Find Clothing Suppliers in China: 3 Local Expert Tips

China makes 65% of the world’s clothes. With abundant raw materials, mature production chains, skilled workers, and highly cooperative factories, it’s the perfect place to source. Today, I’ll share 3 quick tips to help you find the best clothing manufacturers in China.

How to find China clothing manufacturers?

Alibaba

If you’re looking for fashion clothes with dozens to hundreds of styles, especially women’s fashion, Alibaba is the place to go. You’ll find endless ready-to-ship options there.

If you want to customize niche fashion like suits or evening dresses, Alibaba also has plenty of suppliers. However, you’ll need to spend some time finding factories that specialize in these garments. Request garment samples and compare them. Then, place a small order to test and evaluate the supplier before committing to a bulk order.

Always remember to control garment quality before shipping from China.

JingSourcing

If you’re in the business of:

Private label or POD businesses for simple, everyday clothing like T-shirts, hoodies, leggings, yoga suits, fitness clothing, pet apparel, etc.
Custom underwear, lingerie, sports bras, baby & kids’ clothes.
Diabetic socks, medical compression stockings, marathon socks, and more for sports.
Sportswear like tennis skirts, running vests, and more.
Doll clothing, sun protection clothing and hats for kids and adults.
Standard workwear, safety clothing, life jackets, sand/wind protection suits, and more functional garments.

JingSourcing is your best partner. Based in the Yangtze River Delta–China’s major apparel industry cluster–they have established a wide network of local garment factories of all sizes, most of which are not available on Alibaba.

And based on good relationships, they can quickly find suitable factories to produce your desired clothing, even for small orders. Especially for POD clothing like T-shirts, they can handle orders as small as 50 pieces, and ship via international express, delivering within a week. The overall sourcing cost is lower compared to local POD companies.

With more than 10 years of experience in clothing sourcing and customization, they can help you every step of the way. Just chat with them.

How tap into apparel clusters to find your right suppliers?

Choosing suppliers located in apparel industry clusters not only helps you get better prices but also makes it easier to find factories willing to handle small custom orders.

Major industry clusters include:

Yangtze River Delta, including Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Anhui.
Pearl River Delta, including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, and more industrial cities in Guangdong.
Fujian, known for sports and casual wear.
Liaoning, famous for swimwear production.

Fun Fact: Guangdong and Fujian are home to many luxury clothing manufacturers. If you're looking for high-quality replicas of designer fashion like Chanel, suppliers from these two regions can generally provide what you're looking for. For shipping, suppliers usually work with freight forwarders and use specific channels. Keep in mind, there is always some risk during customs clearance.

Women's clothing

Women’s clothing enjoys steady demand year-round and comes in a variety of styles, including dresses, skirts, tops, and bottoms. Women’s garment industry is primarily concentrated in Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen, as well as Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

Children’s apparel

Children’s clothing is the second-largest category in the clothing market. The biggest children’s apparel hub is Zhili town, Huzhou city, Zhejiang Province, home to over 14,000 children’s clothing companies, producing around 1.5 billion pieces (or sets) of children’s apparel annually.

Additionally, Guangzhou and Shishi in Fujian also have many children’s clothing factories.

Men's clothing

Men’s clothes is primarily produced in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, and Shishi, Fujian Province.

Leggings

Yiwu produces enough leggings every year to circle the Earth 30 times. Over half of China’s leggings are made by Yiwu older ladies. While fabric and labor costs are similar, Yiwu factories are more inclined to take on low-profit orders, which other industrial cities might turn down due to the narrow margins.

T-shirts and hoodies

T-shirts are primarily produced in Puning City, Guangdong Province, and Dachen Town in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province. In Shandong, Qingdao’s Jimo District is renowned as the “Hometown of Sweaters”, where many popular sweater brands like Gap, are manufactured.

Underwear

Shantou in Guangdong Province produces over half of China’s underwear, offering the most extensive range of bras and undergarments. It is also a major hub for sleepwear production.

Yiwu, known as the “Seamless Knitting Underwear Capital of China,” produces 70% of the seamless bras and underwear. ‌

Lingerie

70% of the world’s sexy lingerie is produced in Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province. Most factories here employ older ladies as their workforce.

Other key production hubs include Yiwu and Guangzhou, which cover a wide range of products from lingerie to other adult items.

Socks

Denim clothing

Denim clothing is primarily manufactured in Guangzhou, Foshan, and Dongguan in Guangdong Province. Over 60% of China’s denim clothing comes from Xintang Town, Guangzhou, the true denim capital.

