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FASHION DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY - CITS

Module 7: Merchandising

LESSON 27 - 31 : Introduction to the working of export house

and buying house

Objectives

At the end of this lesson you shall be able to
• introduction to the working of export house and buying house
• brief knowledge of merchandising documents.

Introduction To The Working Of Export House And Buying House

Garment working export house- A garment export house procures raw materials for garments, cut-make-
finishes garments in production facilities and ships packed garments to the destination countries.Authorisation
and customs clearance for both imports and exports may be allowed on self-declaration basis. Exemption from
furnishing of bank guarantee for Schemes under Foreign Trade Promotion, unless specified otherwise. Input-
output norms maybe fixed on priority within 60 days by the Norms Committee.
Working procedure of a garment export house
Garment export house is a manufacturing company. In an export house, most work forces are sewing tailors
and helpers. Export house has small number of staff compared to total number of workers. Export processing is
carried out through various processes. Work is divided within different departments and each department works
on the responsible jobs.
Total processes are divided into two categories –
1 Pre-production process
2 Production process
Pre-production process (Working procedure in sampling)

• Pre-production activities involve sample making, development of print and embroidery design, sourcing of
fabric and trims and other item like packing accessories.
• Everything is sent to buyer /local buying office for approvals. Development of pattern, grading Working
procedure in sampling (Pre-production)
• Pre-production activities involve sample making, development of print and embroidery design, sourcing of
fabric and trims and other item like packing accessories.
• Everything is sent to buyer /local buying office for approvals. Development of pattern, grading of patterns etc.
• Merchandising department of an export house is responsible to look into pre-production activities.
Production Process
The working procedure of an export house completely depends on the resources available in a garment factory.
Working procedure in a sequence is given as below.
1 Style analysis - Style analysis is the process of determining what type of investment behaviour an investor or
money manager employs when making investment decisions.
2 Receiving order from Buyer - A purchase order is a commercial source document that is issued by a business’
purchasing department when placing an order with its vendors or suppliers.

3 Fabric sourcing - Fabric sourcing involves the careful selection and acquisition of suitable fabrics for garment
production-
4 Checking and testing of Fabric – fabric testing includes measurements such as fabric weight, fabric width,
shrinkage testing, colour fastness washing, fastness, to like pilling, testing and bursting strength etc.

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