Garment Costing Calculator

Work out garment costing instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Garment Costing Calculator

Garment cost builds from fabric, trims and CMT, then adds factory overhead and margin to reach an FOB price. Material typically accounts for 60-70% of direct cost, which is why fabric consumption and marker efficiency dominate cost reduction rather than sewing minutes.

Formula

Garment costing

Direct cost = fabric + trims + CMT; FOB = direct cost x (1 + overhead and margin %)

Worked example

With the default values below, Garment Costing Calculator returns FOB Price of $640.50. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Fabric Cost Per Garmentminimum 0: 320
Trims And Accessoriesminimum 0: 65
Cut, Make And Trim Costminimum 0: 140
Overhead Plus Marginaccepts 0–200 %: 22 %

Results

FOB Price: $640.50
Total Direct Cost: $525.00
Overhead And Margin: $115.50
Material Share Of Direct Cost: 73.33%

Step by step

1Values used
2Garment costing
3FOB Price= 640.50
4Total Direct Cost= 525.00
5Overhead And Margin= 115.50
6Material Share Of Direct Cost= 73.33

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is included in CMT?

Cutting, sewing, finishing, packing labour and the direct factory cost of those operations. It is usually derived from SAM x cost per minute / line efficiency.

Is FOB the same as the landed cost?

No. FOB excludes freight, insurance, duty, agent commission and inland transport at destination. Landed cost is commonly 15-35% above FOB depending on route and tariff.