Premium knitwear manufacturing for Australian brands — duty-free sourcing from Bangladesh, low MOQ, and DDP delivery with one clear landed cost.
Collective Studio makes cut-and-sew knitwear for Australian brands in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, from 150 pieces per style and colour, delivered DDP after 40–50 days' production plus freight, at Australia's LDC duty rate of Free: about 70 days from order to your door by air, or about a month more by sea. Fabrics are specced for heat and high UV, care and origin labels are sewn to your artwork, and organic cotton styles are available, made in our GOTS-certified facility (RSC 9687).
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Bangladesh already supplies a meaningful share of the clothing sold in Australia, which is why the sourcing route is well established rather than experimental. Australia has extended Duty-Free Quota-Free (DFQF) access to least developed countries, Bangladesh included, since 2003.
The timing question is what happens on 24 November 2029, the date now scheduled for Bangladesh's graduation from LDC status. Here we have to be more careful than most sourcing pages. The LDC rate in Australia's Customs Tariff applies to the countries listed in the Customs Tariff Regulations, and Australia's foreign ministry states that goods from Bangladesh will keep entering duty-free and quota-free after graduation (DFAT's Bangladesh country brief, read 23 September 2026, listed under Sources), which is stated policy rather than a tariff rule. What we can say is that the rate today is Free, that removing Bangladesh from the list would take a regulation change, and that we confirm the live rate for your order and quote DDP so it is inside the price either way.
The date itself has also moved: Bangladesh asked the UN in February 2026 to push graduation back; the UN Committee for Development Policy said an extension would be appropriate provided Bangladesh makes significant progress on domestic reforms during the extension, and in July 2026 the Economic and Social Council referred the request to the General Assembly. On 29 October 2026 the General Assembly granted it, so graduation is now scheduled for 24 November 2029. We will update this page if Australia or the UN announces any further change.
The specification issue particular to Australia is climate, and it is where imported ranges most often miss. A 400 GSM heavyweight hoodie sells well in Melbourne winter and sits unsold in Brisbane. For most Australian ranges we would steer towards lighter knits: 140–180 GSM jersey for tees rather than 200+, French terry rather than brushed fleece for hoodies, since terry breathes and works across more of the year. Both are knits cut and sewn on our own floor.
Two further points that follow from a hot, high-UV market. Colourfastness to light matters more than in cooler climates — Australian sun fades saturated dyes faster, and it is a testable property worth specifying rather than discovering after a season. And on shipping, Australia’s distance means sea freight timelines are real: plan about 10 days of sampling and 40–50 days of production, plus transit, rather than assuming stock lands quickly, and place seasonal orders earlier than a UK or EU brand would.
Practically, none of the sourcing calculus changes on graduation day. We produce tees, hoodies, activewear, loungewear and more to your spec from 150 pieces per style and colour, with organic cotton available under our GOTS certification (RSC 9687), and ship DDP so the number you are quoted is the number that lands — no customs invoice arriving separately weeks later.
For anyone comparing clothing manufacturers for startups Australia throws up, or searching custom clothing manufacturers Australia and finding mostly local agents: the practical difference for an Australian brand is not the factory rate but the landed cost and the calendar. Ask any candidate for a DDP price into Australia rather than FOB, because FOB quotes hide freight, GST and customs clearance, and ask what their lead time looks like across Chinese New Year and Eid, when South Asian and East Asian factories close at different times of year. A supplier who cannot answer both is quoting you half a price.
| Bangladesh (our floor) | China | Vietnam | Turkey | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duty preference into Australia | LDC rate Free under the Customs Tariff Act; last process in Bangladesh with at least 50% allowable factory cost (verified 19 Sep 2026) | China–Australia FTA preferences apply only where its origin rules are met | CPTPP or AANZFTA preferences apply only where their origin rules are met | No preference in force that we can point to; the general rate, 5% on most apparel | Check whether an EU–Australia agreement applies when you order; otherwise the general rate |
| Sea route to Australia | Indian Ocean routing to the east or west coast; we quote the transit for your port with the order | Shorter sea legs to the east coast | Shorter sea legs to the east coast | Long haul via Suez and the Indian Ocean | Long haul via Suez and the Indian Ocean |
| Where it tends to be strongest | Lightweight cotton knits at low minimums, GOTS-certified production, landed cost | Breadth of fabrics, trims and technical construction | Large woven, outerwear and sportswear programmes | Speed to Europe, denim and knit, mid-range cost | Premium made-in-EU positioning, small runs, highest unit cost |
| Choose it when | You want cut-and-sew knitwear from 150 pieces, specced for heat and UV, with duty and labels handled | You need materials or constructions a knit specialist cannot source | You are placing large woven or performance programmes | Your customers are mainly European and speed to that market matters | The made-in-Europe label is central to the brand and price is secondary |
Apparel from Bangladesh enters at Australia's LDC rate: Free. Australia's foreign ministry says that continues after LDC graduation, as stated policy rather than a tariff rule, so we still confirm the live rate per order.
