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Apparel manufacturers come in many forms and sizes to serve small businesses, startups, dropshippers, independent designers, fashion retailers and more. No matter what niche you are in, affordable wholesale clothing manufacturers will open up possibilities for your apparel business.

Clothing types

Quality aside, consider what kind of clothes you want to produce: a denim manufacturing company may not be a good choice if you are selling sportswear. Choose a fitness clothing manufacturer instead, and ask what kind of athletic wear they have previously produced, so you can be sure they are able to supply the best fabrics and produce the performance features that make your brand's activewear unique and popular among your customers.

Business models

If you are a small shop or new to the fashion industry, there are clothing manufacturers for small businesses that can handle more stages of the production cycle so that you do not have to. Whether you intend to handle design only, or already have your own patterns and materials, we have wholesale clothing manufacturers providing OEM or full production support to fulfil your business needs.

Private labeling clothing for sale is a relatively lower cost option if you prefer reselling common ready-made designs under your own brand, without having to design from scratch. On the other end of the spectrum, if you carry out your own fabric sourcing, you can find a fabric manufacturer on Alibaba.com to work with you to produce your desired material. If being environmentally friendly is part of your brand value, working with sustainable fabric suppliers can strengthen your image.

For dropshippers, product packaging, labeling and delivery are top priorities when selecting custom clothing vendors. Browse our experienced dropshipping clothing suppliers for affordable yet reliable manufacturing and delivery of t shirts, sportswear, dresses and more.

CMT (cut, make, trim) clothing production suppliers can help bring your creations to life if you already have your own designs, fabrics, patterns and technical production specifications.