The sample is not a preview of the product; it is the first installment of the contract. A wholesale buyer who approves a sample without a written record has approved nothing, because the bulk order will be judged against the record, not against anyone’s memory of the sample. The approval protocol this guide describes turns
The wholesale apparel calendar is built backward: the buyer fixes the selling season, subtracts the freight window, subtracts the production window, subtracts the sampling round, and lands on the date the deposit must leave. Every category on the order sheet follows the same logic but carries a different lead time, which is why a single
Low MOQ is a promise that sounds free, and that is exactly why it needs scrutiny: the factory that advertises a 50-piece minimum is usually collecting the missing margin somewhere else. A smart buyer does not reject low-MOQ factories; the buyer tests what the low minimum actually costs in price, lead time, and variety, then
An MOQ is not a number the factory invented to make life difficult; it is the point where the factory’s fixed costs stop crushing the unit price. Once a buyer sees the cost-sharing logic behind the minimum, the number stops being a barrier and becomes a planning tool for quantities, styles, and cash. Knitwear Base