Tees in 140–180 GSM jersey and hoodies in French terry rather than brushed fleece — the range most imported collections get wrong for this market.
Australian sun fades saturated dyes faster than northern markets. Lightfastness is testable, and we specify it rather than leave it to chance.
Launch or test in the Australian market with 150 pieces per style and colour, cut and sewn to your pattern.
Last verified: 4 November 2026. Freight times are typical, not a promise for a specific order.
If this is your first order from a factory overseas, these are the answers Australian founders usually want first. Each one is worked through in more detail further down this page.
| Question | Short answer |
|---|---|
| Minimum order | 150 pieces per style and per colour. One tee in two colours is 300 pieces. Put your own styles and colours into the MOQ calculator. |
| Order to door | About 70 days from order to your door by air: about 10 days of sampling, then 40–50 days of production after you approve the sample, then freight. |
| Freight | Air to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane takes about 5–8 days door to door. Sea from Chattogram, with transhipment, takes about four to six weeks door to door, or about 19–24 days port to port, so a sea order lands about a month later than the same order by air. |
| How it ships | DDP, delivered duty paid, to any Australian address: freight, the customs entry and any duty inside one landed price. |
| Duty | Free, at Australia's rate for least developed countries, when the last process of manufacture is in Bangladesh and at least 50% of the total factory cost is allowable factory cost. Cutting, sewing and finishing on our own floor is that last process, and we document the cost split for the claim. |
| GST | 10% at the border, on the customs value plus international transport, insurance and any duty. A GST-registered business can normally claim it back as a GST credit, or defer it under the ATO's deferred GST scheme. |
| Who you talk to | Janelle Rawlins, founder of Mindful Merch in Noosa, Queensland, coordinates Collective Studio orders for Australian brands, in Australian business hours. Send your brief through our contact form and say you are in Australia. |
Last verified: 23 September 2026, against the official sources listed under Sources below.
Under sections 16 and 18 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995, goods from a Least Developed Country take the LDC rate where one is shown and are otherwise Free; Australia extended duty-free entry to LDC-origin goods on 1 July 2003, and the general rate on most apparel is 5%. To claim it the ABF's preferential rules of origin require the last process of manufacture to take place in the LDC and at least 50% of the total factory cost to be allowable factory cost, with a cap on inputs from non-LDC developing countries. Cutting, sewing and finishing on our own floor is the last process, and we document the cost split so your broker can claim the rate.
After Bangladesh graduates from LDC status, Australia's stated policy is that goods from Bangladesh keep entering duty-free and quota-free (DFAT country brief, read 23 September 2026). That is a government statement rather than a tariff rule: the LDC list sits in the Customs Tariff Regulations, Bangladesh is still on it, and removing a country would take a regulation change. GST on the importation is separate from duty and payable by you as importer: it is 10% of the value of the taxable importation, which is the customs value plus any duty and the cost of international transport and insurance, and a GST-registered importer may be able to claim it back as a GST credit or defer it under the deferred GST scheme. We confirm the live duty rate for every order and quote DDP so it is inside the price either way.
Last verified: 19 September 2026, against the official sources listed under Sources below.
Care labelling is compulsory: the Consumer Goods (Care Labelling) Information Standard 2023 requires clothing and household textiles to carry adequate care instructions, written in English, using the five international care symbols, or both, on a label attached to the item. Fibre content is not mandated by that standard, but any fibre or origin claim you make must be accurate under the Australian Consumer Law.
Country of origin is a border requirement. Under the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905 and the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Regulation 2016, imported clothing must carry a true trade description including the country in which it was made, in English, prominent and legible, at the time of import; the Australian Border Force asks for the label at the centre back of a garment, not obscured by any other label, and goods that need a label and lack one may be seized. Ours read Made in Bangladesh.