Swimwear

Around 50% of China’s swimwear is produced in Xingcheng, Huludao, Liaoning Province, holding a global market share of 20%. Other key production hubs include Jinjiang in Fujian Province and Yiwu in Zhejiang Province.

Wedding apparel

Wedding dresses and men’s formal wedding outfits are mainly concentrated in:

Huqiu Bridal City in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province–accounts for 70% of China’s total wedding dress production and trading, also Southeast Asia’s leading hub for wedding dress.
Dingji Town in Liuan City, Anhui Province–more than half of wedding dresses sold by Suzhou traders are manufactured in Dingji.
Guangzhou Bridal Street is another major wedding dress trading hub in China

Down jackets

Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, is known as the “Down Jacket Capital”. It produces 80% of China’s down jackets, covering both finished garments and accessory materials.

Where to buy the cheapest clothes in China?

Can clothes really be sold by weight or for as low as $1-$2 each? Yes! These aren’t defective items, but just surplus stock from overproduction or canceled orders, sold to wholesale buyers at up to 80% off the factory price.

Stock clothing wholesale comes with large MOQs—like 20k pieces—not in smaller quantities of a few hundred. Suppliers need volume to make profits.

China’s apparel surplus stock market is mainly concentrated in Guangzhou and Yiwu. Before diving into the 8 major inventory markets, let’s first look at the 2 types of stock clothing:

Mixed styles: sold in bulk bags. You can’t choose the specific styles or sizes – it’s like buying mystery bundles. Suitable for street stalls or live-stream promotions.
Full styles: you can choose specific styles. Some styles may have limited stock, and suppliers may ask you to purchase all the remaining quantity.

1. Guang Da Clothing Trade City (广大服饰商贸城)

As Guangzhou’s oldest and most famous inventory market, Guang Da Clothing Trade City (广大服饰商贸城) has 2 phases:

Phase 1 is mainly for men’s and women’s fashion.
Phase 2 includes specialized sections like leather goods, children’s clothing, denim, etc.

This market attracts a lot of international buyers.

2. Jindong Clothing Market (‌锦东国际服装城‌)

It is one of the earliest inventory markets focused on live-streaming supply chains. Divided into three areas—A, B, and C zones—it mainly features men’s and women’s clothing, with a small selection of children’s wear. This market is known for offering many top-brand clearance items, suitable for businesses looking to source high quality stock clothes for resale.

3. Yinma International Clothing City (银马国际服装城)

Yinma specializes in clearance stock of domestic and international brands, surrounded by discount brand outlets. It’s good for businesses dealing with brand clearance clothing.

4. Qingfeng Clothing Wholesale Market (Inventory) 庆丰纺织城 (尾货市场)

Qingfeng market mainly focuses on mid to low-end inventory clothes, good for live-streaming sellers and street stalls. Phase 1 offers lower prices compared to Phase 2, but the styles available here are less fashionable than those in Phase 2.

5. Shijing Hongxing Inventory Village (石井红星尾货村)

When sourcing inventory garments in Guangzhou, you must visit Hongxing Village—home to hundreds of small and large inventory warehouses, mostly focused on women’s clothes.

Here, you’ll find products from popular Guangzhou clothing markets– Shisanhang (十三行), Shahe (沙河), and Wanjia (万佳).

6. Changgang Wholesale Clothing Market (昌岗尾货服装批发市场)

A large portion of the clothing at Changgang market are leftover export goods. They offer both men’s and children’s clothing, but women’s fashion is the most prevalent. This market is ideal for businesses focused on mid-to-low-end apparel. Changgang market includes

Mingguan Garment City (名冠服装城)—a 3-story building where the first and second floors are dedicated to women’s fashion, while the third floor is focused on men’s clothing.
Next to Mingguan (名冠服装城), there are many small alleys—inside these alleys, you’ll find numerous large and small warehouses selling inventory garments at low prices.

7. Meihu stock street (梅湖库存专业街)

8. Wuai stock street (五爱库存专业街)

Meihu and Wuai are close to each other and offer similar inventory garments. You can find all kinds of clothes categories here. Additionally, you’ll also find inventory accessories, toys, shoes, bags, and more.

If you plan to visit the inventory clothing market in China, be sure to hire an agent to guide, translate, communicate, and negotiate product prices for you, as the English level of the locals is not good.

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