Private Label T-Shirt Manufacturer
Blank-free t-shirts made under your own label — your fabric, your fit, your neck tag — starting at 50 pieces per style.
- 50
- Piece MOQ per style
- $10.75
- Delivered price, adult tee
- 100%
- Your label, not ours
A private label t-shirt is not a printed blank. The difference is what happens before printing: your fabric weight, your body shape, your neck rib, your woven label in place of the supplier's. That is what separates a brand from a merch store, and it is what we make. Minimum 50 pieces per style, which is roughly a twentieth of what most Bangladeshi factories will open an account for.
What you actually control
On a printed blank you control the artwork and nothing else — the fit, the fabric, and the neck label were decided by whoever made the blank. On a private label run you control all of it, and that is where brand-level margin comes from.
- Fabric and weight: CVC interlock 210–230 GSM from stock, or a heavier cotton on a custom knit
- Body shape: regular, boxy, oversized, cropped, longline — graded to your measurements
- Neck finish: rib width, taping, and a woven or printed label in place of a supplier tag
- Trims: your hang tag, size tab, care label, and polybag
- Decoration: in-house screen printing, or embroidery through our partner factory
Specifications
- Minimum order: 50 pieces per style, all year
- Colours: usually splittable within the minimum
- Fabric from stock: CVC interlock 210–230 GSM — no knit lead time
- Custom knit and dye run: adds 7–10 days
- Production: 12–15 days for orders up to 2,000 pieces, from approved sample
- Sampling: USD 60 blank or USD 85 branded, plus USD 45 shipping — credited against bulk
- Screen printing adds roughly USD 1.50/pc; embroidery roughly USD 1.65/pc, single placement
Fabric weight: the first decision on a private label tee
Weight decides how the tee reads on the rail before anyone sees the label. The stock fabric is CVC interlock at 210–230 GSM — a retail-feeling everyday tee with no knit lead time. Going heavier, to the structured hand that streetwear buyers expect, means a heavier cotton on a custom knit and dye run, which adds 7–10 days.
If the weight is the product — a boxy, oversized 320+ GSM tee — that is a different construction brief and has its own page: the heavyweight and oversized t-shirt programme. This page is for the everyday-to-premium tee where your label, fit and packaging are what make it yours.
Decoration on a private label tee
Your neck label is in the garment from construction, so decoration is a separate choice layered on top. We run screen printing in-house, at roughly USD 1.50 a piece, and embroidery through our partner factory, at roughly USD 1.65 a piece for a single placement. Both figures are for a single placement; further placements add to them.
How a size run sits inside the 50-piece minimum
The minimum is per style, not per size. Your size curve — XS to XXL, on whatever ratio your sell-through supports — sits inside the one style, and there are no size multipliers. Colours can usually be split inside the same minimum too, so 50 pieces can be a small range rather than 50 identical shirts.
Where the price lands
Indicative door-to-door pricing, freight included and duties excluded: an adult regular-sleeve tee starts from $10.75 a piece, a kid's tee from $9.50. Those are planning numbers, not a quote — the final figure depends on fabric, fit, trims, and decoration, and we confirm it against your tech pack.
At 50 pieces a first private label run is a few thousand dollars rather than the tens of thousands a 1,000-piece minimum would demand. That is the entire point of the minimum we run.
Products for this
Services that support it
The capabilities behind this programme — or see everything we do in-house.
Other ways brands work with us
- Overseas ManufacturingManufacture offshore without the 1,000-piece minimum that usually comes with it — 50 pieces per style, published pricing, and a plain account of what duty, freight and distance will actually cost you.
- Low MOQ ManufacturingManufacture custom apparel from 50 pieces per style — and that 50 can usually be split across sizes and colourways within one design, so a first run actually teaches you something. No size multipliers. Garment dyeing runs its own 25-pieces-per-colour floor.
- Private Label ManufacturingRetail-ready garments made entirely under your own brand — your fabric, your fit, your labels, your packaging — with no factory branding anywhere on the product.
These are the closest fits to private label t-shirt manufacturer. Compare all twenty-three manufacturing programmes if you are still deciding which one describes your order.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum order for private label t-shirts?
50 pieces per style, in any season. Colours can usually be split within the minimum, so 50 pieces does not have to mean 50 identical shirts.
Can you remove the blank supplier's label and add mine?
There is no supplier label to remove — we make the garment, so your woven or printed neck label goes in during construction rather than being relabelled afterwards. Relabelling a bought-in blank leaves a visible seam and is the fastest way to look like a reseller.
How much does a private label t-shirt cost?
Indicative door-to-door pricing starts from $10.75 per piece for an adult regular-sleeve tee, freight included and import duties excluded. Screen printing adds roughly $1.50 a piece and embroidery roughly $1.65, single placement. Final pricing is confirmed against your tech pack.
Do I need a tech pack?
No — a reference garment you already like, plus notes on what to change, is enough to start. We build the tech pack with you. A completed one gets you a sharper quote faster, and the template is in our Private Label Starter Pack.
How long from approval to delivery?
Production is 12–15 days for orders up to 2,000 pieces, counted from approved sample and cleared deposit. Add sampling time before that, and freight after — we ship door-to-door with freight included in the unit price.
What fabric weight should I choose for a premium tee?
For a retail-feeling everyday tee, 210–230 GSM CVC interlock is the practical sweet spot and we hold it in stock. If you want the heavy, structured hand that streetwear buyers expect, go heavier — but a heavyweight cotton usually needs a custom knit and dye run, which adds 7–10 days.
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Read article →Specifications at a glance
| Specification | What we commit to |
|---|---|
| Minimum order | From 50 pieces per style for knitwear — woven from 300 pieces per style, sweater-knit from 500 pieces per style, 25 pieces per colour for garment dyeing |
| Lead time | 25–35 days from order to shipment — 12–15 days on the line for orders up to 2,000 pcs |
| Sampling | USD 60 blank / USD 85 branded, + USD 45 shipping — credited against bulk |
| Payment terms | 50% before production, 50% before shipment |
| Decoration | Screen, DTF and sublimation printing in-house; DTG, embroidery and puff, high-density or discharge prints via partner factories |
| Washes & garment dye | Garment dyeing and washes through a partner wash plant |
| Certification | BSCI certified facility |
| Shipping | Door-to-door delivery, freight included in unit price |
Ready to talk it through?
Send a tech pack, a sketch, or just a reference photo and we'll come back with itemised pricing within 24 hours. Minimum order is from 50 pieces per style.
See it before you order it
The fastest way to judge a factory is to hold what it makes. Send us your design or tech pack and we will make a sample to your spec in 7–10 days.
USD 60 for a blank or USD 85 with your branding, plus USD 45 shipping. Sample cost credited against your bulk order.
Ready to Start Your Production?
Get an itemized, factory-direct quote within 24 hours — fabric options, decoration costs, timelines, and shipping, all priced out.
Itemised quote usually within 24 business hours • Sample fees credited back in full on bulk orders • No commitment required
Not ready to talk yet? Hold one first — made to your spec in 7–10 days, and credited against your bulk order. Request a sample from USD 60.
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