Private label, OEM, wholesale supply and branding-only are not tiers of the same service. They differ in who owns the pattern, what the minimums are, and how much of the timeline is yours. Here is the honest comparison before you request a quote.
Your brand on proven blocks. Woven labels, hang tags, care labels and branded packing, shipped under your name.
Pattern developed to your tech pack, fit sessions, Pantone matching, and a design that stays exclusively yours.
Volume pricing on proven styles, shade held across staggered deliveries, split shipping with per-site packing lists.
Embroidery, screen print and heat transfer, with a physical stitch-out approved before any production piece is branded.
Short runs for testing artwork or serving seasonal demand, on the same blocks and fabrics as full production.
Both minimums, the sample cost, and a stage-by-stage timeline, stated before you ask for them.
The comparison most manufacturers avoid publishing, because it sometimes points a buyer at the cheaper service. Read across the row that matters most to you.
| Private Label | OEM / Contract | Wholesale and Bulk | Branding only | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best suited to | Launching a brand quickly | A product you own outright | Clinics, hospitals, distributors | Garments you already have |
| Whose pattern | Our blocks | Developed to your spec | Our blocks | Not applicable |
| What you supply | Logo, labels, colours | Tech pack or design brief | Sizes and quantities | Artwork |
| Relative lead time | Shorter | Longest, pattern plus fit rounds | Shortest | Shortest |
| Design exclusivity | No | Yes | No | Not applicable |
| Where cost sits | Fabric and finishing | Development, then fabric | Volume drives the price | Setup and application |
Exact minimums, sample costs and stage-by-stage lead times are on the MOQs, Sampling and Lead Times page.
Each model has its own page – private label, OEM and contract production, wholesale and bulk supply, embroidery and branding and print on demand – and the numbers that apply across all of them are published under MOQs, sampling and lead times.
Four questions decide which manufacturing model fits a project. These are the answers we give before quoting anything.
The rest of the site, in the order most buyers work through it.
Describe the project in a sentence or two and we will tell you which model makes sense, including when the cheaper one is the right answer.
No obligation, and nothing to commit to in order to ask. One named contact, and a reply within one business day.
