How we work

How production in China works with us.

You send the brief. We place it with a documented factory we have visited in person, and the factory quotes and bills you directly. You pay 30% to start bulk and the 70% balance only after a third-party inspection. Our fee, if there is one, is in writing before any work starts.

Send a brief Directory $49

Free brief · Reply within 24h · Inspected before the balance

Wide view of a sewing floor with operators working on light blue and white garments

Order card · CCM6 stops

  1. Briefreply in 24h
  2. Factory placedwithin 7 days
  3. Sample2–4 weeks
  4. 30% depositstarts bulk
  5. Third-party inspectionbefore shipment
  6. 70% balanceafter the report
  • Flat sketches and color cards spread across a white table

    BriefProduct, quantity, ship date

  • Wide sewing floor with operators in light smocks and dark garments stacked on white tables

    FactoryPlaced within 7 days

  • Hands pinning and marking a toile on a dress form

    Sample2–4 weeks to a sample

  • Cutter in a mask guiding a straight knife through stacked layers of dark fabric

    BulkStarts on the 30% deposit

  • Inspector checking a row of khaki trousers laid flat on a long table

    InspectionThird-party, before shipment

  • Workers checking and packing items into cartons at a long table

    Balance70% after the report, then ship

Checked before you pay

  • Third-party inspection before the balance
  • 30% deposit · 70% balance
  • Factories visited in person
  • From 100 pcs per style
  • Reply within 24h
  • No commissions from factories

Three ways in

Three tickets. The first one is free.

Send the brief and we place it with a documented factory we have visited in person. Prefer to do the outreach yourself? Buy the Directory. No tech pack yet? We draw it.

  • No. CCM-01Placement

    Production placement

    We read your brief, place it with a factory we have visited, and put a third-party inspection before your balance.

    • Reply within 24 hours
    • 30% deposit, 70% after inspection
    • The factory bills you directly
    • Our fee in writing before any work starts

    Freeto place

    Send a brief

    Every listed factory visited in person.

  • No. CCM-02Do it yourself

    Factory Directory

    80+ documented factories in China with direct contact emails. You do the outreach.

    • MOQs, specialties, certifications, region
    • Online Google Sheet
    • Lifetime updates, refreshed quarterly
    • Vetting checklist + first-email script

    $49one-time

    Get the Directory for $49

    One-time payment. Instant access.

  • No. CCM-03Per style

    Tech pack

    From your sketch, reference or sample to a spec pack a factory can quote and cut from.

    • Flats, BOM, measurements with tolerances
    • Construction, label and care specs
    • 3–5 working days
    • 2–3 revision rounds included

    $79per style

    Get your tech pack for $79

    One flat price per style.

No commissions from factories. Our placement fee, when there is one, is quoted in writing after we read your brief and is never tied to order size.

Step by step

Who does what, and when.

Seven steps from brief to shipment. Every timing below is one we put in writing.

Sewing floor with piles of light grey knit panels and a green fabric bundle
Knit bundles moving between sewing stations
  • You
  • Us
  • Factory
  • Inspector

  1. Week 1

    1. 01

      YouUsDay 1 · reply within 24h

      Brief in, straight answer back

      You send the product, quantity per style, target price, ship date and whether you have a tech pack. Our team replies within 24 hours and qualifies the brief by email. If China, or our network, is wrong for it, we say so.

    2. 02

      UsWithin 7 days of a qualified brief

      We place it with a factory we have visited

      We place the style with a documented factory we have visited in person and that makes your product every day. Our fee, if there is one, is quoted in writing before any work starts and is never tied to order size. You work with that factory directly from the first quote.

  2. Weeks 2–5

    1. 03

      FactorySampling 2–4 weeks

      Quote and sample, direct from the factory

      The factory quotes you and bills you directly, then makes the sample from your tech pack. No tech pack yet? We draw one for $79 per style.

    2. 30%

      YouOn sample approval

      Approve the sample, pay 30%

      You approve the sample and pay the 30% deposit to the factory. Bulk production starts.

  3. Bulk

    1. 05

      Factory8–11 weeks from approved sample

      Bulk production

      Timing depends on the product family:

      Knit & jersey
      6–8 weeks
      Wovens & dresses
      7–9 weeks
      Activewear
      8–10 weeks
      Outerwear, denim, tailoring
      9–11 weeks

    2. InspectorBefore shipment

      Third-party inspection

      An independent inspector checks the finished goods against your tech pack before they ship. If they fail, the balance is not released until the factory fixes them.

    3. 70%

      YouAfter the report

      Pay the 70% balance, then ship

      The 70% balance goes to the factory only once the inspection report is back. Then the goods ship.

Start at least 14 weeks before your ship date, and plan around Chinese New Year: factories close for roughly 2–4 weeks in late January or February.

Send a brief Tech pack $79

How the money moves

You pay the balance after the inspection. Not before.

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.

  1. 01

    Day 1

    Brief

    You send the product, quantity and date. We reply within 24 hours.

  2. 02

    Visited factory

    Quote & sample

    A factory we have visited in person quotes you directly and makes the sample.

  3. 30%

    Deposit

    30% starts bulk

    Paid to the factory once you approve the sample.

  4. Before shipment

    Third-party inspection

    An independent inspector checks the finished goods against your tech pack.

  5. 70%

    Balance

    70% then ship

    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.

Send a brief How we work

On the factory floor

The floor behind every quote.

