Clarity before commitment.

Provide the garment use, exposure hazard, required standard, composition preference, colour, weight target and wash/care requirement. Flame retardancy is one of several available finishing routes; it must be specified together with strength, hand feel and any water-repellent or antistatic requirement.

Yes. Flame-retardant, water-repellent and antistatic finishing are all available routes. They should be developed and tested as one agreed construction rather than added as separate assumptions, because the finishing sequence can affect hand feel, weight, colour and the tests required for approval.

The in-house test capability includes water repellency, water resistance, tear strength, tensile strength, fabric weight, washing shrinkage and washing lamination durability; factories can also check colour fastness. The final test list should follow the selected workwear use and the customer standard.

Inspection takes place on grey cloth, after dyeing and again before shipment. If a production issue affects an agreed property, it is reviewed before shipment rather than being shipped without customer approval. Confirm the approval sample, tolerances and test method before the bulk order.

For nylon and polyester woven fabrics, stated bulk MOQ is normally 1,000 m per colour or pattern and 3,000 m per export order. Regular bulk lead time is generally 25-30 days after colour approval when grey cloth is available. Cotton-containing and knitted constructions require a separate MOQ check.

Even with the same recipe, production conditions vary slightly from lot to lot, so hand feel can be matched closely but not guaranteed identical. Some corrective processing can also influence physical properties. Agree the priority order - protection, strength, colour or hand feel - and verify it on the approved sample.