Tops & Blouses
Light, high-count category; summer-weighted with a wide spread of fabrics.
Fashion relevance matters as much as condition for Grade A.
Wholesale used women's clothing bales.
Wholesale used women's clothing bales, from cream-grade dresses to standard commercial mixes. 6 categories, each available as graded bales for sorting houses and wholesale buyers.
Dresses & Skirts
Mixed lengths and fabrics; formal and evening wear can be separated as a premium line.
Graded on seams, hems, zips and fabric condition.
Knitwear & Layering
Acrylic, cotton and wool-blend knits; winter-weighted.
Pilling and shape retention decide the grade.
Outerwear
Higher-value pieces; puffers and coats concentrate in winter bales.
Down and padded jackets are checked for leaks and clumping; leather and suede for cracking.
Bottoms
Denim-led category with strong demand across markets.
Fit trends move prices: wide-leg and mom jeans grade higher in some markets than skinny.
Activewear & Swimwear
Synthetic stretch fabrics; summer and sport-season weighted.
Elastic condition and fading are the main checks. Swimwear is hygiene-sensitive in some markets.
ReferenceHow we grade
Primary sorting
Collected stock (credential: as it comes out of banks and shops) is opened and separated into broad streams: clothing, shoes, bags and accessories, household textiles, and non-textile contamination removed.
Grade A, B and C
Each stream is graded on condition, style and brand into Grade A (cream / premium), Grade B (standard commercial) and Grade C (utility / low grade). Grade definitions are written into every Ragtrail contract, because the words alone mean different things to different sellers.
Tertiary sorting
Graded stock is sorted again by category (garment type, gender, age), by season (summer, winter, mixed) and by fabric, so a buyer can order exactly what their market sells: for example Grade A men's winter jackets, or Grade B children's summer mix.
Non-rewearable processing
Items that cannot be worn again are not mixed into wearable bales. Cotton-rich textiles are cut into wiping rags; the rest goes to fibre recycling (shoddy, insulation, felt). Footwear that cannot be paired or repaired is processed separately.
Full explanation: What is grade A, B and C used clothing? and How clothing sorting and grading works.
Next step
Quote for women's apparel bales.
Tell us grades, categories and volume; we come back with a price per kilo.