Finding a reliable denim manufacturer in China，you can’t just search on google. Guangdong province are the major production bases for denim, especially Xintang, Zhongshan and Juan’an Town, each regions has their own production advantage . You need to understand the complexities of the textile industry while sourcing the vendors. In addition to the necessary BSCI, SEDEX etc certification, it is also essential to evaluate production capacity, their MOQ flexibility and their washing techniques, the actual quality of jean made.
Video Guide: Discover methods to find reliable suppliers in China with this insightful video.
Either a trading company or factory, denim manufacturer can help you make the denim products like jeans jacket, skirt etc. We are a denim manufacturer specialized in denim jeans, but we are not just a sewing factory. From denim fabric sourcing, pattern making, sewing, washing and packing, we offer the ODM and OEM service. You only need to offer ideas or ref pic, we will bring them to finished jeans products. To know how are jeans manufactured will help you when finding the right supplier.
Zengcheng Xintang, Zhongshan Dayong, Shunde Jun’an are the three major denim industry zone in Guangdong province, producing over 60% of total denim output. The region is home to world’s leading high-end washing technologies such as laser whisker, ozone washing, 3d stone washing etc.It is where we located, from spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing to washing, garment manufacturing and trims supply—is highly concentrated. This enables one-stop production and ultra-fast market response .
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For brand, e-commerce sellers,trading agency or emerging designer, finding the reliable denim supplier is the most important step for the business. China is the largest denim garment producer. Yet with thousands of factories, how to select a good one?
Before start sourcing, you must have clear of what kind of jean you want to purchasing,better to have TP with the details. A unclear inquiry can’t attracted quality supplier and even suspect you are just fishing for a price. You can list all below details in a sheet,
-Garment Style: design
-Fabric specification: weight/construction
-Washing color
-Accessory: trims with own logo
-Size chart
-Order quantity
Almost all supplier need these information to know if them can do or not. It is also the requirement for the factory, and will help saving time in the following.
The two mainly way for finding supplier: online and off line
-Online: One is B to B platform, the other is searching on Google
-Offline: Various textile and apparel fairs, like Canton Fair, CHIC etc
Of course, finding supplier offline will have cost such as travel expenses or ticket for visiting. And when the location of fairs is far from your live, that will lead to quite high travel cost. So the better choice is start searching online.
First, prepare a rough list of the potential denim supplier base on their pic of relevance product, then follow below list and give a score, selected the higher scores one then go to next step
– Real of Manufacturing / Production Facility
– Amount of Equipment and Workers
– Annual capacity
– MOQ
– Response Speed
– In-house Washing or not
– Design ability
– Development Sample Time
– Production Lead Time
– Any Audit Certification
– Cooperation Brand
– Quality Control Ability
A preliminary acknowledge above details can help you judge the credibility of the factory’s words. Such like they have 100 workers but with annual capacity 2millon piece, that must part of pants are done in sub-contract workshop. The scale of a factory affects MOQ. Ask some more detail will help you know their capability and just if then can make your products. If you have no idea about how to read the details, feel free to contact us.
Pictures and videos may be no real, but the physical product won’t lie. The hand feel, drape, and wash effect of denim must be confirmed by your own touch and sight. Also a real sample are reflection of factory’s capabilities, helping you make the decision.
Send you detail to requirement to the potential supplier, most supplier will charge the sample fee to cover material or labor cost. No hesitate to pay this fee, as cost of making sample is quite high, they can’t make any profit from sample fee, it is the way they judge you if is a worthwhile client.
If possible, have sample made by two or more suppliers, this allows for comparison and help you choosing a denim supplier for production.
When get the sample, follow below list and score them
-Fist look, overview
-Washing Color,whisker, pp spray, rips, it reflection of the supplier’s washing craftsmanship
-Fabric hand feel and thickness
-Measurement to spec
-Details as design
-Stitching and sewing workmanship
-Trims: shank and zipper
-Fitting
A high-good quality sample doesn’t standard for bulk production. But it dose reflect the supplier production capability. Moreover, when you have paid sample fee and have supplier making sample, you can ask supplier to provide their previous defective bulk sample and send together. This way, you can see their bulk quality from another angle. Reego always open to customers, Because we believe that only full transparency can lead a better problem-solving and improvement.
After sample review, you can select one of them to start cooperation with a trial order. , if none of them are satisfied then redo the step.
First must be the payment term, 30% deposit is a common standard in denim industry. For balance, possible against B/L or ex-fty. Some people prefer L/C at sight, just choose the way you can accepted.
If your order units are over thousands pieces, suggest to require the third-part inspector like SGS, ITS, BV for pre-shipment inspection. Even it has extra cost, but can verify the quantity craftsmanship etc, to have chance to found the sample before goods leave factory.
If your order is small, then ask supplier to offer you their own internal inspection report, with sample picture, trims detail, QC measurement sheet, packing details before pay the balance fee.
Find a reliable denim manufacturer in China isn’t something can done in few days, it takes patience, keeping trial and learning. Hope this articles helps you out. Or if you have any doubt or need want to know more details, feel free to get in touch with us. Our professional expertise in denim production can help you in the purchase process.
In Reego practice, it is not only sewing. We need to select the most suitable fabric and test the shrinkage, try the washing color to ensure the sample meet the requirement. We also do final inspection of sample details before sending, to sure the sample you get is perfect.
Moreover,we always strive to lower the waste through the whole production process , as part of of our commitment to sustainable production. To support the new brand, we offer flexible trial order solution to meet their small batch needs.
In Reego practice, communication is essential. Before staring, our design and pattern master will review all the technical details and discuss any difficult point, that will help minus the potential errors and ensure the fit, color, styling is wanted and this jean is manufacturable.
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