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Jeans Manufacturer for London Brands

Nevear makes custom jeans for London brands, from a first run of 50 pieces per style to around 50,000 pieces in a single shipment, along with denim jackets, shorts and skirts. We produce through partner factories in the UK, the US, Pakistan and China, and bulk orders usually arrive 3–4 weeks from the order date, shipping included.

This page covers what is particular to jeans for a London label: the duty on denim, why the country where the denim is woven matters as much as where the jeans are sewn, and what the label must say about stretch fibre and leather patches.

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Minimum order
Typically 50 pieces per style
Lead time
Samples 2–3 weeks; bulk 3–4 weeks from order
Duty on jeans into the UK
12%, or 0% from Pakistan when the denim is woven there too
Leather patch
The label must say "Contains non-textile parts of animal origin"

Why London denim brands work with Nevear

  • Test a fit before you scale it. Our minimum is typically 50 pieces per style. Custom washes and hardware add setup work, so your quote confirms the minimum for your exact spec.
  • Your denim, wash and hardware. Light to heavyweight denim, rigid or stretch, rinse, stone or enzyme washes, distressing, and your own buttons, rivets and back-pocket stitching. Our jeans page lists every option.
  • Room to grow. Repeat orders can reach around 50,000 pieces in a single shipment, from the same approved sample.
  • A predictable timeline. Samples take 2–3 weeks, and bulk orders usually arrive 3–4 weeks from the order date, shipping included.

Duty on jeans into the UK

Denim jeans pay 12% duty into the UK from most countries, for men's and women's styles alike. The UK's Developing Countries Trading Scheme cuts that to 0% for Pakistan, but only when the jeans meet the scheme's rule of origin for woven clothing: weaving accompanied by making-up. In practice the denim has to be woven in Pakistan as well as cut and sewn there.

Duty on cotton denim trousers (commodities 6203423100 for men's and 6204623190 for women's) from the UK Trade Tariff, October 2026.
Where the jeans are madeDuty into the UK
UKNone: no import
Pakistan0% when the denim is also woven in Pakistan; otherwise 12%
China12%
US12%

Import VAT of 20% comes on top, and VAT-registered businesses can declare and reclaim it on the same VAT return with postponed VAT accounting. Our London guide covers when to register for VAT and London Fashion Week.

Selling London-made jeans into the EU

Jeans made in the UK can enter the EU duty-free under the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, but the agreement's rule for woven trousers is weaving combined with making-up, including cutting the fabric. Jeans cut and sewn in the UK from denim woven outside the UK and the EU, in Turkey or Japan for example, do not qualify and pay the EU's normal 12%.

What a jeans label must say in the UK

  • Stretch is "elastane". UK fibre labels use the listed fibre names, so stretch denim reads, for example, "98% cotton, 2% elastane". "Spandex" is the US name and is not accepted.
  • Leather patches must be declared. A real leather waist patch is a non-textile part of animal origin, so the label must carry the words "Contains non-textile parts of animal origin". A jacron or printed patch is not of animal origin and does not need the line.
Jeans hanging from clip hangers on a rail, one with a tan leather-look patch on the back waistband
If a waistband patch like this one is real leather, the UK label needs the animal-origin line.

How an order works

From sample to delivered order

Sample

2–3 weeks

Bulk order and delivery

3–4 weeks from your order, shipping included

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Weeks from the start of sampling

One sample round shown. Each extra round adds 2–3 weeks, and your review time comes on top.
  1. Send your designs or a tech pack, with quantities per size and color.
  2. We confirm the minimum, price, production country and timeline in your quote.
  3. We make a sample in 2–3 weeks so you can check fit, fabric and finish.
  4. Once you approve it, the bulk order usually arrives in London 3–4 weeks from the order date, shipping included.

Frequently asked questions

Can you make a single pair of made-to-measure jeans?

No. We make jeans for brands, from a minimum of typically 50 pieces per style. For one pair cut to your own measurements, a bespoke tailor is the better choice.

Do jeans from Pakistan come into the UK duty-free?

Only when they meet the Developing Countries Trading Scheme's rule of origin, which for jeans means the denim is woven in Pakistan as well as sewn there. Otherwise the normal 12% applies.

Does a leather patch need to be on the label?

Yes. In the UK, jeans with a real leather patch must carry the words "Contains non-textile parts of animal origin". Jacron and printed patches are not of animal origin, so they do not need it.

Do you make denim jackets too?

Yes, as well as denim shorts and skirts, with the same typical minimum of 50 pieces per style.

Sources

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