Knitwear MOQ, Cost & Lead-Time Estimator

The MOQ and lead-time outputs use our real factory benchmarks (MOQ from 30 pcs/colour, samples 15–25 days, bulk 30–45 days). Cost is shown as a relative driver rather than a price, because exact FOB pricing depends on the final yarn, construction and order size — request a quote and we confirm it, usually within one business day.

30 pieces per colour - on a stock yarn colour, and on a custom-dyed colour too, which adds a small-lot dyeing surcharge below the mill's 100–300-piece dye lot and 7–15 days for the lab dip. Jacquard, intarsia and embroidery stay at 30 as well; they add a short machine-setup step, not a higher minimum. MOQ is per colour, not your total order, and plain and striped styles in the same yarn and colour can be combined to reach it.

A development sample runs 15–25 days and bulk production 30–45 days. Custom dyeing adds a 7–15-day lab dip at the sample stage; same-colour reorders are faster (~30 days).

On a sweater, yarn is typically 40–60% of the FOB cost — the dominant lever. Moving from acrylic or cotton up to merino, cashmere blends or pure cashmere changes your price far more than labour does. Finer gauge and special processes add to cost too.

Yes — from 30 pcs per colour, on stock yarn or on a custom-dyed colour (the latter with a small-lot dyeing surcharge). Sizes can be mixed inside the 30 to keep the run small.