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What a tech pack needs before a factory can quote
The fields that decide whether a quotation is accurate: construction, measurements with tolerances, fabric, trims, a size and colour breakdown, and the destination market.
A tech pack is not a design brief. It is the document a pattern maker, a costing sheet and an inspection report all work from. When a field is missing, the factory fills it with an assumption, and the assumption is what comes back in the sample.
Construction, written out
“Oversized hoodie” is a mood, not a construction. A tech pack states the seam types, the stitch, the topstitch distance, the hem and cuff treatment, and where each panel joins. These details change the cost more than most buyers expect, so they belong in the document that gets priced, not in a later email.
Measurements with tolerances
A point-of-measure table without tolerances is read differently by every pattern maker. State the measurement and the acceptable range. Without the range, a sample that is technically inside the spec can still be rejected on review, and that costs a revision round.
Fabric named in a way a mill can quote
Give a mill reference, a supplied swatch, or a weight and composition. “Cotton twill” leaves the mill to choose, and the choice will be made against their stock, not your product. If the fabric is customer-supplied, say so early: it is inspected before cutting, and it changes what the factory has to book.
Trims, labels and packaging on the list
Every component that ends up in the carton belongs on the pack: main label, size label, care label, hangtag, drawcord, zip, button, polybag and carton mark. A trim that is not listed is not costed, and a trim that is not costed becomes a change order later.
The quantity breakdown
One total is not enough. The factory needs pieces per size and per colour, because that drives fabric booking and the cutting plan. A single number hides the fact that one colour is a small run and another is not.
The destination market
The country the goods are sold in decides labelling, testing and packaging requirements. The same garment can need different care labels for different markets, so this is a costing input, not a shipping detail.
What happens when a field is missing
At asloom, a missing field is listed back to you before costing. The quotation then states what it covers, and the spec sheet carries the same wording. That is slower on the first reply and faster afterwards, because nothing is built on a guess.
If you are assembling a pack now, send what you have. A partial pack with honest gaps is easier to work from than a complete one with invented numbers.