What are your lead times for childrenswear manufacturing?

Typically 20–30 days for each round of samples and 40–60 days for production. Lead times vary based on factory location, style complexity, required safety testing, and whether materials are sourced locally or imported.

Where are your cut and sew childrenswear factories located?

Our childrenswear cut and sew factories are in China and Peru. We route each style to the factory best suited to your fabric, size run, compliance requirements, and target costing.

Do you handle safety testing and CPSIA compliance for children's apparel?

Yes. We coordinate required testing through CPSC-recognized and retailer-approved labs — chemical testing, mechanical safety testing, and flammability compliance — and build it into the production timeline so it doesn't cause delays. Our multi-stage approval process is designed to catch hardware, chemical, and labeling issues before production completes.

What happens if a product fails compliance testing or gets held at customs?

If there's an issue, we work through it with you — coordinating with the factory on root cause, managing retesting, and communicating with inspectors and logistics partners. Our checkpoints at fabric sourcing, sampling, and pre-shipment inspection are designed to reduce that risk.

Can you help me work with factories in multiple countries at once?

Yes. We can run production simultaneously or sequentially across our network. If you want a backup factory or need to diversify away from a single-country dependency, we can plan for that from the start.

Do I talk to the factories or do you handle communication?

We manage all factory communication on your behalf. You'll always know which factory is producing your product and who your MakeMine point of contact is — the factories aren't hidden — but we handle the day-to-day coordination so you're never translating urgent messages at 2 A.M. or chasing approvals across time zones.

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Who we produce for

Scaling kids’ and childrenswear brands

You’ve proven the product and built a repeat customer base. Now you need a partner who can hold quality across a full size run, manage the compliance work that protects your brand, and route production so a factory problem doesn’t cost you a season. We do this for growing childrenswear brands, including brands carried in national retailers and children’s boutiques.

Performance and technical childrenswear

UPF sun protection, moisture-wicking knits, quick-dry fabrics, stain-resistant finishes — kids’ performance apparel has real technical requirements, and most generic kids’ factories aren’t equipped for them. From fishing shirts to polished activewear, we develop and source fabrics that perform as hard as the marketing claims on your product page.

Founder-led brands outgrowing their first factory

Maybe your first factory got you this far, but quality, communication, timing, or capacity can no longer keep up. We help growing brands move production to an established factory partner without restarting the entire development process.

What childrenswear manufacturing actually requires

Plenty of factories will tell you they “do kids.” Fewer have the processes to consistently manage fabric, trims, labeling, testing, and quality across a full size run. Childrenswear carries requirements that generic cut-and-sew factories are not always built to meet:

Compliance built into production

Children’s apparel has product-specific safety and labeling requirements. We build compliance checkpoints into fabric sourcing, sampling, and pre-shipment inspection, and coordinate required testing through CPSC-recognized labs so the work is incorporated into the production schedule rather than treated as an afterthought.

Hardware and trims held to children’s standards

Snaps, buttons, zippers, and closures require careful approval and testing. Our process includes explicit sign-off on hardware and trim components, not just fabric and fit.

Quality across the full size run

Childrenswear has to survive the wash cycle, the playground, and everything in between. Our quality control covers fabric durability, colorfastness, stitching standards, and hardware integrity across the size run — not just the sample size.

Factory-country fit

China offers deep apparel capabilities and broad fabric and trim access. Peru can be a strong option for premium cotton programs and nearshore production. We route each style to the factory built for its materials, construction, volume, and compliance requirements.

How a scaling childrenswear brand works with us

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Performance kids’ brand — UPF and technical outdoor apparel, multi-season collections. Fishing shirts, performance tees, swimwear, and bottoms across boys’ and girls’ size runs. We source quick-dry, sun-protective fabrics and hold construction and hardware standards across each drop.

Premium boys’ activewear brand — scaling into retail. Polos, shorts, and performance separates with a modern fit. We manage production, quality, and compliance across growing order volumes so the brand can expand without adding an internal production team.

What it actually costs

We publish a line-item breakdown on every quote. Here’s what a custom childrenswear production run typically includes:

FOB cost per unit: production cost, laid out by style and colorway
Sample fees: charged at factory cost, typically $50–$100 per sample
Safety and compliance testing: quoted as a clear line item when required
Duties: calculated on FOB
Shipping & logistics: air or ocean, with tracking and customs handled

The process

1. Submit tech packs or reference samples

Upload what you have. Reference samples work when tech packs don’t exist.

2. Route production to the right factory

China or Peru — routed by fabric, size run, compliance needs, and volume.

3. Review pricing, MOQs, and lead times

Line-item breakdown, including testing costs. No hidden fees. MOQs start at 100 units per colorway.

4. Approve fabric, fit, and golden samples

2–3 sample rounds standard. Hardware and trim approvals built in. Compliance testing scheduled into the timeline.

5. Place your PO and track production

Inspections, safety testing, logistics, and customs handled. Real-time status in one dashboard.

6. Scale

When a style takes off — or a factory relationship stops working — we route to the right partner without breaking your supply chain.

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