twelve fields decide whether the sample you receive is…

AQL 2.5 is a sampling plan, not a promise about every garment. A defined number of pieces is drawn from the finished lot, and the lot is accepted or rejected on how many defects that sample contains, judged against a…