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Roll of ribbed grosgrain tape from Trims Bangladesh, a grosgrain tape manufacturer in Dhaka

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Grosgrain tape

Trims Bangladesh is a grosgrain tape manufacturer weaving the tight crosswise rib that gives grosgrain its firm body, for waistbands, straps and visible garment trim. Grosgrain and herringbone share a combined 80,000 yards a day.

CONSTRUCTIONGrosgrain weave (ribbed)
TYPICAL USEWaistbands, straps, garment trim
DAILY CAPACITY80,000 yds/day combined with herringbone tape
CUSTOM LOGONot applicable to this construction
MOQNo fixed minimum — quoted per spec
SAMPLE LEAD TIME4 working days
BULK LEAD TIME10 days after sample approval

Construction & customisation

WIDTH RANGE

On request — confirmed against your spec

COLOURWAYS

Matched to Pantone TCX or physical swatch

WEAVE

Grosgrain (ribbed)

EDGE FINISH

Standard woven edge, non-fray

PACKING

Rolls, boxed to buyer spec

TESTING

ISO 3071, 105 X12, 105 E01 — every lot

What to send a grosgrain tape manufacturer

Grosgrain is specified by rib, width and hand as much as by colour, and the rib is the thing a buyer notices first. These six points let us quote and weave a first sample.

WIDTH

Finished width in millimetres, measured flat.

RIB SCALE

How fine or pronounced the crosswise rib should be. This is the visual signature of grosgrain and the easiest thing to get wrong from a written brief alone.

FIBRE

Polyester for colour hold and cost, cotton for a softer and more matte hand.

COLOURWAY

Pantone TCX reference or a physical swatch. Send a swatch wherever the tape will be visible on the outside of the garment.

EDGE

Whether the edge will be visible or enclosed in a seam, which decides the finish we recommend.

QUANTITY AND MARKET

Order quantity and destination market, which sets the test reports that ship with the goods.

Where grosgrain earns its place

Grosgrain is woven with a heavier weft than warp, which is what raises the characteristic ribs across the tape and gives it noticeably more body than a plain-woven tape of the same width. That firmness is the reason it gets specified where the tape has to hold a shape rather than drape — waistband facing, strapping, and trim that stays visible on the finished garment.

Grosgrain and herringbone run on the same twill-tape machinery and share a combined capacity of 80,000 yards a day, but they stay separate SKUs and can be ordered either way round on a single purchase order. Everything ships from our own floor in Uttarkhan, Uttara — an 18,000 sq ft factory running 24 hours shift-wise with 30 office staff and 135 production workers.

Every lot is checked in our in-house lab against three ISO methods before dispatch — pH (ISO 3071), colour fastness to rubbing (ISO 105 X12) and colour fastness to water (ISO 105 E01). Timing does not change with order size: a physical sample 4 working days from a confirmed spec, and bulk 10 days after you approve that sample. We have exported to more than ten European markets since 2014, so the documentation your compliance team expects is routine rather than a special request.

Common questions

Is grosgrain tape sold separately from herringbone tape?

Yes — they share a combined daily capacity figure but are separate SKUs. Order either or both on the same PO.

What is the minimum order quantity?

We do not publish a fixed MOQ — we quote against your actual spec and quantity.

Can you match an existing tape colour?

Send a physical swatch or clear photo and we will confirm feasibility before quoting.

How long until we see a physical sample?

4 working days from a confirmed spec, every time.

Send us a spec. We’ll send back a sample.

4 days from confirmed spec to a physical sample. No fixed MOQ published — we quote against what you need.

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