Children's nightwear has its own mandatory standard, based on AS/NZS 1249, which classifies garments into four fire-hazard categories, requires fabric and trim testing, and prescribes the exact wording of the warning label (nightwear for children). If your range includes sleepwear for children we design and label to that standard from the first sample and arrange the testing before bulk.
Last verified: 4 November 2026, against the instrument on the Federal Register of Legislation.
The mandatory rule is the Consumer Goods (Care Labelling) Information Standard 2023, an information standard made under the Australian Consumer Law, which the ACCC administers. It has been in force since 5 September 2023. It covers clothing, apparel and household textiles, and it names promotional, sample and flawed articles as included, so a sample range sent to a stockist is covered too. Second-hand goods, headwear, belts, braces and handkerchiefs are among the listed exemptions.
Its two transition periods ended on 4 March 2025. Since then a garment complies in one of two ways: with AS/NZS 1957:1998 as the standard varies it, which works in words, or with clause 4 of ISO 3758:2012, the international code of care symbols for washing, bleaching, drying, ironing and professional cleaning. A label can carry both.
On the words route, the instructions must take account of everything that forms part of the garment, including dyes, finishes, prints, trims, zips, linings, interfacings and embroidery, so that following them does not damage it. The wording must be in English and clearly legible, on a permanent label. A short list of items, among them hosiery, gloves, collars and reversible garments, may carry the instructions on a removable ticket, a pamphlet or the packaging instead.
So a label for the Australian market carries three things. The care instructions for your fabric and print, in symbols, words or both. The country of origin, Made in Bangladesh, which is a separate border requirement under the trade descriptions law set out above. And, if you choose, the fibre content, which the care standard does not require but which must be accurate under the Australian Consumer Law. Labels are sewn to your artwork, so settle the wording at tech pack stage, before bulk. Our guides to care labels and wash symbols and clothing labelling requirements by country show the symbols and put Australia beside the other markets.
Last verified: 4 November 2026.
There is no official mapping to follow. Standards Australia's size coding schemes for women's clothing (AS 1344-1997) and men's clothing (AS 1954-1976) are both listed as withdrawn on 30 June 2017, with no replacement edition, so sizing in Australia is brand-specific. What exists is a convention, and the table sets it beside two Australian retailers' published charts.
For women's wear the common convention is AU 8 for XS, 10 for S, 12 for M, 14 for L and 16 for XL. The two charts below agree on bust from size 8 to 12 and part at 14 and 16, which is why your own measurement chart, not the size on the label, is what defines your fit. Men's tops usually carry letter sizes, and the withdrawn men's scheme designated size by the chest and waist measurements a garment is meant to fit, so a men's chart starts from chest and body length.
Send us a finished-garment measurement chart for each size in your tech pack and we cut and grade to it. Our guide on how to build a size chart walks through the measurements and tolerances.
| AU women's size | Letter size (common convention) | Bust, Cotton On chart (cm) | Bust, Country Road chart (cm) | US size (Cotton On chart) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | XS | 85 | 85 | 4 |
| 10 | S | 90 | 90 | 6 |
| 12 | M | 95 | 95 | 8 |
| 14 | L | 101 | 100 | 10 |
| 16 | XL | 107 | 105 | 12 |
We quote DDP, delivered duty paid, to any Australian address: freight, the customs entry, any duty and delivery inside one landed price, with the commercial invoice, packing list and origin documentation sent to you before the goods move. Distance is the variable Australian brands most often underestimate: plan about 10 days of sampling and 40 to 50 days of production, then about 5–8 days by air or about four to six weeks by sea door to door, and place seasonal orders earlier than a UK or European brand would. We confirm the sea transit for your port at the time, and price air freight alongside it whenever a launch date is fixed.
Bangladesh Standard Time is UTC+6 with no daylight saving, four to five hours behind Sydney and Melbourne. Our floor works Sunday to Thursday, 09:00 to 18:00, which is early afternoon to late evening on the east coast, so your afternoon overlaps our morning and calls are easy to place. Whatever you send, we reply within one business day.
You also have a contact on your side of the world. Janelle Rawlins, founder of Mindful Merch in Noosa, Queensland, coordinates Collective Studio orders for Australian brands. Queensland keeps AEST all year, four hours ahead of our floor, and she works directly with our team in Narayanganj; email her at janelle@collectivestudioltd.com.
Planning guidance, not a promise. Worked back from typical times; we confirm dates for your order at quote stage.
