Buyer guides

Longer than a glossary entry, shorter than a project. Each guide ends with the checklist we would use ourselves.

2026-10-20 How to write a nonwoven towel specification A specification that a factory can quote against, in the order that actually settles a price: use, format, blend, basis weight, packing, documentation. 5 min read
2026-10-20 How to evaluate a towel sample properly Five checks that take ten minutes and predict most delivery problems: wet strength, lint, absorbency rate, fold behaviour and pack pull. 4 min read
2026-10-20 Costing a towel per service, not per carton Why carton price misleads a salon, and how to compare two towel offers on the number that actually appears in the P&L. 4 min read
2026-10-20 Pack formats and what each one costs you Flat pack, roll pack, dispenser, kit and compressed: what each format changes in handling, freight and print cost. 4 min read
2026-10-20 MOQ and lead time: what actually drives them Why the minimum quantity for a plain pack and a printed private-label pack differ, and which decisions move a delivery date. 3 min read
2026-10-20 Selling nonwoven towels into Japan: what importers check The checks that come up most often with Japanese distributors, and the documents worth preparing before the first meeting. 5 min read
2026-10-20 Selling nonwoven towels into Korea: what distributors ask Korean distributors tend to test a range rather than a single SKU, and to ask early about pack language and material composition. 4 min read
2026-10-20 What documents should travel with a towel shipment Five documents that answer most downstream questions, and what each one should contain to be worth carrying. 4 min read
2026-10-20 Private label artwork: what to settle before design The six decisions that have to be made before an artwork file is useful, and why two of them are not design decisions at all. 4 min read
2026-10-20 Switching towel suppliers without losing the specification A migration sequence that keeps the product comparable: physical sample first, written specification second, price third. 4 min read
2026-10-20 Environmental claims on a towel pack: what can be defended Which claims are structural, which need a test report, and which should not appear on a pack at all. 4 min read
2026-10-20 Customs and shipping documents for nonwoven towel orders Which document the factory issues, which one the forwarder issues, and which details have to match before a container of disposable towels clears import. 8 min read