Effects of Physical Sample Approval Practice on Performance and Competitiveness of Export-Oriented Garment Industries in Ethiopia

Table 6

DHL service cost for the sample approval process.

Sample approval stages	Size set sample	Preproduction sample	Production sample	Shipment sample
The average weight of samples (kg)	10.5	7.2	8	4.2
Average DHL service cost per kg in ETB	485.67	485.67	485.67	485.67 3
Total DHL service cost	5099.53	3496.82	3885.36	2039.81
Total cost in ETB				14521.52