Apparel Manufacturing – The Components of Pricing

There's a reason why there are so few true apparel manufacturing companies – due to the complexity of the process. Stars Design Group has a unique team of apparel manufacturing professionals that have true experience in handling every aspect of bringing your apparel needs from concept to delivery. There is never one simple answer to the question "What would the cost be?" A sampling of some of the key components to apparel manufacturing and building out cost quotes include the following:

OVERSEAS FREIGHT (Air or Boat)
SPINNING (Ringspun, Open End, Jet, Etc.)
FIBER (Natural or Synthetic)
ADVERTISING ALLOWANCE
SAMPLING
LABOR COST
SEWING TIME
VISA AND PAPERWORK COST
HARBOR FEES
MARK DOWN ALLOWANCE
FINISHES TO YARN (Mercerizing, Sanforizing, Etc.)
FINAL LOSS CALCULATION (Final QC QA Cost)
YARN (Carded or Combed)
DYEING
U.S. OR OTHER DUTIES, TAXES, VATS
TRANSPORTATION OF FABRICS AND OR TRIMS FROM MILL
TO CM FACTORY
STITCHING (Single Safety Stitch or Lap Seam, SPI, Etc.)
KNITTING OR WEAVING FABRIC
CUTTING YIELD
PRINTING
FACTORY OVERHEAD (Utilities, Quality, Security, and Management Personnel, Building, Maintenance, Profit)
DOMESTIC HARBOR FEES
FABRIC REJECTION RATES
LOCAL TRUCKING CHARGES
CHARGEBACK ALLOWANCE
FINISHING ON FABRIC (Softeners, Calendarizing, Peaching)
BANKING FEES
TRIM (Rib Knit, Sewing Thread, Embroidery Thread, Buttons, Labels, Hangtags, Etc.)
SMALL PARCEL COSTS (For Approvals)
DOMESTIC OFFICE OVERHEADS
EXTERNAL TESTING COSTS
LAB DIPS
QUOTA COSTS
BOX, TISSUE, CLIPS COSTS ADDITIONAL TRIM COSTS
FINAL PRODUCTION (Inland Foreign Country Transport Costs)

But this is where we come in. Apparel design and manufacturing is what we do, and our experienced staff will team up with you to make the entire experience as smooth and effortless as possible.

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