Purchase Order Sheet of Garments Manufacturing

The purchase Order sheet is simply known as the PO sheet. The purchase order sheet of garments manufacturing (PO sheet) is a commonly used important document for Garments Manufacturing. Basically purchase order sheet contains the information of confirmation of buyer order. To clarify some important manufacturing and technical issues buyer has to provide PO Sheet. In a PO sheet, there may have information on product style, PO number, fabric cost, trims cost, garments unit cost, order quantity, shipment date, shipment destination, and many other important things.

Purchase Order (PO) sheet is necessary for every department of the Apparel Industry. Without PO sheet you will not be able to know about your shipment date, shipping destination, over a ship or under ship tolerance, payment term. That’s why this document (PO sheet) is such an important one.

Information Include in Purchase Order (PO)

Considering the importance of this document I have made a list of basic information which may include in the PO Sheet.

PO Number
Style/Lot Number
Order Quantity
Shipment Date
Unit Cost
Total Cost of that PO
Factory Name
Vendor Name
Shipping Address
Overseas Port reach Date
Sourcing Agent
Shipment Terms
LC Number
Fabric Supplier Name and Code
Fabric Content
EXIT COUNTRY PORT
Trims and Accessories cost
Product Category
Season
Description
Goods Description
Size-wise Order Quantity
Transaction Policy
Payment Terms
Necessary Instruction
Terms and Conditions
Overship Tolerance
Undership Tolerance

Explanation of key terms of Purchase Order

The following explanation may help you to understand the key terms of the PO sheet

PO Number: PO number is a unique purchase order number that is fixed by the buyer.

Style: As per the garments category or Color buyer separated by different style names.

Season: Buyer divides a year into 3 or 4 or more seasons as per overseas weather and their consumer demand.

Unit Cost: Unit cost mean cost of single garments. It can be FOB, Cnf, or C.I.F.

Goods Description: Description of goods which can be long or short. Top or Bottom wear.