Province file · Yangtze River Delta
Zhejiang is upstream: fabric, yarn, synthetic fiber, silk and knit materials. Go here when the fabric is the product. Send a brief and we tell you whether your order belongs here, or cut in Guangdong from Zhejiang fabric.
Free brief · Reply within 24h · Inspected before the balance
Cities we work in
Woven shirting and fabric mills around Shaoxing; the Yiwu distribution complex inland.
FabricFabric mills
YarnYarn and fiber
WovensWoven shirting
InspectionChecked before the balance
Checked before you pay
What we place here
Zhejiang is where much of the fabric is made. For most products the question is not whether Zhejiang is involved, but whether the sewing happens here too.
MOQ 100 pcsBulk 7–9 wk
Woven shirting and fabric mills around Shaoxing; the sewing is often done in Guangdong.
MOQ 100 pcsBulk 6–8 wk
Yarn and knit materials. For sweaters we also look in Jiangsu.
MOQ 100 pcsBulk 6–8 wk
Knit fabric made here is often cut and sewn in Guangdong.
MOQ 200 pcsBulk 8–10 wk
Much of the synthetic performance fabric is made here and cut in Guangdong or Fujian.
MOQ 100 pcsBulk 6–8 wk
Fleece is cut and sewn mostly in Guangdong.
MOQ 150 pcsBulk 9–11 wk
Around Dongguan in Guangdong, or in Jiangsu for larger runs.
MOQ 200 pcsBulk 9–11 wk
Around Dongguan in Guangdong.
MOQ per style; bulk from the approved sample; sampling 2–4 weeks on top. Specialisms, not a quality ranking: good factories exist outside their province’s specialism, and starting in the right cluster shortens the search.
Cities
The four cities the live site names in Zhejiang. The province is an upstream base, so most of the lines below are about fabric, not sewing.
City 01 · Zhejiang
Part of Zhejiang’s upstream base: fabric, yarn and synthetic fiber.
Placed case by case: the fabric side of an order, more often than the sewing.
Good to knowA port city on the coast, south of Shanghai across Hangzhou Bay.
City 02 · Zhejiang
Woven shirting and fabric mills. Where we look when a dress or shirt starts with the fabric.
Fabric for
Good to knowBetween Hangzhou and Ningbo, south of Hangzhou Bay.
City 03 · Zhejiang
The provincial capital. Silk is one of Zhejiang’s strengths, with fabric and yarn.
Placed case by case: send the brief and we tell you where it fits.
Good to knowThe provincial capital, at the head of Hangzhou Bay.
City 04 · Zhejiang
Home to the Yiwu distribution complex; socks and small knit goods are part of the province’s mix.
We don’t place socks or accessories; apparel only.
Good to knowInland, in the middle of the province.
When to pick another cluster
Zhejiang is where the fabric is strong. When the sewing matters more than the fabric, another cluster is usually faster.
If you want a small cut-and-sew run
Guangdong is the downstream cut-and-sew base for small to mid orders, with the fastest sampling. Zhejiang fabric is often cut there.
Guangdong clusterIf you need sweaters or tailoring
Jiangsu is known for sweaters, wool knitting and tailoring, and for larger, more technical, structured runs.
Jiangsu clusterIf it is sportswear at volume
Fujian, around Quanzhou and Jinjiang, is the sportswear cluster. The performance fabric may still come from Zhejiang.
Fujian clusterIf it is not clothing
We place apparel only: no footwear, bags, socks or hard goods, and no fast-fashion drop-ship.
Chinese New Year applies everywhere: factories close for roughly 2–4 weeks in late January or February, and output drops before the break.
How the money moves
The usual China horror story starts with 100% paid up front. Ours ends with a third-party inspector checking the finished order before the 70% leaves your account.
Day 1
You send the product, quantity and date. We reply within 24 hours.
Visited factory
A factory we have visited in person quotes you directly and makes the sample.
Deposit
Paid to the factory once you approve the sample.
Before shipment
An independent inspector checks the finished goods against your tech pack.
Balance
Paid only once the inspection report is back.
The factory bills you directly. Our fee, when there is one, is quoted in writing before any work starts.
Step 1 of your brief
Dresses and wovens are ticked because most Zhejiang briefs are fabric-led. Change it, add anything else, and we reply within 24 hours.
Zhejiang questions
What brands ask us about producing in Zhejiang, answered the way we answer by email.
Question not here?
Put it in your brief. Our team replies within 24 hours.
Send a briefor email chinaclothinggroup@gmail.com
Go to Zhejiang when the fabric is the product: it leads on fabric, yarn, synthetic fiber and silk. For a small cut-and-sew run, Guangdong usually starts faster. Many orders use both: fabric from Zhejiang, sewing in Guangdong. The factory handles that; you approve the fabric at the sample.
Ningbo, Shaoxing, Hangzhou and Yiwu. Woven shirting and fabric mills are around Shaoxing, and Yiwu is home to the distribution complex.
From 100 pieces per style for knits, jersey, wovens and dresses; 150 for outerwear; 200 for denim and activewear. Custom-dyed fabric can raise the minimum per colorway, because the mill sets the dye-lot minimum, not the sewing line.
Sampling takes 2–4 weeks. Bulk takes 8–11 weeks from the approved sample, depending on the product. Custom fabric has its own mill queue, so approve the fabric early. Plan around Chinese New Year, when factories close for roughly 2–4 weeks.
The factory quotes you and bills you directly. A 30% deposit starts bulk, and the 70% balance is paid only after a third-party inspection of the finished goods. Our fee, if any, is quoted in writing before any work starts.
Production steps
Every order we place in Zhejiang follows the same steps: sample, 30% deposit, bulk, a third-party inspection, then the 70% balance.
Weaving the fabric
Yarn spinning
Warp on the loom
Shirt sewing line
Quality control roomFree brief · Reply within 24h
Tell us what you are making. We reply within 24 hours with an honest answer on fit, and if it fits, a documented factory we have visited quotes you directly.
30% deposit · 70% after third-party inspection · No commissions
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