Australian seasons run opposite to the northern-hemisphere calendar most factories plan around, so work back from your own season. The table assumes about 10 days of sampling and a few days for you to approve the sample, 40–50 days of production after approval (we use 50), freight of about 5–8 days by air or about four to six weeks by sea door to door (we use the longer figure), a two-week buffer, and stock in your warehouse about four weeks before the season opens, for photography, wholesale and set-up.
Two things move these dates. A new fit that needs a second sample round needs another sampling cycle, so send it earlier. And Bangladesh's two Eid holidays follow the lunar calendar and fall earlier each year; factories close for both, so we tell you at quote stage if your production window crosses one. Our launch date calculator runs the same sum for any date, and the guide to how long it takes to manufacture clothing breaks down each stage.
| AU season | Stock in your warehouse by | Air: send tech pack by | Air: approve sample by | Sea: send tech pack by | Sea: approve sample by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer (Dec–Feb) | Early November | About 9 August | About 23 August | About 6 July | About 20 July |
| Autumn (Mar–May) | Early February | About 7 November | About 21 November | About 4 October | About 18 October |
| Winter (Jun–Aug) | Early May | About 7 February | About 21 February | About 4 January | About 18 January |
| Spring (Sep–Nov) | Early August | About 10 May | About 24 May | About 6 April | About 20 April |
Last verified: 23 September 2026, against the official sources listed under Sources below.
Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate from UN Least Developed Country status on 24 November 2029. In February 2026 it asked for an extension; the UN Committee for Development Policy said one would be appropriate provided Bangladesh makes significant progress on domestic reforms during the extension, and in July 2026 the Economic and Social Council referred the request to the General Assembly (UN LDC portal). On 29 October 2026 the General Assembly granted a three-year extension, moving graduation from 24 November 2026.
For an Australian order the LDC rate applies today, and Australia's foreign ministry has said what happens afterwards. Its Bangladesh country brief states: “Products from Bangladesh will continue to be able to enter Australia duty-free and quota-free when Bangladesh graduates from the Least Developed Country status.” That is stated government policy, not a clause in the tariff. Bangladesh stays on the LDC list unless the Regulations are amended, and Australia has kept earlier graduates on it: the Maldives, Samoa and Equatorial Guinea, which left the UN category in 2011, 2014 and 2017, are still listed beside Bangladesh in Schedule 1 of the Customs Tariff Regulations 2004 (latest compilation, 29 December 2022). We will update this page if Australia publishes a change, and we confirm the rate for each order rather than assume it.
Bangladesh is the second-largest source of the clothing Australia imports, after China. In 2025 it supplied 10.8% of the value of Australia's garment imports (HS chapters 61 and 62), on Australia's own figures as reported to UN Comtrade; China supplied 58.0% and Vietnam 8.7%. The share is higher in knitted garments, the kind we cut and sew: 12.3% of chapter 61, against 9.1% of woven clothing in chapter 62.
Fibre travels the other way. Australia's foreign ministry describes the two economies as complementary, pairing Australia's natural fibre exports with its ready-made garment imports from Bangladesh, and in 2025 Bangladesh bought 12.7% of Australia's raw cotton exports by value, the fourth-largest share (UN Comtrade, HS 5201). For a brand, the practical point is that this is a well-used lane, and the paperwork for Bangladesh-made clothing, including the LDC origin claim set out above, is routine work for an Australian customs broker.
| Source country | All clothing, 2025 | Knitted (HS 61), 2025 | Woven (HS 62), 2025 | All clothing, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 58.0% | 58.1% | 57.9% | 57.6% |
| Bangladesh | 10.8% | 12.3% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| Vietnam | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.4% |
| India | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 4.9% |
| Indonesia | 3.6% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 3.6% |
| Cambodia | 2.3% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
Janelle Rawlins founded Mindful Merch (opens in a new tab) in Noosa and has spent more than 14 years in the fashion industry. She now coordinates Collective Studio orders for Australian brands: you deal with someone who knows your market and keeps your hours, and she works directly with our team in Narayanganj.
Email her directly, or tell us you’re in Australia when you get in touch, and Janelle will take it from there. Your order is still cut, sewn and finished on our own floor and quoted DDP to your door.
Wonderful people to work with — very professional and knowledgeable, also accommodating to the needs of their customers.
Collective Studio is up and coming. Very hard working people who want to please their customers and grow partnerships together. Homaira is very knowledgeable in the knit industry and always willing to learn more. We are looking to grow our business with them.
Collective Studios under the direction of Mr Jamish and his daughter Homaira represent the future of RTW production in Bangladesh. A thorough approach to detail governed by a genuine standard of quality. Masters of and partners in the process!
