Underwear & homewear Sourcing & Purchasing

Buying Underwear & homewear: define the specification

For Underwear & homewear, prepare the intended use, specifications, quantity, packaging and destination before comparing quotations. Key checks for this product family include Fibre composition, size tolerance, shrinkage and colour fastness. Confirm applicability for the exact model and use case.

Supply-chain stages to verify

• Yarns, fabrics, dyes, trims and elastics
• Knitting or cutting, sewing, finishing and setting
• Size inspection, colour-fastness checks, labels and packing

Related sourcing regions and purchasing checks

• China apparel sourcing: regional comparison

Agree on sample revisions, inspection scope, packaging, delivery milestones and fees. Check that supplier documents cover the intended product and destination; a regional listing is not a guarantee of an individual supplier’s credentials or capacity.