Stage 1
Exploring new sourcing
Evaluating Vietnam, diversifying away from one country or planning a new category.
See all guides for this stage →Sourcing guides for apparel brands, retailers & sourcing teams
Make better clothing-production decisions, from tech pack to delivery.
Practical guides on manufacturing in Vietnam, costing & MOQ, sampling, quality and shipping — written from the factory floor for B2B apparel buyers.
Written byHuynh Ngoc Mai· International Sales Manager, TLD Apparel
- pieces produced per month
- 500,000+
- in our manufacturing network in Vietnam
- 16 factories
- MOQ per style (SKU)
- From 300 pcs
- sample development
- 7–15 days
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Stage 2
Comparing suppliers
Shortlisting factories, reading quotes and checking capacity and compliance.
- Low MOQ, real costs: asking the right questions
- How to read a garment quotation line by line
- FOB, CIF or DDP? Choosing the right Incoterm
Stage 3
Ready to produce
Moving from tech pack to approved samples, bulk production and shipping.
- Fabric shrinkage: questions to ask before bulk production
- From sketch to sample: what buyers should prepare
- A practical guide to sample approvals
Editor's picks
Production Process
From sketch to sample: what buyers should prepare
The documents, decisions and approvals that make sampling faster — and the gaps that most often push a launch back by weeks.
Huynh Ngoc Mai · Published 4 Nov 2026 · 1 min read
Costs & MOQ
Low MOQ, real costs: asking the right questions
What changes in your unit price when quantities drop.
28 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Working with a Manufacturer
Planning your next sourcing season
A timeline that works back from your launch date.
21 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
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Tech pack template + RFQ checklist
Get accurate quotes faster: the fields factories need, the questions to ask before sampling, and a ready-to-send request format.
Market updates
Regulations, trade rules and freight change often. Every update shows the date we last checked the official sources.
All market updates →A sourcing perspective from Vietnam
Hi, I'm Mai.
I'm International Sales Manager at TLD Apparel, an OEM/ODM supply-chain partner in Vietnam. I write these notes to share what I see every day in development, sampling and production — so buyers can make informed decisions before they place an order.
- pieces / month
- 500,000+
- brands & partners
- 50+
- factories in our network
- 16
- team experience
- 15+ yrs
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