Point / 01
No duties
EU production: no duties or import VAT eating into your margin.
§ 01 · Cluster · Portugal vs China
Portugal or China
for your clothing
The honest comparison, no fluff.
China competes on sticker price; Portugal wins on almost everything else for small and mid-size brands: no duties, lead times in weeks, low minimums and European quality. We break it down point by point.
150
Uds. mínimo / modelo
§ 02 · El terreno
What it really costs to manufacture in China
The per-unit price is misleading once you add up everything behind it.
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01
Eight to ten weeks by sea for every order.
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02
Import duties and VAT on the way into Europe.
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03
Minimums of thousands of units per colour.
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04
Slow samples that are hard to fix from a distance.
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05
Little traceability of materials and conditions.
Portugal flips all five of those.
§ 03 · Qué incluimos
Why brands
switch to Portugal
The same garment, without the friction of manufacturing on the other side of the world.
Point / 02
Short lead times
Weeks instead of months. No eight-week sea freight or long customs holds.
Point / 03
Low minimums
You start with short runs per style, not thousands of units per colour.
Point / 04
Quality up close
A European factory, fast samples and quality control a short flight away.
§ 04 · Why work with us
Portugal versus China point by point
01
Duties
Cero in the EU
Manufacturing in Portugal is European production: no duties or import charges.
02
Lead times
Semanas not months
Delivery in days across Europe, against the 8 to 10 weeks by sea from China.
03
Minimums
Short runs
Portugal works with low minimums; China usually demands thousands of units per colour.
04
Control
Quality up close
You fix samples fast and visit the factory on a short flight, not across a time zone.
§ 05 · También fabricamos
Other ways to manufacture
with us
Depending on what your brand needs:
§ 06 · FAQ
Questions about Portugal versus China
Isn't China cheaper?
On sticker price, sometimes. But once you add duties, freight, high minimums and the cost of waiting months, Portugal usually works out better for small and mid-size runs.
How much sooner do I get production from Portugal?
Weeks instead of months. You skip the 8 to 10 weeks of sea freight and the customs holds of an import from Asia.
What if my order is small?
That's where Portugal clearly wins. We work with low minimums per style, while in China minimums are usually thousands of units.
Do you manufacture in Portugal yourselves?
We produce between our factory in Spain and our partners in Portugal. We pick the best workshop for your product and you deal with a single point of contact.
§ 07 · Final
Manufacture in Europe
and skip the sea freight
Send us references, palette and estimated volume by email or form. We'll come back within 48 hours with a fabric proposal, lead times and fixed prices.
Factory guarantee
Presupuesto cerrado, mínimos desde 150 uds, 100% Made in Barcelona.
№ 2026 / Vaderopa
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