Ask for a quote on cotton, yarn or fabric
This is the request for quotation, the RFQ. Choose what you are buying and the form changes to ask only what matters for that product: origin, grade, staple, micronaire and packing for fibre; count, spinning system, blend and certification for yarn; construction, gram weight, width and finish for fabric. Then the shared block asks quantity, destination, Incoterm, delivery month and payment terms. A person reads every request and replies within one working day. We go and ask the mills against your specification rather than sending you a stale price list, and the quotes come back set side by side.
What happens after you press send
You get a reference number on screen and by email, and a person reads the request, not an automated system. We check the mills against your specification and come back with mills that can actually run it, or with an honest note if none of ours can. Real quotes from mills take longer than that first reply, because we go and ask rather than sending you a stale price list, and they come set side by side so the comparison is real. What to have ready: the specification, the quantity, the destination country and the delivery month. A target price is optional and saves a round of guessing.
Not ready to order, but want to be told when something matches
Register as a buyer A longer form, and it opens right here. Nothing is sent until you press the button at its end.
If you would rather not send a request every time, tell us what you buy and we come to you when a checked mill matches. Registering costs nothing and buyers never pay us a fee.
Common questions
How complete does my specification have to be?
Complete enough to be quotable. For yarn that is usually the count, the blend and the spinning system; for fabric the construction, the width and the finish. Anything you leave blank we will come back and ask about once, which costs you time.
Which Incoterm should I choose?
Whichever one matches how you actually take delivery, because it decides who arranges and who carries the risk for each leg. If you are comparing offers, compare them on the same term or you are not comparing anything. The glossary defines each one in a sentence.
What is the difference between fixed and on-call?
Fixed means the price is agreed now for the whole shipment. On-call means the basis is agreed now and the fibre price is fixed later against a futures month you nominate. The form asks which you want because the two produce very different conversations with a mill.
How many mills will you take this to?
Enough to give you a real comparison, and only mills that have been checked and can actually run your specification. If none of ours can, you get told that instead of a padded list, because a quote from a mill that cannot make your product wastes your week and ours.