Clothing Manufacturer for Greek Brands

No, not at present: clothing cut and sewn on our floor in Narayanganj enters Greece duty-free under Everything But Arms, because Greece applies the EU's common rules and a single transformation in Bangladesh, cutting and sewing, gives the garment Bangladeshi origin. Zero duty is not zero tax at the border. Greece still charges its 24% import VAT on the customs value plus the transport and insurance costs to the first place of destination in Greece, and that VAT, not duty, is what shapes a Greek landed cost. On timing, Bangladesh is now due to graduate from LDC status on 24 November 2029, after a three-year UN extension agreed on 29 October 2026, and Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 keeps EBA for three years after graduation, so duty-free access runs until at least 24 November 2032. We verified the position on 21 September 2026 and confirm it for each order; our LDC graduation guide sets out what may follow.

Greece charges import VAT on clothing at its 24% standard rate, which the European Commission's VAT rates table showed when we read it on 27 September 2026. The taxable amount is the customs value plus any duty and the transport and insurance costs to the first place of destination in Greece. With duty at zero, a US$3,000 taxable amount carries US$720 of VAT. Clothing is not among the goods in Annex III of the VAT Code, so the 13% and 6% reduced rates do not apply. The Commission's table also lists 17% and a super-reduced 4%, and Greek law sets lower rates for certain islands; if your goods are delivered there, we check with your broker which rate applies before quoting. Our DDP price includes the VAT. If the entry is in your company's name and you are VAT-registered in Greece, it is normally recoverable on your return; we agree how the entry is filed before the goods move.

Yes: a Greek brand can order 150 pieces of one style in one colour, because our minimum is 150 pieces per style and per colour. Three styles in two colours each means 900 pieces, not 450. For a first summer range, one or two hero colours per style, then reorders of whatever sells, keeps the order at the minimum while the season shows you which colours Greek customers buy. The whole run travels as one DDP consignment to your Greek address, with one customs entry and one landed price. If your company imports the goods, it must make sure the GPSR technical file exists; we build that file once per style during production and reuse it on repeat orders, updating it if the fabric or trims change, so a small first run is not wasted compliance work. Organic cotton under our GOTS certification (RSC 9687) is available at the same minimum. The MOQ calculator shows how 150 pieces spread across a size run.

Bangladesh suits a Greek brand that wants cotton knit basics at a low landed cost from 150 pieces; Turkey suits speed to market; Portugal suits a made-in-Europe label where price is secondary. Turkey is in a customs union with the EU, so goods in free circulation pay no duty; it is strong on denim and knit, and can carry a higher unit cost. Portugal is EU production, so there is no import and no customs entry (VAT is still due, just not at a border), at the highest unit cost. Bangladesh is duty-free under Everything But Arms, with organic cotton under our GOTS certification (RSC 9687) and the GPSR file built during production, though Greek import VAT still applies. Denim, jackets and woven shirts are not made on our floor; our sister buying house sources them as a separate order. This is our own view, not a quote for the other countries.

In practice, yes: Article 16(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 requires the fibre label in the official language of the member state where the garment is sold to the consumer, unless that state provides otherwise, and Greek is Greece's official language. The Commission's Your Europe guidance says the same: translate the label into every official national language where the product is made available. So we sew Greek composition labels as standard, to your artwork, with every fibre named generically and given as a percentage in descending order on a durable, legible label. If you also sell elsewhere in the Union, we add English or the other languages you need on the same label. The regulation does not require a country of origin, but anything you print about origin must be true, so a garment from our floor cannot be labelled made in Greece. Greece applies the regulation directly, as an EU regulation needs no transposition, and its market-surveillance authorities enforce it.

Not usually, if your company is the importer: a Greek company that imports the garments is the EU-established economic operator the General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 requires, so no separate responsible person needs to be appointed. The Regulation has applied since 13 December 2024. Where the garments are sold under your own brand, the Regulation treats your company as the manufacturer: you draw up the risk analysis and technical documentation, keep it for ten years, and put your own name and postal and electronic address on the garment or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or an accompanying document. Greece's market-surveillance authorities enforce the rules, so the file should be complete before the first delivery. We build that evidence during production, and on organic pieces our GOTS certification, RSC 9687, backs the fibre and chemistry side; the scope certificate is available on request. Which company is named as importer on a DDP order is something we confirm for your order before the goods move.

The sea leg usually is, because Piraeus sits just past Suez while a Rotterdam or Hamburg box carries on for roughly another week and a half. We do not print a fixed figure, because carrier schedules and the Red Sea routing both change; we confirm the transit for your sailing with the quote. Piraeus is the usual sea entry, Thessaloniki the northern alternative if your stock is held in northern Greece, and Athens International the entry for air freight. Whichever you use, we quote DDP to your Greek address, and the commercial invoice and packing list reach you before the goods move, so you can check them before the container reaches Greece. Production is the same forty to fifty days wherever the goods are going, so the saving is in freight, not in the factory.

Yes: resort tees, beachwear and swim can be made on our floor in the same order, at 150 pieces per style and per colour, with swim priced separately because it is a different construction. For a Greek summer range the advantage is one consignment: resort tees, swim shorts and cover-ups travel together into Piraeus under one customs entry and one DDP price. The Greek summer sun is the design constraint. Strong reds and bright blues give up colour sooner than dark or natural shades, and reactive dyes bonded into cotton outlast pigment dyes that sit on the surface, so we recommend the dye class for kaftans and cover-ups at quote stage and can arrange lightfastness testing if a Greek retailer asks for a rating. Cotton pieces can be made in organic cotton under our GOTS certification (RSC 9687), with a transaction certificate for your order, and every piece carries Greek labels. Our swimwear and beachwear pages cover fabric choice.

It depends on the garment and the run. A Greek workshop suits woven and linen pieces, runs below 150 pieces, and ranges where you want to sit in on every fitting or print made in Greece on the label. Most are small: Eurostat counts 3,155 clothing manufacturers in Greece in 2024 employing 12,994 people, about four per firm, so ask how many pieces a week the floor can sew before you plan a season around it. Our floor suits knit basics in volume: tees, hoodies, sweatshirts, joggers and resort jersey from 150 pieces per style and per colour, with organic cotton made in our GOTS-certified facility (RSC 9687) and one DDP consignment into Piraeus. A range can also be split, with woven and linen pieces made locally and the knitwear made with us. Ask a local workshop and us the same questions about fabric sourcing and sampling time, and compare the answers; our beachwear page covers the resort side.

Count back from the day the stock has to be on your shelf, stage by stage, rather than from one total. Start with the freight: we quote the sea transit for Piraeus or Thessaloniki with your order, and air freight to Europe takes about 5 to 8 days if one style runs late. Before that come 40 to 50 days of production, which start on the day you approve the pre-production sample. Before that comes about 10 days for the first sample, and each revision round adds about 10 days more, so quick, specific fit comments are the part of the schedule you control. Eid holidays in Bangladesh move with the lunar calendar, so we check how they fall against your production window when we quote. Approving the Greek fibre label artwork at sample stage keeps the bulk order from waiting on it. The launch-date calculator does the counting from your on-sale date.