Most mills make you send an enquiry to find out whether you are inside their range at all. We publish the range instead. Where a figure is still blank, it is blank because we will not print a number we cannot hold.
Four programme types cover almost everything we run. Find yours before you write to us.
| Programme | What it means | MOQ | Sampling | Bulk to FOB | Indicative FOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock-supported solid dye | Base cloth held in grey; dyed to your shade | 1,000 m/color | 3 days | 25-30 d | [—] |
| Mill-developed construction | New weave or blend developed for you | 3,000 m/color | 5-7 days | 30-40 d | [—] |
| Recycled content (GRS) | rPET or rNylon with transaction certificate | 2,000 m/color | 5-7 days | 30-40 d | [—] |
| Development yardage | Sample length for fitting and testing | from 50 m | — | 7-10 d | [—] |
| Item | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Swatch card & A4 samples | Provided without charge | Up to five constructions per request. Dispatched by courier within three days. |
| Lab dips | Provided without charge | Up to three rounds against your standard. Further rounds charged at cost. |
| Proto / salesman sample | Charged at [—] USD per sample | Credited against the bulk order when it is placed. |
| Courier | Your account, or ours at cost | We use your DHL / FedEx account where you have one. |
| Colour standard | Physical standard preferred | Pantone TCX codes are accepted as a starting point but are not a dyeing standard. |
| Item | Term |
|---|---|
| Quotation validity | 30 days from the date on the quotation, stated on every document |
| Price basis | FOB Shanghai / Ningbo unless otherwise agreed. C&F Chittagong and CIF quoted on request. |
| Payment — new accounts | 30% deposit, balance against copy of B/L, or irrevocable L/C at sight |
| Payment — established accounts | Up to [—] days from B/L date, by agreement and subject to limit |
| L/C | Back-to-back and usance L/C handled. Confirmed L/C accepted. |
| Currency | USD. RMB accepted for domestic-delivery orders. |
| Claims | Notify within 30 days of receipt with photographs and retained fabric. We do not argue about shade — we re-run or credit. |
Publishing terms loses us the enquiries that were never going to convert. That is the point. It also removes three rounds of email from the ones that will.