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Preface
Imagine promising your customers a new lingerie line, only to find out that the manufacturer you chose cannot meet your quality standards or delivery deadlines. The frustration and potential damage to your brand’s reputation are immense.
Answering the Issue
Research online directories and trade shows. Verify certifications. Request samples. Visit factories (in person or online). These steps will help you evaluate the quality, consistency, and production capability of a given supplier.
Get to know the problem
Now that you know how absolutely critical your due diligence is, I’m going to break down the specific steps you should follow to make sure you engage the best lingerie manufacturer in China you can find. Follow along for these insights to help avoid the pitfalls and establish a great manufacturing relationship.
How to Find a Good Lingerie Manufacturer in China？
Get Samples
Get samples from suppliers to check the quality of the materials, stitching, and workmanship. Look for defects, loose threads, and sizing issues.
Ask for Certifications
Make sure your manufacturer has relevant certifications like ISO 9001 for their quality management systems. At Xiesheng, we’re ISO and BSCI-compliant.
Visit the Factories
If you can, visit the lingerie manufacturer in person or do a virtual tour to see how they produce things, their quality control systems, and how they treat their employees. You’ll be surprised what you can learn after just spending a day or two seeing how a factory’s operated.
What’s Important to Look For in a Lingerie Manufacturer in China？
Quality
When looking for a lingerie manufacturer, you will want to find one who makes a good quality product. You will want to find a factory that specializes in working with delicate fabrics, doing intricate stitching, and has specialized machines to make lingerie.
Great Product Line
A good lingerie manufacturer will have a great product line with a lot of different styles, sizes, and mix of items to look at. You want to see that they can make different items like bras, panties, sleepwear, and shapewear in various colors, fabrications, and designs.
How Long Does it Take to Make Lingerie in China?
How long does it take to have lingerie made in china? From ordering raw materials and production to final delivery, Chinese lingerie production times are as follows.
Production Timelines
From scheduling and procuring fabrics to completing the entire production run is approx. 40-60 days.
Mass production, full production of all the pieces, is approx. 15-30 days depending on product complexity and quantities.
Making pre-production samples (7-15 days) and sourcing fabrics/accessories (15-30 days) adds to the production time.
Shipping Timelines
Shipping lingerie by air from China usually takes 7-14 days.
Shipping lingerie by sea from China takes 28-42 days.
Adding it all up (ordering time and finished product delivery), you should expect the following timelines.
50-70 production time.
A week or two to ship by air. (or 4-6 weeks if you choose to ship by boat)
I always recommend ordering more than you think you’re going to sell or distribute.
I always recommend having someone (a third party) inspect the garments before they’re shipped to you.
Conclusion
To find the best lingerie manufacturer in China, do your research, make sure they pass the quality test, and consider the trends in the market. By doing these three things, you can find a good lingerie manufacturer and make sure they are going to do a good job for you and help your company grow.
