These answers are for bulk buyers of PP/PE woven fabric rolls. Use them with the PP woven fabric roll buyer’s guide. This page does not replace a factory quote, and it does not include an online price or loading calculator.
1. What information should I provide before requesting a quotation?
Application, material (PP or PE), GSM basis, flat or tubular, width, roll length or diameter limit, color, lamination, UV, resin, quantity, packing and destination port. For geotextile projects, add tensile, CBR, AOS/O90, permeability and the test method if the project names one.
2. Can GSM, width, roll length and color be customized?
Yes for suitable bulk enquiries. Custom color or unusual width usually needs a higher quantity than a running spec.
3. What is the difference between PP woven fabric and PE woven fabric?
PP woven fabric is commonly discussed for packaging, ground cover, geotextile-related use and general woven fabric rolls. PE woven fabric may be discussed where a more flexible covering hand-feel matters. Compare on PP vs PE woven fabric, not by the product nickname alone.
4. Do I need laminated or unlaminated woven fabric?
Laminated fabric suits moisture-related covering and some packaging. Unlaminated fabric suits bags, liners, wrapping and many permeable ground-cover uses. Read laminated vs unlaminated woven fabric.
5. Should GSM include the PE film?
Ask. Some offers quote base cloth GSM; others quote finished laminated GSM. Price per ton or per roll is not comparable until the basis is the same.
6. What GSM should I start with?
Light temporary covering often starts around 60–90 GSM. General packaging and ground cover often 80–150 GSM. Heavy covering may need 150 GSM and above. Application, UV and lamination still decide the band. See the GSM reference.
7. Is heavier GSM always stronger in use?
Usually more polymer means more mass, not automatically a longer outdoor life. Weave, coating adhesion, UV package and converting method can matter more than a 10 GSM difference.
8. What is flat versus tubular woven fabric?
Flat (open-width) is a single layer for sheets, covers and most lamination. Tubular is a circular-loom tube, often for bags and liners. Write lay-flat width or open width clearly. See flat vs tubular.
9. Can I use tubular fabric for covering conversion?
Only if your line is set up for it, or the plant slits the tube. Most covering and packaging-sheet programs are discussed as open-width fabric.
10. Virgin or recycled PP — which should I specify?
Virgin or high-virgin blends are easier for light colors, printing and critical outdoor fabric. Recycled can be fine for dark, cost-sensitive wrapping if you approve a sample. See virgin vs recycled PP woven fabric.
11. Will recycled fabric fail UV faster?
Not by the word recycled alone. Poor or missing UV masterbatch fails faster. Recycled plus no UV package is the risky mix for outdoor fabric.
12. How do I calculate woven fabric roll weight?
For a flat roll, fabric kg ≈ GSM × width (m) × length (m) ÷ 1000. Add core and wrap. Confirm GSM basis and, for tubular goods, whether GSM is one wall or both. Formulas: roll weight and coverage.
13. Does roll weight equal container loading?
No. Loading is limited by diameter, stacking, payload and packing method. Put those numbers in the RFQ. This site does not publish a loading calculator.
14. Why is there no public USD price calculator?
An honest factory quote needs GSM basis, width waste, UV, color, resin, packing and freight. An online USD number would be a guess. Send the spec on request a quote.
15. Can woven geotextile fabric be discussed for road base or drainage?
Yes when the project needs it. Provide GSM, MD/CD tensile, CBR, AOS/O90, permeability, roll size and test methods. Color or GSM alone does not define engineering performance. Start at geotextiles.
16. Can tensile strength, CBR, AOS/O90 and permeability be specified?
Yes when the project requires them. Send target values and test methods. Do not mix ASTM and ISO numbers as if they were the same test.
17. Do you provide test reports or specification sheets?
Sheets, packing references, inspection records or test reports may be discussed depending on the product and order. State the document type before the quote is confirmed.
18. Can I request a sample before a bulk order?
Sample review may be discussed. Confirm material, GSM, color, lamination and sample purpose. Light colors and transparent fabric should be approved on a sample.
19. What is a typical MOQ?
The minimum order quantity is 3,000 kg. Custom color or unusual width may need more. Ask with the full spec, not with a one-line GSM.
20. Can I order one roll as a trial?
Sampling is usually a short length or a small number of rolls, not a full production color at container MOQ. Confirm sample charge and whether sample GSM matches production.
21. One-side or two-side lamination?
One side is common for many covering and packaging faces. Two sides costs more and changes stiffness. State it. Do not assume from the word laminated.
22. Do you print on woven fabric rolls?
Some bag and packaging programs need printing. Covering rolls are more often solid color. If print matters, send artwork, color count and whether print is on tubular or flat fabric.
23. Which colors are common?
Yellow, clear, white, blue and black are the catalog colors on this site. Light colors show contamination and recycled content more. Match by sample if the market is color-sensitive.
24. How is UV specified?
Do not rely on the word UV alone. State outdoor months or a test method you accept, plus color and application. UV masterbatch and GSM are separate cost lines.
25. What roll widths are usual?
Width should follow the converting machine or cutting yield, not a round catalog number. Changing width changes diameter, kg per roll and container fill.
26. How long is a typical roll?
Length is a factory and handling choice. Longer rolls can cut handling but grow diameter. Give a diameter or kg limit if the warehouse has one.
27. How are woven fabric rolls packed for export?
Common methods are wrap plus core, sometimes bags, sometimes pallets. Loose-loaded rolls and palletized rolls do not load the same. State forklift access at destination.
28. Can you mix colors or GSM in one container?
Often yes if each lot is marked. Each specification should still meet the 3,000 kg minimum unless otherwise agreed. List SKUs, meters and kg separately in the RFQ.
29. What Incoterms do you quote?
Confirm FOB, CIF or other terms in the inquiry. Do not compare a FOB number with a landed number.
30. What lead time should I plan?
Stock-like specs are shorter than new color, new width or peak season. Give the needed arrival week and whether a split shipment is allowed.
31. How do I compare two factory quotes?
Line up GSM basis, lamination side, UV, resin, width, length, packing and payment. Then compare price only on the matched spec.
32. Why do two 100 GSM offers feel different?
One may be uncoated cloth, the other finished laminated weight. Weave density, film thickness and recycled content can also differ at the same GSM label.
33. Can you match a competitor’s roll?
Send a sample or a measured GSM, width, coating side and a photo of the weave. Matching by a product nickname alone is how the wrong structure gets produced.
34. What causes most claim risk?
Unclear GSM basis, missing UV, wrong width language (lay-flat vs open), color drift on recycled lots, and diameter that does not match the packing plan.
35. Should I buy by the ton or by the roll?
Either can work if area and GSM basis are stated. Buying by ton without area hides coverage. Buying by roll without kg hides freight weight.
36. How should I send the first inquiry?
Use the quote form, paste the checklist from the buyer’s guide, and attach an application photo if the bag or cover already exists.