OEM cotton sweaters for Ugandan brands and importers — flat-knit and WHOLEGARMENT, GOTS and OEKO-TEX certified options, produced in Gaziantep and shipped to Kampala via the Northern or Central Corridor.
A cotton sweater is the most versatile piece a Ugandan label can carry — wearable in the highland evenings, in air-conditioned offices and as a year-round premium gift. We knit them as a pure OEM partner in Gaziantep, Turkey: your design, your label, your spec. We are honest about one thing up front — Turkey and Uganda have no free trade agreement, so there is no duty advantage over China. What we offer instead is quality, capabilities and a clean China+1 alternative that protects you when a single-source supply chain wobbles. See how our OEM model works.
15 Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT and 7 Stoll machines under one roof in Gaziantep. Seamless cotton knitwear, fully fashioned linking and clean panels — a depth of machinery most regional sources cannot match.
GOTS-certified organic cotton, OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and BCI Better Cotton. We match the certification to the claim your brand makes and to your buyers' expectations — certificates supplied from the yarn source.
5gg to 10gg flat-knit. Cable, rib, jacquard and plain stitch. Spring/summer cotton-linen and soft cotton-modal blends for a lighter hand suited to Uganda's warmer days.
250 pcs per colour, per size. Cotton sweaters suit both independent capsule ranges and steady basics programmes — we scale the approach to your order size and growth plan.
Let's be straight. Under the EAC Common External Tariff, finished cotton sweaters fall in the top 25% duty band, with 18% VAT applied on top at clearance. Because there is no Turkey–Uganda trade agreement, a Turkish-origin sweater pays the same CET as one from China. We will not pretend otherwise — there is no customs saving by buying from us.
The reason Ugandan brands work with us is different. It is quality at a level your customer can feel — fully fashioned cotton knitwear, WHOLEGARMENT seamless construction, and finishing that reads as premium. It is China+1 resilience, so one disrupted supplier doesn't stall your whole range. It is the English-language working relationship — tech packs, approvals and production updates without translation friction. And it is genuine knitwear specialism rather than a catalogue middleman. Talk to us about your range and judge the value on its merits.
Uganda is landlocked with no seaport of its own, so every shipment moves through a transit port and then overland. We plan it honestly so there are no surprises at the border.
| Stage | Route | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Origin to transit port | Mersin → Mombasa | Northern Corridor transit port |
| Alternative transit port | Mersin → Dar es Salaam | Central Corridor transit port |
| Inland haul | Road → Kampala | Separate cost line — budget for it |
| Clearance | EAC SCT | Cleared at first point of entry, one customs transaction |
Roughly 3–4 weeks door to door under the EAC Single Customs Territory. The inland haul to Kampala is a real, separate cost — we include it in landed-cost planning so the number you see is the number you pay.
Indicative FOB Mersin ranges for cotton flat-knit sweaters at 250–500 pcs MOQ. Add ocean freight to your transit port, the road haul to Kampala, EAC CET (25%) and 18% VAT for full landed cost.
| Style | Gauge | Indicative FOB |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton crewneck sweater, plain stitch | 7gg | $18–26 |
| Cotton cable-knit sweater | 5–7gg | $24–34 |
| Cotton-linen blend sweater | 7–10gg | $22–32 |
| Organic cotton (GOTS), crewneck | 7gg | $22–30 |
Indicative FOB Mersin in USD. Final landed cost in UGX is assessed by URA after CET and VAT; UNBS conformity documentation supplied with each shipment.
Send a tech pack, a fibre brief or a reference style. We'll confirm cotton sourcing, pricing and a sample timeline within one business day — and give you an honest delivered-to-Kampala view, not just a factory-gate price.
Cotton sweaters are knitted apparel under the EAC Common External Tariff, which applies the maximum 25% duty band to finished textile goods, plus 18% VAT calculated on the duty-inclusive value at clearance. Turkey and Uganda have no free trade agreement, so Turkish-origin cotton sweaters carry the same 25% CET as Chinese-origin goods — there is no tariff advantage over China. Our case is built on quality, China+1 supply diversification and capabilities Uganda cannot easily source elsewhere, not on cheaper duty.
Uganda is landlocked and has no seaport of its own, so goods route through a transit port. We ship FOB Mersin to either Mombasa (Northern Corridor) or Dar es Salaam (Central Corridor), then move overland by road to Kampala. Under the EAC Single Customs Territory, clearance is processed at the first point of entry so cargo crosses internal borders as a single customs transaction. Expect roughly 3–4 weeks door to door, and budget for the inland haul as a separate cost line — it is real and we factor it into landed-cost planning honestly.
We work with 100% cotton, cotton-linen for lighter texture, cotton-modal for softness and drape, and cotton-recycled polyester blends. Yarn can be supplied with GOTS, OEKO-TEX Standard 100 or BCI certification depending on your requirements. Cotton performs best at 5–10gg; we typically recommend 7gg for a structured crewneck and 5gg for heavier cable or basket-weave constructions.
Apparel imports are overseen by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) for conformity and by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for duty, VAT and clearance. Pricing and quotes are issued in USD for B2B and settled per your terms; landed cost is paid in UGX after URA assessment. We supply the documentation — composition, care, origin — needed for a clean UNBS and URA clearance.