Apparel products made in Bangladesh, in our own factory and audited partner factories

Usually, yes: the categories on this page are the main ones we make and source, not a limit. Headwear has its own page, covering caps, beanies and bucket hats. We also quote aprons, scarves and promotional textiles, and products that sit between categories, such as heavyweight overshirts or lined utility trousers. What decides feasibility is not the category name but three practical things: whether a Bangladeshi factory has the right machinery, whether the fabric is available locally or can be imported without wrecking the lead time, and whether your quantity justifies the set-up. Our own orders start at 500 pieces per style and colour. Tell us the product, the fabric you have in mind and roughly how many pieces you need, and we will tell you honestly whether Bangladesh is the right place to make it. If it is not, we will say so rather than take the order.

We start from how the garment will be used and sold, then work back to the fabric. Weight comes first, because it sets the hand-feel and the price: a 140 GSM tee and a 240 GSM tee are different products at different price points. Then composition, which decides performance, shrinkage and any claims you want to make on the label. Then finish and dye method, which affect colour consistency and how the garment ages. If your buyer requires organic or recycled claims, the fabric must come from a certified supply chain with transaction certificates for your shipment, which narrows the options and changes the cost. Ask for physical swatches of the shortlisted options before sampling so you can judge feel, opacity and colour yourself, and allow for courier time when you plan the first proto.

Yes for woven shirts, which we place with partner factories that specialise in them, because a woven shirt and a knitted polo come from different factories. Woven shirts in poplin, oxford, yarn-dyed checks, flannel and linen come from woven units, with a minimum of 2,000 pieces per style and colour. Polo shirts in piqué and interlock are knitwear, made in our own factory; our orders start at 500 pieces per style and colour, with the exact minimum confirmed on your quote. T-shirts have a minimum of 500 pieces per style and colour. We publish no prices: fabric, weight, decoration, quantity and shipping terms set each one. The woven shirt, polo shirt and t-shirt pages list fabrics and finishes; send us a tech pack and we will quote your shirt.

Our own orders start at 500 pieces per style and colour, which is also our minimum for t-shirts and hoodies, and several categories have higher minimums: denim, jackets, woven shirts, workwear and uniforms start at 2,000; underwear at 5,000 pieces; and socks at 5,000 pairs, all per style and colour. For categories without a figure of their own, such as polos and sweaters, the 500-piece floor applies and the exact minimum is confirmed in writing with your quote, because fabric and decoration change it: a custom dye lot needs more pieces than a stock colour. Minimums count per style and colour, so three colours of one t-shirt means 500 of each. Smaller knit and cut-and-sew runs, from 150 pieces per style and colour, go to our sister company in Narayanganj, Collective Studio Ltd., which quotes them separately; the low-MOQ pages explain that route and what it suits.

Knit clothing is made from fabric formed of interlocking loops, which stretches, and woven clothing from fabric with threads crossed at right angles, which holds its shape; the difference decides which factory, fabric source and customs chapter your product falls under. T-shirts, polos, hoodies, activewear and underwear are knits, made in knit composites that often produce their own jersey. Shirts, trousers, jackets and workwear are wovens, made in woven units with different machines and sewing skills. Fabric supply differs too: local mills meet about 85% of Bangladesh’s knit fabric demand but only about 40% of woven, so a woven order more often waits on imported cloth. Customs follows the same line, with knitted garments in chapter 61 and woven garments in chapter 62, and duty rates can differ between them. A range that mixes both is usually made in two factories. Name the fabric as well as the garment when you ask for a quote.

One brand colour can be matched across different products, but it has to be approved fabric by fabric, because the same colour reads differently on jersey, fleece, rib, twill and polyester. The method is a single colour standard, usually a Pantone reference or a physical swatch you supply, and a lab dip on every fabric in the range. Approve the lab dips side by side under the same light, since a fleece and a jersey that each look right alone can clash on the rail. Trims follow the same standard: rib, drawcords, thread and zips each need approval. Where products come from different factories, one set of approved colour standards is agreed for every site to work to. Cotton and polyester take different dyes, so agree in advance how close a match you will accept. Each custom colour is its own dye lot, and the minimum applies per style and colour.

Clothes made in Bangladesh are as safe to wear as the specification and testing behind them: chemical safety is set by the law of the country where a garment is sold, not where it is sewn. In the EU, REACH Annex XVII restricts azo dyes that can release listed aromatic amines above 30 mg/kg in textiles with direct and prolonged skin contact, restricts nickel release from metal parts such as zips and rivet buttons, and since 1 November 2020 limits the substances listed in its Appendix 12 in clothing and footwear sold to consumers. Great Britain kept these restrictions in its own version of REACH. The United States adds a lead limit of 100 parts per million for children’s products. Meeting them works the same way for every product: name the market and the retailer’s restricted substances list in the tech pack, buy fabric and trims with test reports, and test at an accredited laboratory.