Cutting tables, sewing lines, finishing and the quality room: the parts of a factory a profile page never shows you, and the parts our team sees on a visit.

  • High-ceilinged production floor with sewing stations and steel work tablesProduction floor
  • Operators in blue smocks at a line of sewing machines with thread conesSewing line with thread cones
  • Technician in a white coat checking garments on a lit table in a quality control roomQuality control room
  • Worker folding brown jersey pieces at a table while others trim behind herTrimming and folding
  • Shelves stacked with rolls of fabric in many colorsFabric rolls
  • Operators at a line of sewing stations with finished grey shirts on a hanging rail aboveShirts on the hanging line
  • Finishing team checking and folding denim at a long table under a quality signFinishing and quality check
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The factory visit

What we check in person before a factory gets your order.

Every factory we list or place with has been visited in person by our team. A profile page or a trade-fair booth tells you what a supplier wants you to see. A visit tells you who is actually sewing.

Visit checklistCCM

On the floor, we check

  • A real factory, not a trading companyThe business we speak to is the one running the sewing lines, not an office passing orders on.
  • Lines running your categoryKnit, woven, denim, outerwear or activewear: we record what is actually on the machines, not what the brochure lists.
  • Real minimumsThe minimum per style, and where the mill sets a higher minimum per colorway.
  • An English-speaking contactSomeone who answers email, so the brief and the tech pack reach the people making the order.
  • Certificates on fileWe ask for the certificate number and the mill name, not the logo, and you can ask for the same.

The Directory is refreshed every quarter, and removed factories are flagged.

Workers trimming and folding padded and knit garments on a long table
Trimming and folding finished pieces
Finishing table with folded dark and beige garments and a pressing station
Pressing and folding at the finishing table

Your options

Us, a sourcing agent, or going alone.

Three honest ways into Chinese production. The questions that matter are who makes the order, who checks it, and when your money moves.

Comparison of working with China Clothing Manufacturer, a sourcing agent, or sourcing yourself on Alibaba
 China Clothing ManufacturerSourcing agentDIY on Alibaba
Who makes your orderA documented factory we have visited in personA factory the agent chooses; ask whether they have visited itWhoever replies
What it costs youOur fee in writing before any work starts, never tied to order size; no factory commissionsOften paid a percentage of the orderFree, but it costs you the hours
Who bills youThe factory, directlyOften the agentThe supplier
MinimumFrom 100 pcs per styleSet by the factory the agent usesWhatever you can negotiate
Time to first quote7 daysDepends on the agentDepends on who replies
Payment terms30% deposit, 70% after a third-party inspectionSet by the agentWhatever the supplier asks
Quality checkThird-party inspection before the balance is paidAsk who inspects, and whenYou fly in, or you hope

Swipe the table sideways to compare.

Send a brief Directory $49

Our terms

If we can’t help, we say so up front.

Not every brief is right for China, and not every brief is right for us. We tell you by email, so you can spend your time on the right option.

Sewing floor with blue crates of work in progress along a wide aisle
Sewing floor with crates of work in progress

  • Inspection before the balance

    30% deposit starts bulk. A third-party inspection checks the goods before the 70% balance is paid.

  • Our fee in writing

    Quoted after we read your brief, before any work starts, and never tied to your order size. No commissions from factories.

  • The factory bills you

    The factory that makes your order quotes you and bills you directly. You see the real production price.

  • Who this is not for

    • Brands that need a unit price below what a documented factory can do at 100 pcs
    • Footwear, bags and hard goods: we only do apparel
    • Fast-fashion drop-ship
Send a brief Tech pack $79

Before you reach out

What you get, what you don’t, and who this isn’t for.

Straight answers on fees, timing and fit, the way we answer them by email.

Question not here?

Put it in your brief. Our team replies within 24 hours.

Send a brief

or email chinaclothinggroup@gmail.com

  • No. The factory quotes you and bills you directly, and we take nothing from it. Our own fee, when there is one, is quoted in writing after we read your brief, before any work starts, and it is never tied to your order size.

  • The Factory Directory is $49, one-time: 80+ documented factories we have visited in person, with contact emails, minimums where published, specialties, certifications and region. You do the outreach yourself.

    Sending a brief is free. We read it, place the style with a documented factory built for it, and the third-party inspection sits before your 70% balance.

  • Yes. The tech pack service is a standalone $79 per style, delivered 3–5 working days after your intake form comes back, with 2–3 revision rounds. It does not include fabric sourcing or placement.

  • A factory is assigned within 7 days of a qualified brief. Sampling takes 2–4 weeks. Bulk takes 8–11 weeks from approved sample to goods ready, depending on the product. With a ship date in mind, start at least 14 weeks before it, and plan around Chinese New Year, when factories close for roughly 2–4 weeks.

  • Brands that need a unit price below what a documented factory can do at 100 pieces. Footwear, bags and hard goods: we only do apparel. Fast-fashion drop-ship.

  • If no factory we work with is built for your product, we tell you so by email before any fee is agreed. Sending a brief is free. The Directory and the tech pack are one-time purchases, and all sales are final.

Free brief · Reply within 24h

Send the brief. We check the goods before you pay the balance.

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.

  • Product
  • Units per style
  • Target price
  • Ship date
  • Tech pack or references
Send a brief Directory $49

30% deposit · 70% after third-party inspection · No commissions

Two workers marking a lilac garment panel on a table piled with grey pieces
Panels checked on the table

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