Fashion brands need apparel manufacturing solutions that scale with them. MakeMine offers an end-to-end platform for sourcing, production, and shipping with our vetted factory network.
The process of finding the right apparel manufacturers for your brand shouldn’t feel like playing roulette—you shouldn’t have to gamble on a tens or hundreds-of-thousands dollar purchase order. We fully vet our factories, then advocate for your brand with your chosen clothing manufacturer every step of the way.
Unlike most apparel manufacturers and sourcing agents, our platform presents all costs with custom quotes. We lay out sample fees, free on board (FOB) costs, duties, payment terms, and any other costs.
We offer low MOQs starting at 100 units per style/per color with small-batch partners, to big-box retail volumes. This gives you the flexibility to develop and scale without production capacity constraints. You won’t overcommit—and when it’s time to go bigger, we’ll help you get there.
Scaling brands need more than a sourcing agent to simply play matchmaker with apparel manufacturers. When working with overseas or near-shore factories, you need experts who speak the language, have a network of relationships, understand the quality you’re seeking, and match you with manufacturers that have a history of producing your category of goods.
Communication barriers and time zone differences? Not with us. Our platform handles all factory communications and issues on your behalf. We’ll take care of the 2 A.M. messages from cut and sew manufacturers, get on top of supply chain issues, and make sure your product gets to you—and your customers—without the hassle of the all hours back-and-forth with your vendors.
Our proven quality control process is applied to each production run with our apparel manufacturers. This includes custom fabric, trim, fit, and golden sample approvals before starting production. During apparel production, we use leading 3rd party inspectors with optional lab tests available.
Get matched
Upload your tech packs to get matched with the perfect apparel manufacturer.
Review quotes
Get pricing, MOQs, and lead times with full transparency into all costs.
Develop samples
Approve swatches then develop fit, prototype, and golden samples.
Run production
Simply place production orders and MakeMine will coordinate and manage timelines.
Check quality
Automatically schedule inspections with industry leading 3rd party inspection agencies.
Track shipments
Monitor delivery dates with air and ocean freight tracking, including clearing customs.
Still got questions?
Minimum order quantities vary based on materials, factory, location target cost, machines and equipment, capacity, and competition for space on the production line. Our industry experts bring their wealth of knowledge, experience, and connections to bear when matching you with garment manufacturers and cut and sew manufacturers that will bring you the lowest MOQs for your kind of product. They balance the desire for a low MOQ with other important considerations, such as where you’d like to produce versus the feasibility of overall pricing. We work with apparel manufacturing in China, Vietnam, Peru, Honduras, India, and the USA to secure you the best pricing and ideal MOQ, and use the power in representing multiple customers to demand lower MOQs and greater priority in production lines. Automated sourcing agents and networks can match you with a low price and MOQ, but the quality is variable, smaller production runs for smaller brands are not prioritized, and it is often impossible to communicate or connect with the apparel manufacturer on the ground.
China, Honduras, Peru, South Korea, India, and Vietnam
Typically 14-20 days for samples and 40-60 days for production. This range varies based on several factors such as: the cut and sew manufacturers’ location, product category, and whether or not materials are sourced locally vs. imported.
We typically start by charging the factory cost for samples with new customers, usually $50 per sample. Once a customer has established a sustained record of orders, we may credit future garment manufacturing orders when a PO is placed.
We handle all communication with the cut and sew factory and fabric/component suppliers for you so that you can focus on growing your business. Our apparel manufacturers are not hidden. Our customers know the name of their factory and MakeMine’s point of contact, but we handle the communication with the apparel manufacturer for you. This takes a hefty workload off of you, and actually increases efficiency, as it streamlines communication with one single point of contact (MakeMine) for multiple customers.
Our industry veterans meet with all of our apparel manufacturing factories personally and in-person to put faces to names and perform inspections and audits with QIMA (quality inspections).
We include a small, transparent fee in the FOB cost. Since we represent many brands, we're still able to charge less than working directly with our manufacturing partners. We do not charge extra for customs or duties. Note that many other sourcing agents establish business entities in China so they can mark up the FOB Cost without you knowing. Duties are charged on that FOB Cost, adding extra costs to your apparel production.
Pay invoices by credit/debit card, ACH. Payments are made over a familiar processor, Intuit QuickBooks. You can also pay via wire transfer. We use a US bank, as opposed to customers having to wire money internationally.
Sampling is done at cost, giving you time to analyze the quality of the service provided. And you won't pay monthly subscriptions to use our intuitive platform.
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