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Practical guides for brands and distributors having their workwear made in Tunisia.
Manufacturing workwear in Tunisia: how it works
Steps, parties and documents to prepare when you have workwear made in Tunisia: tech pack, quotation, prototype, production and shipping.
CMT vs full package: what is the difference for a workwear brand
CMT vs full package: who buys the materials, who develops the product, who coordinates what. Practical guidance for workwear brands.
Tech pack: what a garment manufacturer needs to cost a workwear item
Sketches, measurements, bill of materials, construction details, labelling: what a garment manufacturer needs to receive to cost a workwear item.
EU customs duties on clothing made in Tunisia: the Association Agreement and rules of origin
EU Tunisia Association Agreement, PEM Convention, revised rules, EUR.1 and origin declaration: when garments from Tunisia enter the EU duty free.
Minimum order quantities in garment manufacturing: how a minimum per style and per colour is set
How a garment manufacturer sets a minimum order quantity per style and per colour, what makes it vary, and how to present a small production run.
Social audits and quality standards in garment manufacturing: SMETA, amfori BSCI, ISO 9001, ISO 14001
Social audits and management standards in garment manufacturing: what SMETA, amfori BSCI, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 cover, and who can request them.
How to choose a garment manufacturer for your workwear: the points to check
Capacity, lines, special machines, quality control, audits, communication, factory visit: what to check before placing your workwear production.
Preparing a garment factory visit in Tunisia: what to look at on site
Preparing a garment factory visit in Tunisia: travel formalities, documents to request, what to observe on site and how to follow up after the visit.
High visibility clothing: what a brand needs to prepare before production
EN ISO 20471 classes, minimum areas, CE marking of category II PPE: what a brand needs to prepare before having high visibility garments made.
Medical tunics and work smocks: what to specify before production
Fabric, industrial laundering, ISO 15797, seams, sizes, colours per department: what to specify when you have medical tunics and work smocks made.
AQL quality control explained for workwear buyers
AQL and ISO 2859 explained for workwear buyers: inspection levels, critical, major and minor defects, during production and final inspections.
Nearshoring workwear: why European brands are moving part of their production closer
Why European workwear brands move part of their production closer: shorter runs, repeat orders, follow up, visits and pan Euro Mediterranean origin rules.