No, under current arrangements. Australia has given goods from least developed countries duty-free entry since 1 July 2003, and garments from Bangladesh qualify when the last process of manufacture happens there and at least half of the total factory cost is allowable factory cost. Graduation from LDC status is scheduled for 24 November 2029, after a three-year UN extension agreed on 29 October 2026. On what follows, Australia's foreign ministry is direct: its Bangladesh country brief says goods from Bangladesh will go on entering duty-free and quota-free after graduation (read 23 September 2026). That is government policy rather than a clause in the tariff, and Australia's LDC list still includes countries that graduated years ago, such as the Maldives and Samoa. We still confirm the live rate for every order, and because we ship DDP, whatever the duty is sits inside the landed cost you are quoted.
Manufacture locally if an Australian-made label is central to the brand; otherwise go overseas, comparing landed cost rather than the factory rate. We are the overseas option: your garments are cut, sewn and finished on our own floor in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, from 150 pieces per style and colour. That decides your labels. Australian trade-description law requires imported clothing to carry its true country of origin at the time of import, and goods without one may be seized by the Australian Border Force. So ours read Made in Bangladesh, and the ABF asks for that label at the centre back of the garment, not hidden by another label. Origin claims in your marketing must also be accurate under the Australian Consumer Law. Ask each overseas factory for a DDP price rather than FOB, because FOB leaves out freight, duty and clearance. Our DDP quote puts freight, the customs entry and any duty inside one landed price, delivered to any Australian address.
Yes. Janelle Rawlins, founder of Mindful Merch in Noosa, Queensland, coordinates Collective Studio orders for Australian brands. She has spent more than 14 years in the fashion industry, works in Queensland time, which is AEST all year and four hours ahead of our floor, and works directly with our team in Narayanganj. Email her at janelle@collectivestudioltd.com, or send your brief through our contact form and say you are in Australia, and she will take it from there. The factory does not change: your garments are still cut, sewn and finished on our own floor in Bangladesh, from 150 pieces per style and colour, and quoted DDP to your Australian address, with freight, the customs entry and any duty inside one landed price. What changes is the conversation: your questions about the range, the order and the delivery go to someone in Australia, working Australian business hours.
Lighter than most imported ranges assume, and this is where collections designed for northern markets underperform here. For tees, 140–180 GSM jersey generally works better than the 200 GSM-plus weights that read premium in Europe but wear hot through an Australian summer. For hoodies and sweats, French terry usually beats brushed fleece: terry is loopback and breathable, so it works across more of the year, while fleece is warmer and narrows your selling season considerably outside the southern states. Light jersey and French terry are both knits we cut and sew on our own floor, so moving a range lighter changes the fabric order rather than the factory. The weight split can follow your map as well: heavyweight hoodies that sell through a Melbourne winter can sit unsold in Brisbane, so carry the heavy weight as the smaller share. We will spec against the states you actually sell into rather than treating Australia as one climate.
Yes, Australian sun fades dyed garments faster than in most markets, so specify for it at the start rather than discover it after one summer. Australia's UV levels are among the highest anywhere, and sustained exposure fades any dyed textile. On cotton knits, dye class is the lever. We specify reactive dye by default, applied at the partner dye houses we book, because reactive dye bonds chemically with the fibre, while pigment dye sits on the surface in a binder and gives up colour to sun and washing sooner. Intense reds and brights are more fugitive than navy, black or natural tones. An ISO 105-B02 test on your production shade puts a lightfastness rating on record for your retailer, and we can arrange it before bulk. That test is a cost per colour, and deep or vivid shades need the better dye classes, so a saturated palette costs more to get right. For swimwear, fibre matters as much as dye: see our swimwear page.
About 10 days for sampling, then 40 to 50 days of production from approved sample to dispatch, with sea transit on top, which is where Australian brands most often get caught out compared with UK or European buyers. By sea from Chattogram, with transhipment, plan on about four to six weeks door to door; by air, about 5–8 days to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. We confirm the times for your port with the order. Plan seasonal ranges earlier than you would for a northern-hemisphere market, and work backwards from your on-sale date including transit and a buffer. Air freight is available and considerably more expensive; we will price both if you have a fixed deadline rather than assuming sea is acceptable. Both go DDP, with origin documents sent before the goods move. From order to your door, plan on about 70 days by air.
