OEM merino cardigans for Ugandan boutiques, retailers and importers — extra-fine merino, fully fashioned or WHOLEGARMENT seamless, knitted in Gaziantep, Turkey and shipped via the Northern and Central Corridors to Kampala.
A merino cardigan is one of the most scrutinised pieces in any collection — customers touch it, wear it close to the skin and judge quality instantly. We produce merino cardigans on Shima Seiki and Stoll machines in Gaziantep, in extra-fine grades with full fibre traceability, under your own label for the Ugandan market. OEKO-TEX certified yarn with complete origin documentation for UNBS conformity assessment and smooth URA clearance. With 15 Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT machines and 7 Stoll machines in-house, your programme is knitted on our own flat-knit floor — not subcontracted out.
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 UNBS and URA.
7gg through 14gg — from structured mid-gauge outerwear for highland evenings 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 in Kampala.
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 straight about the trade picture first: there is no Turkey–Uganda free trade agreement. Uganda, as an East African Community (EAC) member, applies the Common External Tariff — 25% on imported knitwear — plus 18% VAT, and that rate is identical whether the goods come from Turkey or from China. So we don't pretend to offer a tariff advantage over China. We compete on something else.
What Turkey brings is quality, China+1 diversification, WHOLEGARMENT seamless capability, English-language service and a genuinely premium hand. For a Ugandan importer who already buys from China and wants to de-risk the supply chain — or a boutique that wants a knit the local market hasn't seen everywhere — Turkish merino sits in a different position. The fibre quality matches Italian and Scottish mills; the construction is fully fashioned or seamless; and the conversation happens in English, with a clear tech-pack process.
Uganda is landlocked, so logistics are the honest variable here. Goods leave Mersin and arrive at a transit port — Mombasa via the Northern Corridor or Dar es Salaam via the Central Corridor — then move inland by road to Kampala. Under the EAC Single Customs Territory (SCT), clearance happens at the first point of entry, which removes a duplicate clearance step, but the inland haul still adds time and cost. Plan for roughly 3–4 weeks door-to-door and budget for the inland transport leg. We're transparent about that up front so your landed cost and timeline are realistic.
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 (prices quoted in USD; settle in UGX at your bank's rate). Add ocean freight to the transit port, inland road haulage to Kampala, EAC CET duty (25%) plus 18% VAT and clearance for landed cost.
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 certification, with origin documentation supplied for UNBS conformity and URA clearance.
12gg gives a refined mid-weight hand — ideal for year-round and highland-climate 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–Uganda FTA. Uganda applies the EAC Common External Tariff of 25% on knitwear plus 18% VAT to both Turkish and Chinese goods, so there is no tariff advantage over China. Turkey competes on quality, China+1 diversification, WHOLEGARMENT capability and English-language service.
250 pieces per colour, per size. Designed for Ugandan boutiques, retailers and importers building considered capsule collections.
Send a tech pack or a reference style. We'll return a capacity check, indicative FOB pricing and a realistic Kampala lead time — including the Northern or Central Corridor leg — within one business day.
Our standard MOQ is 250 pieces per colour, per size. This is designed for Ugandan boutiques, retailers and importers building considered capsule collections rather than mass volume.
No. There is no Turkey–Uganda free trade agreement. As an EAC member, Uganda applies the Common External Tariff of 25% on imported knitwear plus 18% VAT to goods of both Turkish and Chinese origin, so there is no tariff advantage over China. Turkey competes on quality, China+1 risk diversification, WHOLEGARMENT capability and English-language service — not on duty.