You have a design, a brand, and a sales plan. What you don't have is a clear map of how a sketch becomes 300 finished pieces on a pallet. This guide walks the route a custom activewear order actually takes — from the files you send us to the boxes that ship to your warehouse.
Every number below is one we hold ourselves to in production: MOQ, sample fee, lead time, capacity, and quality tolerances. No ranges that move after you commit. You can quote these figures back to us when you place an order.
What this guide covers in about 7 minutes
Five decisions shape your first run: which production path you choose, what you put in the tech-pack, how the sample comes back, what bulk costs in time and minimums, and how quality is measured. We cover each in order, the same order your project moves through.
Read it once before you write your brief. It will save a round of back-and-forth emails and shorten the gap between inquiry and approved sample.
OEM vs ODM: which path fits your brand
OEM means cut-and-sew from your own design. You own the pattern, the fabric spec, and the construction. You send a tech-pack; we build exactly what it describes. This path suits brands with a defined aesthetic and the design resources to document it.
ODM starts from one of our proven blocks. You change the fabric, color, logo, and trims, but keep a pattern that already fits and ships. It reaches market faster and skips most of the pattern-development risk. Newer brands often start ODM, then move to OEM as their line matures.
Neither path is cheaper by default. OEM gives you full control; ODM gives you speed. Tell us which one you want in your first message and we route your inquiry to the right team.
The tech-pack: what you send before sampling
A tech-pack is the instruction set for your garment. At minimum, send a flat sketch or reference garment, your target fabric (composition and weight), measurements or a size to grade from, and your logo and trim placements. The more complete the file, the closer the first sample lands.
Missing a tech-pack? It is not a blocker. Our pattern and tech-pack service builds the pattern, size grading, and full documentation from your sketch or a sample you mail in. First-time founders are not stopped at the starting line.
One thing to decide early: your fabric. Stock fabric moves fast; a knit or dye developed to your spec adds time at both the sample and bulk stages. Flag custom fabric in your brief so the timeline is set correctly from day one.
Sampling: 1 piece, USD 45, in 5–7 working days
We make samples one piece at a time. The sample fee starts at USD 45 per piece and is quoted by design complexity. You get a physical garment to check fit, fabric hand, color, and print before any bulk commitment.
On stock fabric, a sample is ready in 5 to 7 working days. When the fabric has to be knitted or dyed to your spec, plan for longer — that step happens before the sample is cut. Most brands run one or two sample rounds before they approve.
Approve the sample in writing. That approved piece becomes the reference our QC team measures bulk against, so what you sign off on is what the production line copies.
Bulk production: MOQ 100/SKU, 35–42 day lead time
Our standard MOQ is 100 pieces per SKU — that is the total for the style and colorway, split across sizes XS to XXL, not a separate minimum per size. For a first private-label run, 100 pieces per style is the practical entry point.
Bulk lead time runs 35 to 42 days for standard orders on stock or readily available fabric, starting after sample approval and deposit. Twelve production lines turn out about 380,000 pieces per month, so a single purchase order of 50,000 to 100,000 pieces fits without crowding out your restocks.
Our rolling 12-month on-time delivery rate is 92.4%. We share production milestones during your order, so you can set launch and restock dates against real checkpoints rather than a single promised ship date.
Quality and tolerances you can hold us to
Every order is inspected pre-shipment to AQL 2.5 by an in-house QC team and lab technicians. Our rolling 12-month pass rate is 98.5%. Inspection happens before the goods leave, not after they reach you.
The numbers we build to: fabric weight within ±5% of spec, color within ΔE ≤1.5 of your approved standard, and finished measurements within ±0.5 cm of the size chart. Those tolerances are what "matches the approved sample" means in measurable terms.
On compliance, we hold OEKO-TEX Standard 100, BSCI, WRAP Gold, GRS, and a Higg FEM score of 82. We have run production since 2017, and certificate copies and audit reports are shared at the RFQ stage so your buyers can verify before they order.
Start your project
Send your tech-pack, target quantities, and any reference images. If you only have a sketch, send that — we will tell you what is still needed and quote a sample. You will hear back within one business day.
The fastest path from idea to approved sample is a clear brief plus the production path you want. Pick OEM or ODM, attach your file, and we take it from there.