Portugal has a garment and textile industry of its own, and a range planned around it is usually divided by run length. Short repeats, late reorders and quick-turn styles sit close to the market. Long programmes, carry-over basics and multi-colour lines are placed where the fabric can be booked in volume, which is the half we quote: knitwear, woven garments and fabrics through India or Bangladesh, with the production base agreed at enquiry against product, fabric, construction, quantity, certification and delivery requirements. Minimums are set per style and confirmed at enquiry.
Planning the volume half of a split range.
One standard has to hold across a range built in more than one place. These are the points that decide whether it does.
Where the division falls
Run length and reorder cycle set it. A style reordered in a few hundred pieces on a four-week cycle is a different production problem from a twelve-colour basic in tens of thousands, and the two rarely plan well together.
One standard, two origins
The sealed sample, the measurement chart with its tolerances and the approved label artwork are the shared reference. We make to the sample you have sealed, wherever it was sealed.
Consumer information in Portuguese
Information on the nature, characteristics and guarantees of goods offered to the public in Portugal is given in Portuguese, on the label and packaging and in any leaflet that goes with them. Where written material is in another language, a full Portuguese translation goes with it.
Fibre composition
Fibre composition uses recognised names in the official language of the country where the goods reach the consumer, with non-textile parts of animal origin declared where they apply.
Fabric sets the arithmetic
On a long run the fabric is most of the cost, so yarn count, construction, width and finish are settled before a price means anything. We are glad to quote fabric and make separately where that makes a comparison easier.
Matching an existing test scope
Where a style already ships, we work to the test scope, the physical requirements and the AQL already agreed for it, and flag anything the new construction changes before bulk.
Surajmal Shobhachand is a vertically integrated textile export house established in 1968, handling approximately 15 million garments a year. From yarn through to finished garments, one desk carries the specification into bulk and back out with the inspection record.
Send a tech pack, product photograph or reference sample, plus fabric and finish, quantities by style and colour, target delivery, the Portuguese destination and any testing or certification requirements. Where the style already runs elsewhere, include the sealed sample and its test scope. We reply within 24 hours with feasibility, indicative cost, the minimum per style, open questions and the next development step.
Does a label for Portugal need to be in Portuguese?
Yes. Portuguese law requires information on the nature, characteristics and guarantees of goods offered to the public to be given in Portuguese, and fibre-composition labelling follows the official language of the country where the product reaches the consumer. We prepare and approve that artwork before bulk.
What happens to hangtags and instruction leaflets written in English?
They need a full Portuguese translation, affixed to the label or packaging or added to the printed material it accompanies. We set that at development so the translated copy is proofed with the artwork.
Can you make a style that is also produced in Portugal?
Yes. We make to the sealed sample, measurement chart and label artwork already approved for the style, and record any point the new construction changes before bulk begins.
How does run length change what a garment costs?
Fabric is the largest component on a long run, and it is bought at a mill minimum per colour and construction. A longer run spreads that minimum, the dyeing set-up and the development cost across more pieces; a short run carries them on a few hundred.
How quickly can a first sample be made?
First samples are typically sent in 4 to 10 days once the tech pack, fabric direction and quantities are agreed.
Can one programme cover Portugal and other EU destinations?
Yes. Label content, chemical-compliance scope and documentation are defined per destination during development, and each required version is approved before bulk.
What order sizes do you work with?
We work across a wide range, from small and emerging brands to the largest global retailers. Minimums are set per style and confirmed at enquiry.
See it before you commit.
We dispatch swatches and sealed samples against your brief, no full order required. Samples out within 4 to 10 days.
Request a SampleWe respond within 24 hours.