Process Transparency
A 45-day order journey, documented at every step
Most factories ask you to trust adjectives. We publish the process: what happens each week of your order, and exactly which document you hold at every stage — so 'audit-grade transparency' is a checklist, not a slogan.
- Day 0–1
Inquiry & line-item FOB quotation
Your tech pack enters the engineering desk. Within 12–24 business hours you receive a line-item quotation: unit price by quantity tier, material map, lead-time band and carton-load plan. Mutual NDA applies by default.
You receive: 📄 Quotation sheet (line-item, tiered)
- Day 2–7
Virtual sample & sampling decision
Logo artwork is composited onto real constructions for your approval before anything is cut. Physical pre-production samples follow for confirmed programs — sample fees are credited back in full at the 2,000-piece MOQ.
You receive: 📄 Virtual sample set · Sample PI
- Day 8–10
PO, deposit & material lock
Signed purchase order plus 30% T/T deposit (or L/C terms) locks fabric lots, trims and production slots. Lot numbers assigned here follow the order through final inspection.
You receive: 📄 Proforma Invoice · Lot assignment record
- Day 11–13
Pre-production confirmation
The approved sample, tech pack and tolerance tables are signed off as the single production reference. Bulk fabric passes incoming inspection against the approved swatch before cutting.
You receive: 📄 Pre-production approval sheet · Incoming inspection record
- Day 14–35
Bulk production with inline QC
Cutting, decoration, sectioned stitching lines, assembly. Inline inspectors sample every line hourly against the agreed defect class list; a failed checkpoint stops the line — not the week.
You receive: 📄 Inline checkpoint sheets (hourly)
- Day 36–40
Final random inspection (AQL)
Finished goods are sampled per ISO 2859-1 at the agreed AQL settings (typically Critical 0 / Major 2.5 / Minor 4.0). Your third-party inspector — SGS, BV, TÜV or your own QA — is welcome to replicate or lead this stage.
You receive: 📄 AQL inspection report with defect classification
- Day 41–44
Packing & export documentation
Individual polybags, export cartons engineered to container dimensions, shipping marks applied. Full document set prepared for FOB delivery at the named port.
You receive: 📄 Packing list · Carton spec · GSP/compliance docs as required
- Day 45
FOB handover
Goods delivered on board at the named Chinese port; risk and freight responsibility transfer per Incoterms. Balance payment settles against B/L copy.
You receive: 📄 B/L copy · Final commercial invoice
After FOB: the ocean leg, step by step
FOB handover is a milestone, not a mystery. Here is what happens on your side of the Incoterm — and where our paperwork keeps working for you.
- Booking the vessel
Your forwarder books vessel space against our packing list and container plan — dimensions and weights are issued before booking so the slot fits first time.
- Export clearance
Our side completes export customs at the loading port; the document set (commercial invoice, packing list, B/L draft) is sent for your confirmation before sailing.
- Sailing & transit
Goods on board, B/L issued, tracking reference shared. Marine insurance under FOB is arranged by the buyer — worth confirming before vessel departure, not after.
- Arrival & import clearance
Destination customs clearance runs on the same document set; consistency between PI, invoice and B/L is what prevents costly dock holds.
- Delivery to your warehouse
Container drayed to your warehouse or 3PL — our carton markings and per-carton content lists make receiving count fast.
Need air freight instead? Air and courier options are quoted per program for urgent launches — ask in the quote form.
Timeline honesty:
45 days reflects a mid-complexity program at typical volume (5,000–20,000 pcs). Simple repeat constructions compress toward ~20 days; 200,000-piece rollouts extend toward ~70 days. Your quotation states the band that applies to your program — in writing, before any deposit. See factory capabilities or start at the quote form.