Our floor is 150 pieces per style and colour, and for an Australian launch the useful test is one style in one colour. Because Australia is several climates rather than one, test narrow and deep: pick a weight that sells across the states you trade in, rather than three colourways of a heavyweight that only moves through a Melbourne winter. Colour is where a test budget spreads thin, since every colourway is its own dye lot and cutting run, so three colours at the minimum price as three small orders rather than one. Where a factory's floor is 500 to 1,000 pieces, as it is at many established Bangladeshi manufacturers, a first test means committing to three to seven times as many pieces. The test order ships DDP like any other, with freight, the customs entry and any duty inside the price you are quoted before you commit. Put your own styles and colours into the free MOQ calculator to see the total piece count.
Yes — organic cotton is available in every fabric we make, under our GOTS certification (RSC 9687), and the scope certificate itself is yours on request, so you never have to take a logo on trust. GOTS covers organic fibre content, restricted chemistry, wastewater treatment and working conditions audited against core ILO conventions across the supply chain. Two practical notes: GOTS defines more than one permitted label wording depending on your fabric's fibre composition, and we confirm in writing which applies before anything is printed; and certified organic fabric carries a price premium worth budgeting for at quote stage rather than discovering later. One Australia-specific note: high UV levels fade dyed cotton faster than in most markets, so for garments expected to see a lot of sun we recommend reactive dyeing rather than pigment, and we can arrange lightfastness testing if your retailer wants a rating on record.
Possibly, but only with paperwork behind it, so we would not promise it by default. Bangladesh is a large buyer of Australian cotton: in 2025 it took 12.7% of Australia's raw cotton exports by value, the fourth-largest share, on Australia's figures in UN Comtrade. Inside a spinning mill, though, bales from several countries can be blended into one yarn, and your fabric is knitted at a partner mill we specify and inspect but do not own. So if Australian-grown cotton is part of your story, say so in the brief. We ask our partner mills whether yarn spun from Australian cotton is available for your fabric and what origin documents can come with it, and we tell you plainly if it cannot be traced. Any Australian cotton claim on a swing tag must be accurate under the Australian Consumer Law, and the sewn-in label still reads Made in Bangladesh.
Probably not as a legal duty, but the retailers who stock you may still ask. The Modern Slavery Act 2018 requires an annual statement only from entities in the Australian market whose annual consolidated revenue meets the threshold the Act sets, and the Modern Slavery Statements Register publishes those statements. Below that line, any Australian entity can lodge a voluntary statement. Reporting entities have to describe how they assess and address modern slavery risks in their global operations and supply chains, so a larger stockist may want to know where and how your garments are made. For that conversation we can give you our factory's street address in Narayanganj, our BKMEA membership, the scope certificate for our GOTS-certified facility (RSC 9687) and a live video call from the floor while a shift is working. We do not hold amfori BSCI, SMETA or WRAP, and we would rather you heard that from us first.
Ship by sea when your calendar allows it, and by air when a launch date is fixed or the order is small. Air freight to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane takes about 5–8 days door to door. Sea freight from Chattogram, with transhipment, takes about four to six weeks door to door, or about 19–24 days port to port. Those are typical times, not a promise for a specific order. So by air you can plan on about 70 days from order to your door, and by sea about a month more. Air costs considerably more, and the gap grows with weight, so it matters most on heavy pieces such as fleece and French terry hoodies. A split also works: a first share by air to open the season, the rest by sea. We quote both DDP, with freight, the customs entry and any duty inside one landed price, so you can compare them before you decide.
For stock in your warehouse by early November, ahead of a December summer, send the tech pack by about early August if the order goes by air, or by about early July if it goes by sea. Those dates work back from typical times: about 10 days of sampling and a few days for you to approve the sample, 40 to 50 days of production after approval, about 5–8 days by air or about four to six weeks by sea door to door, and a two-week buffer. A new fit that needs a second sample round needs another sampling cycle, so send it earlier. Bangladesh's two Eid holidays move earlier each year and close factories for several days; we tell you at quote stage if your window crosses one. Treat all of this as planning guidance, not a promise, and run your own dates through our launch date calculator.
Trade and regulatory details on this page last verified 23 September 2026. Tariff and compliance terms change — ask us to confirm the current position for your order.
Whether it’s a large bulk or wholesale run or your first batch of 150, send a sketch, a reference, or a sentence. We’ll reply within one business day with fabric options and an indicative price.
Or message the factory directly: WhatsApp +880 1980 055026 · hello@collectivestudioltd.com · Homaira replies within one business day.
