OEM merino cardigans produced in Gaziantep, Turkey for Tanzanian brands and importers — extra-fine merino, fully fashioned or WHOLEGARMENT seamless, under your own label, shipped to Dar es Salaam.
A merino cardigan is one of the most scrutinised pieces in any collection — customers touch it, wear it close to skin and judge quality instantly. We produce merino cardigans on Shima Seiki and Stoll machines, in extra-fine grades with full fibre traceability, under your label. OEKO-TEX certified yarn with clean origin documentation so it moves smoothly through TBS inspection and TRA clearance at Dar es Salaam.
Extra-fine merino (17.5–18.5μ) and superfine (16–17μ). Yarns sourced with Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) certification on request. Full origin documentation for your TBS and TRA 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.
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 the numbers first: there is no free-trade agreement between Turkey and Tanzania. Your merino cardigans enter under the EAC Common External Tariff — roughly 25% on apparel — plus 18% VAT, exactly the same duty footing as goods from China. We will not pretend a tariff advantage exists where it does not. What we offer instead is a different kind of value: extra-fine merino knitted to the same hand quality as European mills, real China+1 diversification, WHOLEGARMENT seamless construction, English-language B2B service and genuinely premium finishing.
Tanzania's position is also a quiet logistics asset. The port of Dar es Salaam is your own gateway, and Tanzania's dual membership of both the EAC and SADC gives a brand built here reach across East and Southern Africa from a single base. As a cotton-producing nation, Tanzania already understands fibre value — and a Turkish merino programme complements that strength at the premium end rather than competing with local basics. Ocean transit from Mersin to Dar es Salaam runs roughly 20–28 days; plan your seasons around that and the lead time is entirely workable.
The China+1 logic is concrete rather than abstract. Many Tanzanian importers already buy knitwear from China and feel the volatility of single-source dependence — capacity bottlenecks, quality drift across runs and long, opaque lead times. Adding Turkey as a second, parallel supplier does not require dropping anyone; it gives you a fallback for your priority styles and a higher tier for the pieces that carry your margin. A merino cardigan is exactly the kind of garment where that upgrade is visible: the customer feels the difference in the yarn and the seam, and your brand earns the right to a premium price in Dar es Salaam, Dodoma and beyond.
Practically, we run the whole programme in English from sampling to shipment. You send a tech pack or a reference garment; we knit a first sample, confirm gauge, fit and colour against your standard, then move to bulk only once you have signed off. In-house flat-knit means we control the cardigan from yarn to finished, QC-inspected piece — 15 Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT machines and 7 Stoll machines under one roof in Gaziantep, with linking and finishing handled internally so your merino arrives consistent, season after season.
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.
| 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 in USD. Add ocean freight to Dar es Salaam, EAC import duty, 18% VAT and TRA clearance for landed cost in TZS.
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 origin documentation so your shipment clears TBS and TRA without delay.
12gg gives a refined mid-weight hand — ideal for year-round and cool-highland cardigans. 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–Tanzania FTA, so merino cardigans enter under the EAC Common External Tariff (around 25% on apparel) plus 18% VAT — the same footing as China. Our edge is quality, China+1 diversification, WHOLEGARMENT capability and English-language service, not duty.
250 pieces per colour, per size. Built for Tanzanian brands, boutiques and importers serving Dar es Salaam, Dodoma and the wider EAC and SADC markets.
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 runs in our Gaziantep facility and ships to Dar es Salaam under your own label.
Our standard MOQ is 250 pieces per colour, per size. This is built for Tanzanian brands, boutiques and importers serving Dar es Salaam, Dodoma and the wider EAC and SADC markets — considered capsule collections rather than mass volume.
No. There is no free-trade agreement between Turkey and Tanzania, so Turkish knitwear enters under the EAC Common External Tariff — around 25% on apparel — plus 18% VAT, the same footing as goods from China. Our advantage is not duty: it is hand quality, China+1 diversification, WHOLEGARMENT capability, English-language B2B service and premium construction.