Garment Production Guides: Specs, Sampling, MOQ and Timing

By the Global StockLot sourcing team · Updated October 2026 · 1 min read · Request a quote

What has to be settled before production begins?

A complete specification, an approved pre-production sample, a confirmed fabric and trim availability date, and a written tolerance table. Missing any one of them converts a fixed price into an estimate and a delivery date into a hope.

The approved sample is the artefact that matters most. It is the only physical reference both parties have signed against, and without one a quality dispute becomes an argument about intentions.

In this section

• Tech packs — the six mandatory sections, and the four things first packs always omit.
• AQL inspection — how a container is sampled, what separates a critical defect from a minor one, and what happens when a lot fails.
• Minimum order quantity — why it exists, where the real constraint sits, and which levers genuinely move it.
• Production lead time — a realistic calendar, and which stage absorbs a delay without moving your date.
• Sample charges — what a development sample costs, and when it is credited against bulk.

Where does production planning fit when sourcing from Bangladesh?

Buyers arriving with a complete specification reach an approved sample in two rounds; buyers arriving with a photograph take four or more, and each round is a fortnight. We review what you send and tell you what is missing before quoting, because a gap found at quotation costs nothing. Start at manufacturing.