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“Jacquard” names a machine rather than a material, high-shrinkage crinkle is engineered rather than pressed, and blackout depends on coating passes. This handbook gives repeatable checks — a ten-second flip test for jacquard, a thirty-second crush test for crinkle — plus export compliance essentials.
Drewry's index printed USD 4,434 on 1 October as Asia-Europe fell for a twelfth week while the transpacific stayed elevated; attacks at Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb continue as escort capacity runs short; surcharges land from mid-October. Eight practical moves on rates, free time and demurrage control.
Roughly 80 attacks verified in the Strait of Hormuz in 2026; Maersk and CMA CGM add four-figure surcharges, while the IMO Net-Zero Framework heads to a December vote. Eight practical moves for fabric exporters rebuilding their Q4 freight math.
GoTex São Paulo just closed its 13th edition and the Dubai textile fair opens in November: how to work the six-month southern-hemisphere offset, 70 percent instalment culture, cascading import duties and 28–40 day transits, with a full pre/on/post-show SOP.
EN 14501:2021+A1:2025 was published in May and Italy 50 percent tax deduction hangs on one hard threshold: g_tot ≤ 0.35. The g-value maths, SHGC conversion, BREEAM/TM59 alignment and six hero fabric categories, explained.
Finding the right supplier is the biggest hidden cost in fabric sourcing. This guide compares trade fairs, B2B platforms, Google search, direct Keqiao cluster sourcing, agents and social channels — and delivers a six-step verification funnel covering credentials, audits, samples, trial orders, certificate cross-checks and payment terms for sofa, rug, sheer, roller blind and curtain fabric buyers in 2026.