Yoga Pants Wholesale Supplier in UK | Alpinario

# Yoga Pants Wholesale Supplier in UK: A Zhejiang Factory That Ships Direct Your production calendar is already late, the freight forwarder just quoted a different volumetric weight than the one on your spreadsheet, and someone in your WhatsApp thread is asking whether UK customs uses HS 6104.63.00 or a different code for women's knit leggings. That is the normal state of a UK importing project. You searched for a "yoga pants wholesale supplier in uk" because you want a factory that can talk about landed cost and calendar days, not a salesperson who keeps saying "no problem." We are Alpinario, a 20+ year sportswear factory in Zhejiang. We are not a trading company. We have our own floor, our own pattern room, and our own QC team. We make OEM, ODM, and private label sportswear. For UK buyers, the most important fact is this: our MOQ is 1 piece. So you can test one pair, a dozen pairs, or a 300-piece run without being locked into container math. ## Market demand signals The fastest signal in the UK market is not color. It is time. UK buyers open an email with "how long to get a sample?" before they ask about price. Our policy is a reply within 24 hours and sample dispatch in 3–7 days. Once the yarn, fabric, and fit are confirmed, a medium order of 300 pieces ships in 4–6 weeks. That sequence – 24-hour reply, 3–7 day sample, 300-piece production window – is the backbone of how we serve UK brands. Three signals tell us a UK yoga brand is ready to order. - They ask for a small first batch. Because our MOQ is 1 piece, we can handle a 1-piece kickoff sample, a 10-piece studio trial, and then a 300-piece production batch. - They ask about fabric weight. UK buyers doing yoga, Pilates, and home training usually land in the 220–280 GSM zone. 220 GSM feels like a daily tight. 280 GSM feels like a compression pant. Below 200 GSM, you are making a thermal layer, not a yoga pant. - They ask about FBA. Amazon sellers need prep labels on before the carton is sealed. We can pre-apply FBA labels and ship directly to an Amazon UK fulfilment centre, so the parcel does not sit in a third-party warehouse waiting for a repack. Any UK founder can open our /wholesale-sportswear page and see that we are an actual factory, but the demand signal we respect most is the one on the order file. One piece. Three hundred pieces. Same pattern, same trim instructions, same attention from our QC team. ## Import duties & shipping Import duty is where a lot of UK margins disappear. For women's knitted trousers of synthetic fibres, the common HS code is 6104.63.00. Using the current UK Global Tariff as a planning figure, expect duty in the 12% area. Then add the standard 20% VAT at clearance. A customs broker should confirm the exact classification for your finished garment because adding a drawstring, pocket, or cuff can shift the code. We will never tell you to ignore your broker; we will simply tell you what fabric we put in and what sewing operations we used. The shipping side is easier to plan. 1. Sea freight from Zhejiang to Felixstowe: 30–35 days. 2. Air freight from our door to London: 3–6 days after the goods are packed. 3. FOB Ningbo or EXW Zhejiang are both options. For Amazon UK, ask us to leave the FBA labels ready before the carton is taped. At 300 pieces, sea freight is the normal route if the sell-through date is not urgent. At 300 pieces with a launch date already booked on your website, air freight is usually worth the extra cost. As an operation manager, I would rather see a client pay air freight once than miss a launch window and then sell the whole batch at a discount. ## Price tiers We quote per order, not per catalogue page. But price tier conversations go faster when we talk about the garment, not the label. The table below is a rough yardstick for a typical 300-piece yoga pants run, in USD, at FOB Ningbo. It is not a live quote. Your Pantone color, trims, packaging, and fit corrections all move the number. | Tier | Fabric direction | GSM | Indicative FOB USD / piece | Order size | |---|---| --- | --- | --- | | Basic | Polyester + elastane, elastic waistband | 220 | $4.50 – $6.50 | 300 pcs | | Studio Core | Polyester + elastane, nylon option, flat waistband | 250 | $6.50 – $9.00 | 300 pcs | | ODM Private Label | Custom nylon/polyester blend, branded trims, custom pattern | 280 | $9.00 – $13.00 | 300 pcs | For every tier, the MOQ is still 1 piece for sampling. We do not use a higher MOQ as a way to turn away smaller UK brands. We use the 300-piece number because it is the order size where we can hold the 4–6 week production schedule without lamination, embroidery, or packaging delays. If you need a smaller production run, we can talk about it. If you need a bigger one, our floor can handle it, but we prefer to plan those orders four weeks ahead. If your line is more custom than "black leggings with logo," this is the part where /private-label-activewear matters. We do labels on the waistband, heat transfer logos, screen printed motifs, reflective trim, and custom Pantone colors across almost the entire Pantone range. Polyester is our base, and nylon is available when the brief demands it. ## Sizing preferences UK sizing is not US sizing. A UK size 10 has a waist of roughly 68 cm and a hip of roughly 92 cm. If you send us a US size chart and ask us to copy it exactly, we will ask for the UK conversion before cutting the pattern. Our default approach for a UK yoga pants wholesale program starts like this: - Size range: UK 8 to 18. - Waist rise: high-waist, with the waistband hitting 2–4 cm above the navel. - Inseam: full length at 31 inches for a 5'7" fit model, with a 30-inch option for shorter sell-through. - Grading: roughly 2 cm at the waist and 4 cm at the hip between consecutive sizes. That last number is important. UK customers often buy yoga pants for fabric feel and waistband comfort first, then they check whether the ankle hem stays put. If the grad is too big at the knee, the pants bunch. If the grad is too small at the hip, the sizing curve produces returns. Our QC team checks this on a fit form every time we cut a new size set. We also see UK buyers ordering the same black in every size. That sounds simple, but black dye batches from different suppliers can shift. One of the quiet advantages of a 1-piece MOQ is that you can order one pair in black, wash it three times, and see the shade before committing to 300 pieces. That small test saves far more than the sample cost. ## FAQ **MOQ?** Our MOQ is 1 piece. You can order one fabric-test sample, one printed sample, or one production piece. There is no minimum order to start working with us. **Lead time to UK?** Samples leave our factory in 3–7 days. Production for a 300-piece order takes 4–6 weeks after sample approval. Add 3–6 days for air freight or 30–35 days for sea freight to the UK. We also include the UK address check in our packing process so FBA-bound boxes carry the correct labels before they leave the floor. The fastest way to test the whole system is to send us a spec sheet, a fit reference, or a photo of the style you have in mind. We answer within 24 hours with a realistic calendar and a clean cost breakdown. That is the part of buying from a factory that gets ignored in brand-building articles but determines whether your first UK drop arrives on time and inside margin. **Request a Quote** now and tell us your target price, size range, and launch date.