Vendor Pre-Costing Sheet — Basic
A practical Excel-based costing template designed to help apparel manufacturers, suppliers, and sourcing professionals prepare structured garment cost estimates and FOB quotations.
Overview
Accurate pre-costing is an essential part of apparel production planning and sourcing decisions. This template helps users organize major garment cost components, calculate estimated manufacturing costs, and prepare preliminary FOB quotations.
Key Features
- Fabric Cost: Organize estimated fabric costs for each garment.
- Trims & Accessories: Record estimated trims and accessory costs.
- CMPT Cost: Include cut, make, pack, and trim-related production costs.
- Packaging & Other Costs: Capture additional production-related expenses.
- Automatic Cost Summary: Calculate estimated manufacturing cost per garment.
- FOB Quotation: Calculate a preliminary FOB quotation using markup.
- Margin Review: Compare markup percentage and gross margin.
Included Worksheets
1. Start Here — Workbook instructions, input guidelines, and costing assumptions.
2. Vendor Pre-Costing — Consolidated manufacturing cost summary, FOB quotation, markup, and margin calculations.
3. Cost Details — Detailed cost input worksheet for materials, CMPT, packaging, and other expenses.
Who Should Use This Template?
This workbook is suitable for apparel manufacturers, garment suppliers, sourcing teams, merchandisers, and production costing professionals.
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Important Note
This template is intended for preliminary costing and planning purposes. Actual quotations should be verified against confirmed material prices, consumption, production requirements, order quantities, and applicable commercial terms.