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Buying or manufacturing leather goods comes with its own vocabulary. This glossary defines the terms that matter most when you brief a factory, compare materials, or negotiate a first order — written from two decades of OEM\/ODM production in Guangzhou.<\/p>\n
OEM means a factory builds to your design; ODM means the factory supplies its own design and you brand it. Galan does both, from 50-100 piece first orders.<\/p>\n
The Leather Working Group audits tanneries for environmental and social performance. Brands increasingly require LWG-rated leather for traceable, compliant supply chains.<\/p>\n
Chrome tanning uses chromium salts for fast, durable, uniform leather; vegetable tanning uses tree bark tannins, ages naturally with a patina, and takes longer.<\/p>\n
Full-grain keeps the natural hide surface; top-grain is sanded; genuine and bonded leather use lower layers or reconstituted fibres. Grade determines durability and price.<\/p>\n
MOQ (minimum order quantity) and sampling rounds decide cost and lead time. Galan’s typical first-order MOQ is 50-100 pieces with about 15 days to first shipment.<\/p>\n