Plain answers to the questions that come up before a first order — where factories are, what the minimum really means, what duty applies, and what changed when de minimis ended.
18 October 2026 · Sourcing
Where the production clusters are and what each is good at, why "factory versus trading company" is the wrong question, six questions that sort a real supplier from a reseller in one call, and the verification steps worth doing before you send a deposit.
18 October 2026 · MOQ
Why the minimum is per style and per colour, the five fixed costs behind the number with a worked comparison at 300, 500 and 1,000 pieces, and six legitimate ways to bring it down without paying more per unit.
18 October 2026 · Importing
Duty rates by outer material for the EU, UK and US, the document set a broker will ask for, what each incoterm actually makes you responsible for, and the six steps from deposit to delivery.
18 October 2026 · Duty
The US has no low-value exemption left for any country; the EU replaced its €150 relief with a flat €3 per item. The timeline, the current thresholds by market, and three worked cases including what a sample parcel now costs.
Or book a sample first and decide from the physical bag.