Every project we work on is unique & bespoke. Therefore, it is impossible to give accurate figures until we know more about your project.
A good place to start however is with our handy Range Plan Calculator.
- This calculator will estimate the likely design, sampling & production costs for your collection based on questions it will ask you to answer.
- Please see above in “Stage 1 – Range Planning” for further details.
- Should the link to our Range Plan Calculator not work for any reason, please email us to request a copy.
Alternatively, if you know more specifically what size of collection & what split of product types your collection will consist of, please e-mail us and we can give you a quote on the estimated value of design, sampling & sourcing of your collection.
Although providing accurate prices without knowing more about your project isn’t possible, please see below some further information of some of the likely costs for each stage:
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LIKELY COSTS – DESIGN
Garment Design;
- Estimate x2-3hrs work per style.
- This includes all the front, back & construction drawings, any labels & trims, the approval process to refine your designs & a factory technical speciation pack (Tech Pack).
- A Tech Pack provides the factory with everything they need to produce the samples including fabric type & compositions, colours or washes, fit or construction references, graphic dimensions & positions, labels & trims.
Logo Design:
- Estimate x3-6hrs work per logo.
- During logo design we will usually start by designing several completely different logo concepts. These will be submitted to you for comment.
- Subject to the comments received we will tend to go through further development round, each time refining your chosen logo options until you are happy with a final logo concept.
Graphic Design:
- Estimate x2-8hrs work per graphic.
- Subject to the complexity of the graphics required the time to design them can vary considerably.
- We can discuss your graphic ideas and estimate a more accurate quote of time.
- During the graphic development stage, we will usually design the desired graphic, send this to you for comment & refine the graphic until you are happy with the final concept.
Rates:
- Our base rate design services are charged at £50/hr.
- Discounts off our base rates are applicable subject to taking other services with us. For example;
- If you intend to take sourcing services with us, we discount our base rates by 20% to £40/hr.
- If you also take additional services with us (for example website build, marketing or warehousing) we discount our base rates by 30% to £35/hr.
- Prices are quoted in £GBP & exclude any taxes.
- To estimate your design budget please do the following;
- Garment Design: Number of styles x 2-3hrs per style x £35-£50/hr
- Logo Design: Number of logos x 3-6hrs per logo x £35-£50/hr
- Graphic Design: Number of graphics x 2-8hrs per graphic x £35-50/hr
LIKELY COSTS – SAMPLING
Due to no physical order commitment at the initial sampling stage (see Stage 4 – Sampling) there is a charge of, on average, £100-£200 per initial sample produced (subject to product type, fabrics, etc.)
- Apparel samples are usually £100 per sample.
- Accessory samples are usually £100 per sample.
- Footwear samples are usually £200 per sample.
- Prices are quoted in £GBP & exclude any taxes.
Sampling charges are refundable off your subsequent bulk production order (subject to the order volume produced). For example, order volumes of;
- >501pcs per style = 100% refund on sampling charges.
- 401-500pcs per style = 80% refund on sampling charges.
- 301-400pcs per style = 60% refund on sampling charges.
- 201-300pcs per style = 40% refund on sampling charges.
- 101-200pcs per style = 20% refund on sampling charges.
- <100pcs per style = 0% refund on sampling charges.
To estimate your sample budget please do the following;
- Number of samples required x £100-£200 per sample.
- Sampling will then be refunded based on bulk order qty placed (subject to order volumes outlined above).
LIKELY COSTS – PRODUCTION
Unit prices of garments vary significantly based on your bespoke designs, qty produced & country of manufacture. Freight, duties & taxes also vary subject to country of manufacture.
The main thing that effects the unit price of the garment however is the quantity produced. During the costing stage (see Stage 3 – Costing) we will confirm to you the exact unit prices of each of your products (including estimates on any freight, duty & taxes which might be applicable) Below is a general chart of likely average unit prices based on product type & quantity produced however these are only averages and subject to many factors outlined above):
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| PRODUCT TYPE | <500 | 499-400 | 399-300 | 299-200 | 199-100 | 99-50 | >49 |
| APPAREL | |||||||
| T-Shirts & Tops | £6.00 | £6.50 | £7.00 | £8.50 | £10.00 | £14.00 | £17.50 |
| Vests | £5.50 | £6.00 | £6.50 | £8.00 | £9.00 | £13.00 | £16.50 |
| Polos | £8.00 | £8.50 | £9.00 | £11.00 | £12.50 | £18.00 | £22.50 |
| Sweatshirts | £10.50 | £11.50 | £12.00 | £14.50 | £17.00 | £24.00 | £30.00 |
| Hoodies | £12.00 | £13.50 | £14.00 | £17.00 | £19.50 | £28.00 | £35.00 |
| Shirts & Blouses | £14.00 | £15.00 | £16.00 | £19.00 | £22.50 | £32.00 | £40.00 |
| Joggers | £10.50 | £11.50 | £12.00 | £14.50 | £17.00 | £24.00 | £30.00 |
| Shorts | £8.50 | £9.50 | £10.00 | £12.00 | £14.00 | £20.00 | £25.00 |
| Swimwear | £13.00 | £14.50 | £15.00 | £18.00 | £21.00 | £30.00 | £37.50 |
| Jeans | £14.00 | £15.00 | £16.00 | £19.00 | £22.50 | £32.00 | £40.00 |
