How to inquire about textiles

An inquiry, also called an inquiry, is an indication of the conditions for the purchase or sale of a product by one side of the trade issued by the other party. Inquiry is the starting point of a transaction. There are ordinary inquiries and specific inquiries. There are two forms. Ordinary inquiries are generally made by the customer for general information, such as product catalogs and price lists. The specific inquiry is that the customer gives a specific inquiry condition for inquiry.

In the case of a specific inquiry, the customer generally explains the conditions for the inquiry. If the inquiry condition is not clear, the documentary shall confirm with the customer. After getting the customer's inquiry condition, the merchandiser should analyze it carefully and report different prices according to the different conditions of the inquiry. The inquiry conditions mainly include the following aspects:

1, fabric specifications and quantity: For the finished product, it needs to be specific to each color and the number of colors. Sometimes the number of customers is small, it is difficult to reach the factory's order quantity, processing costs may be higher.

2, the quality of fabric requirements: some customers on the fabric tear strength and pull strength requirements are relatively high, then choose a good fabric. Some customers have relatively high requirements on the color fastness of fabrics, and all of them require more than 4 grades. We must use good dyes and good dyeing techniques. Therefore, if the customer's requirements are relatively high, raw material costs or processing costs will increase.

3, the form of quotation: foreign customers generally require some form of price quotes, such as CIF\FOB or EX-MILL.

4. Packaging requirements: Some customers require packaging only, and some customers require plastic bags. The cost of various packaging is different. Therefore, in the quoting money, the merchandiser must first clarify the customer's inquiry conditions, the inquiry conditions are different, and the prices are naturally different. After clarifying the conditions for the inquiry, the merchandiser shall quote on the basis of the company's quotation principle and make a quotation based on different types of fabrics. When a foreign trade company quotes foreign customers, it may not directly consider the production costs of the fabric, but directly compare the prices of different manufacturers. For production companies to quote foreign trade companies or apparel companies, they must consider the production costs of fabrics, and should also consider the required quotations, such as distribution methods, dual distribution methods or processing methods.