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Process

A realistic production timeline, week by week

What actually happens between signing off a design and receiving cartons — and which weeks you can compress.

Visual process guide


Uriba Production Team

FIRST PRODUCTION RUN

Your brief. Six steps. Finished garments.

An illustrative 13-week route to dispatch. Approvals and shipping affect your delivery date.

13weeks to dispatch
+ freight time
  1. Weeks 1–201

    Define & cost

    • Brief → tech pack
    • Materials → costing
    Clear specifications
    Step details

    Confirm measurements, fabric, trims, construction and artwork placement. Bring reference garments and vector artwork to reduce back-and-forth.

  2. Weeks 3–502

    Make & refine

    • Source fabric → make sample
    • Review → revise
    Approved sample
    Step details

    Sampling determines your ship date. A round trip takes roughly 10 days including courier. Two rounds are typical; involve all decision-makers from round one.

  3. Week 603

    Approve to produce

    • Check colours & trims
    • Approve every size
    Production sign-off
    Step details

    Review lab dips, trims and a complete size-set sample. Checking only the middle size can leave problems elsewhere in the size range.

  4. Weeks 7–904

    Prepare & cut

    • Dye → relax → inspect
    • Cut approved fabric
    Cut pieces ready
    Step details

    Fabric is dyed to the approved lab dip. Dyeing follows a batch queue; allow time for the process and material inspection.

  5. Weeks 10–1205

    Sew & finish

    • Sew → decorate → check
    • Press → tag → pack
    Finished garments
    Step details

    Quality checks happen during assembly. Garments are washed when specified, then pressed, tagged, polybagged and packed.

  6. Week 1306

    Inspect & dispatch

    • Final AQL inspection
    • Release cartons for freight
    Ready to ship
    Step details

    Check against the approved sample before dispatch. Freight time is additional and depends on your destination and transport choice.

AFTER DISPATCH

Choose your delivery route

Sea freight+ 3–6 weeks
Air freight+ 3–5 days

Illustrative transit times; destination and freight quotes vary.

Where you can save time

Repeat orders

18–24 days

When specs and approvals are already on file.

Fabric on hand

Faster preparation

Pre-positioned greige stock can shorten weeks 7–9.

One approver

Fewer review rounds

Consolidate feedback before sending revisions.

Always allow for dyeing and quality inspection. Confirm your project schedule before committing to a launch date.

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