The posts that deal specifically with importing knitwear into the United Kingdom — labelling, ports, paperwork and the questions worth asking before you commit.
Children's garments carry obligations adult ones do not — cords, trims, labelling and traceability. The questions a UK buyer should ask a factory before placing an order, and what a good answer sounds like.
United KingdomWhat the cord and drawstring standard covers, why the neck and hood area is treated as the highest risk, and the questions to put to a factory before a children's range goes into production.
United KingdomPerformance fabric behaves nothing like cotton on the cutting table or under a print head. What to put in a sportswear tech pack — fibre, weight, seam type, decoration method and the fit details that decide whether it works.
United KingdomDomestic, near-shore or overseas — the trade-offs for a UK label, what changed after Brexit, and the verification steps that matter wherever you end up sourcing.
United KingdomWhite label is buying somebody else's garment and putting your name on it. Private label is having your own made. What each costs, what each caps, and when the cheaper route stops being cheaper.
United KingdomFibre composition is the legal requirement. Care symbols, importer details and size are commercial necessities that get mistaken for law. The difference matters, and so does who carries the obligation.
United KingdomA medium is not a medium. The same letter means different measurements in different markets, and a tech pack that does not state the system gets you whichever one the factory usually runs.
United KingdomLess changed for goods from Asia than people assume, and more changed for goods from the EU. What a UK apparel importer actually needs now, and what to hand to a customs broker.
United KingdomBoth handle the India trade and transit times are close. The decision is really about where your warehouse is, what your forwarder's lane performance looks like, and how much slack you have built in.
United KingdomFive documents and three facts. Get them prepared alongside the shipment rather than chased after it sails, and clearance stops being the part of importing that goes wrong.
United KingdomSend a tech pack, a reference garment, or just a photo and a quantity. We come back with a quote and an honest lead time — usually within one working day.
