Everything an importer needs to source gloves from China without the expensive mistakes - factory vetting, MOQs, lead times, payment, sampling and inspection, written from the factory side.
I have sat on both sides of this conversation - as a buyer auditing our own suppliers and as the factory being audited by 14 EU customers in three months. The checklist below is wh...
I get asked about MOQ in roughly two-thirds of new enquiry emails. Most of the answers I send are some version of the same email - so I figured I would write it down once, properly...
Honest week-by-week timeline from first email to your DC door. The number you usually hear ("30 days production") only covers about a third of it. Below is what the other 60 days l...
Three terms thrown around interchangeably on Alibaba listings, three very different commercial relationships. If you have ever wondered why two suppliers both say "we do OEM" but q...
We exhibit at four shows a year and walk three more. Here is the realistic value of each one for an importer doing 5k-100k pairs annually - including which shows are honestly a was...
Sizing complaints account for roughly 18% of the returns we see on first-batch custom logo gloves. The size chart in your tech-pack is doing more work than most buyers realise. Her...
Roughly half of first-time buyers ask us for a single 'price per pair' number on a quote. Anyone who has run a real OEM brief knows the answer is five numbers stacked on top of eac...
I sit on the receiving end of buyer negotiations most working days, so this is written from inside the room: which negotiation moves actually get you a better price from a glove fa...
Switching glove suppliers or adding a backup is one of the most nerve-wracking moves a buyer makes - get it wrong and you have a stockout, a quality dip, or a burned bridge with an...
An inspection at the right moment, against the right standard, is the cheapest insurance a glove importer can buy - and most buyers either skip it or do it wrong. Here is how AQL s...
The fastest way to lose real money sourcing gloves is not a quality problem - it is a payment problem: a wire to the wrong account, a 100%-upfront deal with a supplier who vanishes...
The sample approval process is the most under-rated step in glove sourcing - done well, it locks quality before a single bulk unit is made; done casually, it is where projects quie...
A practical sourcing guide to women fit work gloves covering hand shape differences, pattern changes, size grading, MOQ, sampling, materials and realistic factory options for impor...