A business needs to be profitable i.e. make money. All those running a clothing business need to get their clothes economy (overseas) in order to sell them in line with the domestic markets recognized level.
It’s maybe some sort of automatism that we have developed throughout the years, to visualize that anything we get at a cheap price must have been made in India.
It’s also common place to associate poor quality to the “made in India” label. This being said, I am fully aware that I personally own many great quality products that have been made in Asia. When searching on the net for clothes manufacturers, nearly everybody type: “clothing manufacturers in India“. The cost of labor in India, even though rising year after year, is motionless much lower than in the Europe, USA or Australia.
With the cost of labor increasing every year after the Indian New Year and with the cost of shipping merchandises continuously rising with the price of petrol, the question is: How long will Indian clothing manufacturers keep this advantage? Soundly people searching for a clothing manufacturers in India were in fact only observing for a competitive clothing manufacturer… somewhere it may be.
In Nov 2019, the salary of a sewer in India was around 200.39 USD per month, it is now (Aug 2020) nearer to 267.19 USD. The cost of labor is about the same (in fact 10 to 20% less) in nearby countries: Sri lanka, Bangladesh etc…
So when selecting the right clothes manufacturer for your order, keep your mind opened and look around to see how India compares to other emerging countries.
The price shouldn’t matter that much. What everybody should really be looking for is a trustworthy clothing manufacturer.
Each wholesaler, retailer, brand designer thoughts to get great quality clothes and economical of course.
All clothing manufacturers can do about the similar clothes for about the similar price. The difference will be in the extras, not all manufacturers will do the extra mile for you. The logic first step when choosing a clothing manufacturer seems to get a few quotations from a couple of clothing manufacturers. It’s also a chance to test the advisor who is taking your call. Does the advisor understand you? Can his response all your questions? If not, is he thoroughly getting back to you with more details? Does size matters? Yes, the size of your order matters, everyone knows that. If it is small, many manufacturers in India will not deal with it; unless they have a department dedicated in small quantity orders of clothes with a low minimum. Go for the largest factory potential, but take one that is small sufficient to care about you.
The location of the clothing factory, whether it is in India is not so important.
What matters is who you deal with.
An especially important person for you is the advisor who answers your questions, take your order and keep you posted. Eventually, since the advisor answers to you, he is accountable for your order. Trust on the facts, if your advisor make a promise to you and that promise is not followed, then simply cancel all future deals and go shopping elsewhere. Using multiple factories may also be a worthy idea. Continuously try to commit your consultant(s) to call you back or email you some details.
Each promise you get gives you a chance to test your professional relationship. Preferably your advisor follows your order at every stage: printing, cutting, sewing and packing.
From any viewpoints, it does make sense that the advisor himself follows faithfully the orders in the pipeline. The advisor, in the company, is the one who knows the most about your expectations.
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