When customers look for a custom BJJ gi manufacturer, one of the first questions they often ask is about the minimum order quantity. MOQs can vary significantly between factories. This is usually not simply a pricing decision; it is determined by the source of the fabric, the production process, and the level of customisation required.
Why Do Factories Need a Minimum Order Quantity?
Before a batch of custom gis enters production, the factory needs to prepare the fabric, patterns, size specifications, embroidery files, patches, labels, and packaging. Cutting, sewing, and quality control also need to be scheduled.
Most of this preparation work does not decrease in proportion to the size of the order. When the quantity is too low, the fixed costs of materials, machinery, and production-line setup become difficult to distribute reasonably. It may also disrupt normal production planning. A minimum order quantity ensures that the order is practical to produce.
Why Do Some Factories Offer Very Low MOQs?
Low-MOQ gis are often made from ready-made fabric that has already been woven and dyed. The factory selects from the available weaves, fabric weights, and colours, then moves directly into cutting and garment production.
This approach removes the earlier stages of fabric production, making small orders easier to accept. However, the available fabric specifications, colours, and finishing processes usually depend on what is currently available in the market.
Some ready-made fabrics may not have received a dedicated pre-shrinking treatment, or the factory may not arrange this process separately. This can lead to greater shrinkage after washing and less consistency between different production batches.
Some low-MOQ projects also use existing patterns and standard size charts, with only the embroidery, patches, labels, or other details adjusted. The closer the order is to an existing product, the lower the required minimum quantity will usually be.
Why Is Our Minimum Order Quantity Relatively Higher?
Our gi production begins with the purchase of yarn. We manage and control the entire process, including weaving, dyeing, pre-shrinking, fabric finishing, cutting, and garment production, rather than purchasing ready-made fabric from the market.
Each stage has its own minimum production requirement, which means this fully controlled production process cannot support extremely low order quantities. Compared with using ready-made fabric, it involves more raw materials and production stages, but it also allows us to maintain more consistent control over fabric weight, weave, feel, colour, and shrinkage.
Our standard minimum order quantity is usually 100 pieces per product. This quantity is based on the practical requirements of the production process and helps us maintain consistency between the sample, bulk production, and future production batches.
Different Types of Customisation Have Different MOQs
Adding a club logo to an existing BJJ gi will usually have a relatively lower minimum order quantity.
If the order requires changes to the colour, labels, stitching, embroidery placement, or other details, the minimum quantity will be higher.
A fully customised BJJ gi involves the fabric, pattern, sizing, collar, trousers, embroidery, patches, and packaging. Because it includes the greatest number of production stages, it will normally require a higher MOQ.
A minimum order quantity is not applied in exactly the same way to every order. The actual MOQ is determined by the product type, level of customisation, material requirements, and production method.
MOQ is therefore not an arbitrary number. Different levels of customisation require different fabric preparation and production processes, so the minimum order quantity will naturally vary.
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