What is your minimum order quantity for socks?

300 pairs per design. The minimum is per design and per colorway — 300 pairs of one design in one color. Two colorways of the same design means 600 pairs total.

Why do sock factories have minimums at all?

Setting up a knitting machine for a new design takes programming and test runs, and yarn is bought in cones. Below a few hundred pairs the setup cost per pair becomes larger than the sock itself.

Is the price per pair higher at 300 pairs?

Yes. At 300-1,000 pairs you pay the highest per-pair price; it drops noticeably at 1,000+ and again at 10,000+. Our instant quote tool shows the range for your exact quantity before you contact us.

Can I mix sizes within the minimum?

Yes. Sizes are free to mix inside one design and colorway — a 300-pair run can be split across 35-38, 39-42 and 43-46 in whatever ratio you want.

Low minimums

Low MOQ sock manufacturer — start from 300 pairs.

Most factories want 1,000–5,000 pairs before they'll talk. We start at 300 pairs per design, send the first sample free, and show you the price before you email anyone. That's the whole point: test a design with real customers before you tie up your cash. More about us as a socks manufacturer in Turkey →

📦 300 pairs per design 🎁 First sample free 💶 Price before contact

How our minimum compares

Minimums are the first thing a new brand hits, and they vary more than people expect. Typical starting points in the Turkish market:

Order size	What it's good for	Per-pair price
300 pairs (our minimum)	Testing one design with real customers	Highest
1,000 pairs	A first proper retail run	~15–25% lower
5,000 pairs	Multi-channel launch or a wholesale program	~30–40% lower
10,000+ pairs	Established repeat lines	Best

The exact numbers depend on yarn, needle count and packaging. Our instant quote tool gives you a realistic range for your own spec in about 30 seconds — no email required.

What "MOQ 300" actually means

Per design, per colorway

300 pairs of one design in one color combination. If you want the same sock in black and in navy, that's two colorways — 600 pairs total. This trips up a lot of first-time buyers, so we say it plainly.

Sizes mix freely

Inside one design and colorway you split sizes however you like. A 300-pair run can be 100× 35–38, 120× 39–42 and 80× 43–46 — no extra charge for the split.

Packaging has its own minimum

Custom printed boxes usually need 500–1,000 units from the printer. At 300 pairs we'd suggest woven labels and belly bands, which have no meaningful minimum.

Custom-dyed colors don't

Dyeing to a Pantone reference needs a dye-lot minimum, typically well above 300 pairs. At small runs we work from our existing yarn shade cards — hundreds of colors, no surcharge.

Why factories have minimums at all

It isn't gatekeeping. Programming a knitting machine for a new design takes setup time and test runs, and yarn is bought in cones, not grams. Below a few hundred pairs the setup cost per pair grows larger than the sock itself — which is why a factory quoting you 50 pairs is usually either charging a sample price per pair or subcontracting to someone you'll never meet.

We set our floor at 300 because that's the point where the numbers still work for both sides without hiding the setup cost in the unit price.

A low minimum is only useful if the price at that minimum is honest. Ask any factory what the same sock costs at 300, 1,000 and 5,000 pairs — the shape of that curve tells you more than the minimum does.

A realistic first order

Pick one design. Not five. A single sock in one colorway, ordered at 300 pairs, tells you whether people buy it.
Get the price first. Use the quote tool so you know your landed cost before you design anything.
Order the free sample. Wash it five times before approving — quality shows on the fifth wash, not the first wear.
Keep packaging simple. Woven label plus a printed band looks retail-ready and avoids print minimums.
Reorder what sells. The second order at 1,000+ pairs is where your margin actually appears.

Low MOQ questions we get

Can you go below 300 pairs?

Not for production. For evaluation, our Studio Sample Box gets you physical socks in a few days and its cost is credited to your first production order — that's the honest way to see our quality without a production run.

Do you charge a setup fee at low quantities?

There's no separate setup fee. The setup cost is already inside the per-pair price at small runs, which is exactly why that price is higher than at 5,000 pairs. We'd rather show you one number than a low unit price plus surprises.

How long does a 300-pair order take?

Sampling 2–7 days, then production typically 14–21 days after sign-off. Small runs are not slower — they're often faster, because they fit between larger jobs.

Can I order 300 pairs across three designs?

That would be 900 pairs total (300 each). If your budget is fixed, one design at 300 pairs beats three designs at 100 — and 100 isn't something we can knit economically anyway.