Merino Wool Supplier For European Brands
A vertically integrated merino supplier built for European outdoor, sports and baby brands — documented traceability, engineered fabric, and prototypes you can handle before you commit.
European buyers ask about origin and chemistry before they ask about price, and rightly so. Apex Apparels runs a certified framework across the whole chain: Woolmark for wool quality, Responsible Wool Standard for animal welfare and land management, GOTS where organic cotton is blended in, OEKO-TEX® for chemical compliance and Sedex for social audit. We are also an affiliate supply chain partner for Woolmark and The Zentatra Wool Company including ZQ and ZQ+, so wool provenance claims can be evidenced rather than asserted.
Because we knit, dye, cut, sew and finish inside one 60,000 sq. ft. solar-powered facility in Gurugram, technical development stays in-house. Our fabric lab engineers 16.5–19.5 micron superfine merino into single jersey, rib, interlock, terry, mesh and boiled wool from roughly 130 to 500 GSM, tuned to your targets for thermoregulation, drying time, abrasion resistance and shrinkage — not selected from a mill's stock list.
Operationally, the programme is built for EU seasons. Prototypes ship in 4–6 weeks, bulk runs in 8–12 weeks with AQL 1.5 inspection, sea freight to Northern European ports typically takes 3–5 weeks and air freight 4–7 days for samples and in-season top-ups. Garments arrive retail-ready with your EU grading, care symbols, language requirements, labels, hangtags and carton marking. Prototypes and salesman samples reach you in Europe within days by air, so you can handle the collection before committing.
Why Brands Choose Apex Apparels
- Shipping to Germany, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain and the UK
- Woolmark, RWS, GOTS, OEKO-TEX® and Sedex documentation per programme
- Affiliate supply chain partner for Woolmark and The Zentatra Wool Company, including ZQ and ZQ+
- Sea freight 3–5 weeks to Northern European ports; air freight 4–7 days for samples
- EU grading, care symbols and multi-language labelling to your specification
- In-house fabric lab: 16.5–19.5 micron, 130–500 GSM, jersey to boiled wool
- Virtual factory tours and in-person visits at our Gurugram facility
- 100% solar-powered facility, prototypes in 4–6 weeks, AQL 1.5 inspection
Independently Audited At Every Step
Guaranteed fiber purity & world-class quality assurance.
Verifiable animal welfare & fully traceable ethical sourcing.
Certified free from harmful substances — for next-to-skin & infant wear.
Global Organic Textile Standard — certified organic fiber processing.
Audited social compliance, fair wages & ethical labor standards.
Affiliate Supply Chain Partner for The Zentatra Wool Company including ZQ and ZQ+ — ethically sourced, fully traceable New Zealand Merino Wool.
Low-impact processes that reduce water, energy and chemical footprint across the mill. Our Cut and Sew Production is fully Solar Powered.
Questions Buyers Ask Us
- Which European markets do you already ship to?
- We export merino garments to brands in Germany, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain and the UK from our Gurugram facility.
- What traceability documentation can you provide for EU buyers?
- Woolmark, Responsible Wool Standard (RWS), GOTS for organic cotton content, OEKO-TEX® for chemical compliance and Sedex for social audit. We are also an affiliate supply chain partner for Woolmark and The Zentatra Wool Company including ZQ and ZQ+, so wool origin claims can be evidenced up the chain.
- How long does shipping to Europe take?
- Sea freight from Indian ports to Northern European ports typically runs 3–5 weeks depending on the port pair, with air freight in 4–7 days for prototypes, salesman samples and in-season top-ups.
- Can we meet in person before placing an order?
- Yes. We host virtual factory tours and in-person visits at our Gurugram facility, and ship prototypes and salesman samples to Europe in 4–7 days by air so you can handle the fabric and garment collection before committing.
- Do you work to European sizing and labelling requirements?
- Yes. We grade to your EU size charts and produce care labels, woven labels and hangtags to your artwork with the fibre content, care symbols and language requirements you specify for each market.
- How do you handle fabric development for technical EU programmes?
- Our in-house fabric lab engineers micron, yarn count, knit structure, GSM and finishing against your targets for thermoregulation, drying time, abrasion resistance and shrinkage, then validates them on approved prototypes before bulk.