| Trousers | £14.00 | £15.00 | £16.00 | £19.00 | £22.50 | £32.00 | £40.00 |
| Jackets | £26.00 | £28.50 | £30.00 | £36.00 | £42.00 | £60.00 | £75.00 |
| Jumpsuits | £12.00 | £13.50 | £14.00 | £17.00 | £19.50 | £28.00 | £35.00 |
| Dresses | £13.00 | £14.50 | £15.00 | £18.00 | £21.00 | £30.00 | £37.50 |
| Skirts | £8.50 | £9.50 | £10.00 | £12.00 | £14.00 | £20.00 | £25.00 |
| ACCESSORIES | |||||||
| Headwear | £4.50 | £5.00 | £5.50 | £6.00 | £7.00 | £10.00 | £12.50 |
| Underwear | £4.50 | £5.00 | £5.50 | £6.00 | £7.00 | £10.00 | £12.50 |
| Bags | £8.50 | £9.50 | £10.00 | £12.00 | £14.00 | £20.00 | £25.00 |
| Belts | £8.50 | £9.50 | £10.00 | £12.00 | £14.00 | £20.00 | £25.00 |
| Jewellery | £13.00 | £14.50 | £15.00 | £18.00 | £21.00 | £30.00 | £37.50 |
| FOOTWEAR | |||||||
| Trainers | £14.50 | £15.50 | £16.50 | £20.00 | £23.00 | £33.00 | £41.50 |
| Shoes | £11.50 | £13.00 | £13.50 | £16.00 | £19.00 | £27.00 | £34.00 |
| Boots | £15.50 | £17.00 | £18.00 | £21.50 | £25.00 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| High Heel | £13.00 | £14.50 | £15.00 | £18.00 | £21.00 | £30.00 | £37.50 |
| Flip Flops | £6.50 | £7.00 | £7.50 | £9.00 | £10.50 | £15.00 | £19.00 |
- Prices are estimate averages only & subject to your bespoke design & country of manufacture.
- Prices are in £GBP & exclude and freight, duties or taxes.
- If your product type is not on the above list, please email us to request further information.
As you can see prices vary considerably based on the quantity produced per design. You can therefore weigh up the pro’s & con’s to ordering a larger volume at a lower unit price vs. ordering a lower volume at a higher unit price. Prices are quoted per style per colour. Therefore, even if you have exactly the same design but in two separate colour ways, then they are considered two separate styles. Similarly, if you have the same design in the same colour but with different graphics on the garment, these are also considered two separate styles. The reason is that during production there are different minimums throughout the process (i.e. fabric minimums, cutting minimums, dying minimums, printing minimums, etc.) Therefore, pricing is quoted per style, per colour.
To estimate your likely production budget please do the following;
- Product type unit price based on quantity to product x quantity.
LIKELY COSTS – FREIGHT, DUTIES & TAXES
Freight, Duties & Taxes vary considerably based on product type and country of manufacture.
The below examples are based on shipping into the United Kingdom, if your products are delivering outside of the UK, then different charges may apply.
- Freight:
- Freight is based on weight, volume & shipment method (i.e. Road, Sea or Air)
- Therefore, freight costs cannot be accurately calculated until your production is complete & ready to ship.
- We do however estimate freight charges for customers so they can budget. We usually estimate;
- Road freight = 8% of the total production value.
- Sea freight = 10% of the total production value.
- Air freight = 12% of the total production value.
- To estimate the likely freight costs please do as follows;
- Total production value x % of freight method.
- Duties:
- Duties are subject to product type & country of manufacture.
- Duty rates can vary from 0% through to 20% of the product unit price. As a rough guide,
- if your products are being produced inside the EU then the duty rate will be 0%,
- if producing outside of the EU please estimate an average of 12% duties.
- To estimate the likely duty costs please do as follows;
- Total production value x 12%
- Taxes:
- Taxes are subject to product gender & country of import.
- Children’s wear carries a 0% tax rate.
- All other genders carry a 20% VAT tax rate.
- If you are VAT registered, you can re-claim any import taxes via HMRC.
- To estimate the likely tax costs please do as follows;
- Total production value x 20%
PAYMENT TERMS
There are different payment terms on the different stages of design, sampling & production as follows;
- Design = 100% proforma
- Sampling = 100% proforma
- Production = 50% deposit upon bulk order placement / 50% prior to shipment.
In special circumstances we will consider offering payment terms to customers, but this is subject to the value of the project, credit checks & whether security can be obtained in the form of a Bank Draft or Letter of Credit.
SUMMARY
We love our job! Each project we work on is new and different. With years of experience in the fashion industry & in particular in the supply chain, we understand the process from start to finish.
We design & sourcing products from a huge verity of genres; from men’s to women’s, from adults to children’s, from couture to fast fashion & across all sorts of product types.
We’re yet to find a customer that we’ve not be able to service!
Therefore, no matter the size of your collection or scale of your ambitions, we are here to help with the entire supply chain.
We’re not your average supplier either, we don’t just understand product, we understand everything from web design through online marketing (details can be found on our sister division Rag-Creative). Even warehousing, fulfilment & distribution can be handled in house (details can be found on our sister division Rag-Wholesale).
We are uniquely positioned not only to understand design & sourcing but the whole chain in how to operate a successful brand.
We approach things differently to others by focusing not only on your product but the bigger picture of what’s likely to make for a successful brand launch.
We look forward to discussing the requirements of your project and helping bring your collections to like!
