“May we make extra units?” and “May we ship extra units?” are different questions. If additional garments are proposed for a lingerie order, clarify which decision the proposal concerns before approving a number or percentage. Extra production does not by itself specify what the buyer has agreed to receive.
Use the confirmed order line as the starting point
The OEM service page asks buyers for quantities at the brief stage and describes production following the confirmed sample. The Baby Blue Seamless Bikini Panty, RN-SP-418 provides a product reference for a quantity-specific inquiry. Neither page establishes a production-overrun allowance or an automatic right to deliver extra garments.
Identify the product, color, size and selling unit in the confirmed order. A total for the whole style can hide a change to the assortment: additional pieces in one size do not replace the agreed quantity in another. Do not insert a supposedly standard overrun percentage when no such term has been confirmed.
Separate the quantities that answer different questions
Keep five quantities distinct: units ordered, extra units proposed for manufacture, finished units meeting the agreed acceptance checks, units the buyer agrees to receive, and units actually packed for shipment. They may eventually match, but they are not interchangeable labels for one number.
Ask whether the proposal is about manufacturing a contingency quantity, changing the finished quantity offered, or changing the shipment. If a number is only an estimate, identify it as such. A request to make more garments should not be copied into a packing instruction without resolving what is being approved.
Record the decision at variant level
For each affected SKU, color and size, place the confirmed order quantity next to the proposed change and the agreed shipment quantity. Keep the date and relevant written confirmation. Where the answer is pending, leave it open; do not silently use the larger number.
Ask separately about any effect on the quoted amount, handling of unallocated garments and delivery arrangements. This guide sets no supplier overrun policy, charging rule or legal right to reject goods. Those commercial points need the actual parties’ agreement. Approval of a quantity in one variant should not become permission to change the entire size mix.
Compare the packing quantity before dispatch
Once the shipment decision is clear, compare the proposed packing quantities with that decision. Raise any mismatch before dispatch rather than treating a packing list as proof of prior approval. Keep this pre-dispatch decision separate from counting what eventually arrives.
Send a quantity-specific lingerie inquiry with the product link, original variant quantities and the precise change being discussed. Ask whether the answer concerns manufacture, accepted finished pieces or shipment. That distinction is more useful than an unexplained instruction to “allow extras.”