FASHION DROPSHIPPING - DOCUMENT-ONLY SUPPLIER SHORTLIST
Version: 1.1 | Published: 10 October 2026 | Updated: 14 October 2026
Guide: https://fashiondropshipping.com/best-fashion-dropshipping-suppliers-shopify-2026#shortlist-worksheet

Save a copy and replace the prompts. Repeat the candidate record for every
supplier/product combination. This worksheet does not require a sample order.
It records published information and quotations, not verified garment quality
or observed delivery performance. Keep unknown information marked unknown.

1. YOUR REQUIREMENTS - DEFINE THESE BEFORE COMPARING
Customer / collection / garment category: [description]
Customer delivery country and quote postcode: [destination]
Required sizes, measurements and material information: [requirements]
One-item basket: [item reference, variant, quantity]
Two-item basket: [item references, variants, quantities]
Currency used for comparison: [currency]
Delivery requirement: [customer need; estimated timing is not a guarantee]
Return arrangement your store needs: [address/process, eligibility, costs]
Planned retail revenue after discounts, excluding collected tax: [amount]
Spending limit / recurring subscription budget: [amount and billing cycle]
Required order contribution / reasoning: [your own target, not an industry rule]
Review date / responsible person: [record]

2. CANDIDATE RECORD - COPY FOR EACH CANDIDATE
Candidate label / supplier / actual seller if using a marketplace: [record]
Contact / product URL / SKU / selected variants: [references]
Quote reference / date / expiry / currency: [record]
Warehouse origin / supported destination: [supplier states; source/date]
Stock availability and update process: [supplier states; source/date]
Garment measurements / measuring method / units: [source/date or unknown]
Material and care information: [source/date or unknown]
Image and description permissions: [confirmation/date or unknown]

ONE-ITEM QUOTE
Product total: [amount]
Shipping and other supplier order charges: [amount]
Other landed costs your store bears: [amount or unknown]
Total landed cost: [sum only when all relevant amounts are known]

TWO-ITEM QUOTE
Product total: [amount]
Shipping and other supplier order charges: [amount]
Separate parcels / additional charges: [record]
Other landed costs your store bears: [amount or unknown]
Total landed cost: [sum only when all relevant amounts are known]

Do not assume that shipping doubles or stays unchanged when a second item is
added. Ask for the actual basket quote. Use the same currency and destination.

DELIVERY AND WORKFLOW
Processing estimate / transit estimate / how the supplier defines its estimate:
[record; do not add processing twice if already included]
Business days or calendar days / estimate source and date: [record]
Order approval / supplier payment timing: [record]
Tracking / out-of-stock / split-parcel process: [record]
App or account charges / product limits / cancellation terms: [record]

RETURN PATH
Eligible destination and product categories: [record]
Request deadline / when the clock starts: [record]
Dispatch-back deadline / return address / authorization process: [record]
Who pays return postage / restocking or other charges: [record]
Original shipping or handling refunded? [record]
Damaged, incorrect or missing-item process: [record]
Your customer refund process and costs not recovered from the supplier: [record]
Current policy URL / supplier clarification / date: [references]

ORDER ECONOMICS
Revenue after discounts, excluding collected tax and including customer shipping:
[amount]
Minus landed product cost: [amount]
Minus payment/transaction/currency fees: [amount]
Minus return-cost allowance: [your assumption and basis]
Minus customer acquisition cost: [your assumption and basis]
Minus allocated overhead, if using per-order allocation: [amount and basis]
Order contribution: [result; not verified net profit]
Fixed costs checked separately: [record; do not count allocated costs twice]
Cash needed before customer payouts and for refunds: [record]

3. EVIDENCE AND DECISION
Evidence label for each entry: [supplier states / personally observed / unverified]
Source folder / saved quotes / policy links and dates: [references]
Unanswered questions: [list]
Requirements not met: [list]
Decision: [retain for further review / pause for clarification / reject]
Reason tied to your requirements: [record]
Next action / owner / review date: [record]

A document shortlist does not establish fabric feel, actual fit, packaging or
reliable delivery. If you later collect physical observations, record them
separately: https://fashiondropshipping.com/fashion-dropshipping-supplier-test

Ask for missing details with the catalog supplier enquiry template:
https://fashiondropshipping.com/how-to-start-a-clothing-brand#supplier-enquiry
Compare recorded one-item and two-item basket costs (unknown amounts stay unknown):
https://fashiondropshipping.com/best-fashion-dropshipping-suppliers-shopify-2026#supplier-basket-comparison
Check your figures with the order-cost calculator:
https://fashiondropshipping.com/fashion-store-launch-checklist#calculator

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