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MOQ

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

abbreviationCore term

In fashion & textiles, MOQ means: Minimum order quantity: the smallest number of pieces or metres a supplier will accept for one order, style or colour.

In Turkish: minimum sipariş miktarı, asgari sipariş adedi

How it is used

One of the first things discussed with a new supplier. Factories may set an MOQ per style and per colour; fabric mills often give MOQs in metres, and dyed or special fabrics have higher MOQs. Small brands often ask suppliers to lower or waive the MOQ, sometimes for a surcharge.

Example sentences

  1. Our MOQ is 500 pieces per style and 200 pieces per colour.

  2. Can you accept 300 metres if we pay an under-MOQ surcharge?

Common collocations

  • MOQ per colour
  • meet the MOQ
  • low MOQ
  • under-MOQ surcharge
  • MOQ requirement
  • supplierA company that provides a brand with fabric, trims or finished garments, often a factory, mill or agent that produces to the brand's orders.
  • costingThe calculation of what a garment will cost to produce, including fabric, trims, labour, processes such as printing or washing, overheads and profit.
  • lead timeThe time between placing an order and receiving the finished goods, including material sourcing, production and shipping.
  • colourwayOne of the colour combinations in which the same design, fabric or print is produced, for example the navy and the khaki version of a jacket.

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