OEM merino cardigans for Ghanaian brands — extra-fine merino, fully fashioned or WHOLEGARMENT seamless, knitted in Gaziantep and shipped to Tema. A quality-led China+1 partner, with English-language business throughout.
A merino cardigan is one of the most scrutinised pieces in a brand's collection — customers touch it, wear it close to skin and judge quality instantly. We knit merino cardigans on Shima Seiki and Stoll machines in Gaziantep, in extra-fine grades with full fibre traceability, under your label. OEKO-TEX certified yarn with clean origin paperwork that moves smoothly through ICUMS clearance at Tema.
Extra-fine merino (17.5–18.5μ) and superfine (16–17μ). Yarns sourced with Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) certification on request, with full OEKO-TEX origin documentation for GSA and GRA paperwork.
7gg through 14gg — from structured mid-gauge outerwear to fine-knit layering pieces. We'll recommend the gauge that matches your silhouette and price-point.
Seamless merino cardigans on Shima Seiki 12gg and 14gg — no side seams, minimal waste, premium construction that reads luxury at retail. Our WHOLEGARMENT line runs 15 Shima Seiki machines.
Button bands, pockets, ribbed hem and cuff options. Linking in-house for clean, flat seams. Finishing and piece-by-piece QC inspection before packing.
Let's be honest about duty first. There is no Turkey–Ghana free trade agreement, so a finished merino cardigan enters under the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) — 20% on most apparel — with VAT, NHIL, GETFund and the COVID-19 health levy stacked on top of the headline rate. Chinese-origin knitwear pays exactly the same ECOWAS CET. There is no tariff advantage over China. Anyone telling you otherwise is wrong.
So the case for Turkey is about the product, not the customs line. Turkish factories knit extra-fine merino with the same hand quality as Italian and Scottish mills, and we run it as a genuine OEM partnership — your label, your tech pack. For a Ghanaian brand that already buys from China, we are a credible China+1 hedge: a second, independent source that protects you from single-country disruption, with English as the working language from quote to shipment and 22 in-house flat-knit machines (15 Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT and 7 Stoll) behind every order.
Ghana's own textile heritage — GTP and Akosombo wax prints, kente weaving and printing — sits in a different category entirely. Those are woven and printed cloth traditions; flat-knit merino cardigans complement them rather than compete. A merino layer rounds out a collection that an Accra brand may otherwise build entirely from wax and kente, and it travels well into export and diaspora markets where a fine-gauge cardigan reads as a premium piece.
Ghana also offers a stable operating base for a brand scaling beyond local sale: a relatively steady economy, English as the language of commerce, and a clear import path through ICUMS (UNIPASS) with GSA inspection and GRA duty assessment. We supply the commercial invoice, packing list and OEKO-TEX certificates your clearing agent needs, so your merino cardigans move from Tema or Takoradi into the Cedi market without paperwork surprises.
Indicative FOB Mersin ranges for merino cardigans at 250–500 pcs MOQ. Exact pricing depends on gauge, stitch complexity, button/trim specification and order volume. Figures are in USD; settle your landed cost in GHS (Cedi) after duty.
| Style | Gauge | Indicative FOB |
|---|---|---|
| Plain open-front cardigan, extra-fine merino | 12gg | $32–45 |
| Button cardigan, superfine merino | 14gg | $40–58 |
| WHOLEGARMENT cardigan, extra-fine merino | 12gg | $48–65 |
| Cable-knit merino cardigan | 7–10gg | $38–55 |
Indicative FOB Mersin. Add ocean freight to Tema, ECOWAS CET (20%) plus VAT/NHIL/GETFund/COVID-19 levy, and GRA brokerage for landed cost in Cedi.
We work with extra-fine merino (17.5–18.5 micron) for lightweight 12–14gg cardigans and superfine merino (16–17 micron) for luxury-grade pieces. Yarn is sourced with full traceability and OEKO-TEX documentation, which keeps ICUMS (UNIPASS) clearance and GSA paperwork straightforward.
12gg gives a refined mid-weight hand — ideal for year-round cardigans and Accra retail or export. 7–10gg produces a structured mid-gauge with more body, suitable for outerwear-weight pieces. WHOLEGARMENT is available on 12gg and 14gg machines.
No. There is no Turkey–Ghana FTA, so merino cardigans clear under the ECOWAS CET (20% apparel) plus VAT, NHIL, GETFund and the COVID-19 levy — and Chinese-origin pieces pay the same. We compete on quality, China+1 reliability, WHOLEGARMENT capability and English-language business, not duty.
250 pieces per colour, per size. Designed for independent and contemporary Ghanaian brands building considered capsule collections.
Send a tech pack or a reference style. We'll return a capacity check, indicative FOB pricing and a sample timeline within one business day. Production ships from Mersin to Tema (and Takoradi) in roughly 10–14 days.
Our standard MOQ is 250 pieces per colour, per size. This is sized for independent and contemporary Ghanaian brands building considered capsule collections rather than mass volume.
No — and we are direct about this. There is no Turkey–Ghana free trade agreement, so finished knitwear enters under the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) — 20% on most apparel — plus VAT, NHIL, GETFund and the COVID-19 levy on top. Chinese-origin merino knitwear pays the same ECOWAS CET, so there is no tariff advantage over China. The case for Turkey is quality, China+1 diversification, WHOLEGARMENT capability, English-language business, and premium hand — not duty.