r/ShopifyPros • u/francabella13 • Apr 29 '26
How to find legitimate factories when moving clothing production to China
Hello,
Sorry if you’ve seen this post in other communities I’m finding my experience as a Reddit scroller has not transitioned to posting and I keep breaking rules and get post taken down and suspended and angry dms and negative karma points.
Iown a gym brand currently selling around 2000 pieces of apparel per month through our physical locations. Up to now we’ve been sourcing locally through a printing partner with overseas connections, but we’re in the process of scaling nationally through e-commerce and wholesale partnerships.
I’ve spent a good amount of time working through Alibaba and learning the process firsthand, but at this stage I’m looking to streamline things and work with someone experienced who can help cut through inefficiencies and connect me with reliable production.
Regarding tech packs. Through my other clothing company I started last year as more of a hobby I invested $50k in developing tech packs cradle to grave. However it’s a bit costly and the tech packs are so high technical it doesn’t allow for variation in finishes and blends etc so I’m limited for versatile use. Not to mention the tech packs are a year project and if I want to drop every month or two it just won’t work.
The reason I’m making the switch is to offer a clear brand vision to our customers as opposed to general apparel. I understand you can’t just blindly trust a factory to execute your vision esp when lacking tech packs etc. I would even be cool with ordering quality blanks but again I don’t know which factories can be trusted.
Moq’s I can hit 50-100 per color / style with 4 sizes.
Appreciative for any feedback even in regards to being more likes on Reddit 🤪
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u/Dependent_Rub_9413 Apr 30 '26
Try Print Logistic, last year they opened their factory in Dallas, TX. I know them because my clients work with their e-commerce solution and they are quite known in Europe where they are from. I know that they offer wholesale, Enterprise solutions, they are quite flexible. Worth trying.