Find clothing manufacturers.Verified before they quote.
Send one brief to verified apparel manufacturers, compare their quotes side by side, and run sampling, production and shipment from one place.
KYC, a site audit and quality checks come first. Quotes come after.
Start from the product, not the country. Define what you are making, shortlist factories that already make it at your quantity, verify them before samples, and compare quotes against one specification.
Zushi gives fashion brands, retailers and buying houses that sequence on one global sourcing platform, so your team sources faster and with fewer surprises.
How to find the right apparel manufacturer
Five steps. Choose one to see it in Zushi.
- 1
Write down what you are buying
Product type, fabric and weight, construction, sizes, colours, quantity per style, target cost and delivery date. Manufacturers quote against what you send, so a vague brief gets you quotes you cannot compare.
How to write an RFQ manufacturers can quote on - 2
Shortlist by capability, not country
Match the factory to the product first: a knitwear unit will not cut and sew a tailored shirt well, and a large export house may not want a 300-piece trial order. Country comes second.
- 3
Verify before you pay for samples
Confirm the business is who it says it is, that the facility exists and can do the work, and that its output holds up. Trading companies often present themselves as manufacturers.
How Zushi verifies manufacturersThree checks before a manufacturer can quote
- KYCIs this business who it says it is?
- Site auditDoes the facility match the claim?
- Quality checksDoes the output hold up?
- 4
Compare quotes like for like
Send the same RFQ to several verified manufacturers and compare price, MOQ, lead time and payment terms on one screen. The cheapest unit price is often not the cheapest order.
- 5
Sample, then track to your door
Approve samples against your spec, then follow cutting, sewing, finishing, inspection and shipment. Most delays are visible weeks before the ex-factory date if someone is watching.
How the Zushi workflow runs
Where the verified network is today
Zushi is a global sourcing platform, and its verified network starts in India. A region is listed only when its factories pass the same three checks.
Verified manufacturers in
India
- Tirupur and Coimbatore
- Delhi NCR
- Bengaluru and Mumbai
United Kingdom
Zero import duty on Indian textiles and apparel since 15 July 2026.
European Union
Trade deal concluded in January 2026; zero textile duty expected once it applies in 2027.
United States
Tariffs on Indian goods have changed several times in 2026. Confirm the rate when you order.
Manufacturers by category
What to check depends on what you make. These are the categories Zushi's verified manufacturers produce.
Knitwear
T-shirts, polos, sweatshirts, hoodies, loungewear
Look for knitting and dyeing in-house or close by, consistent fabric weight, and shrinkage and colour-fastness testing.
Woven tops, shirts and dresses
Shirts, blouses, dresses, co-ords
Look for pattern and grading capability, a fabric sourcing network, and experience with your construction details.
Denim and bottoms
Jeans, chinos, trousers, shorts
Look for washing and finishing in-house or with a named partner, and fit consistency across sizes.
Kidswear
Babywear, children's basics, occasion wear
Look for child-safety compliance for your market: trims, small parts, drawstrings, chemical limits.
Activewear
Leggings, sports tops, performance layers
Look for flatlock and coverstitch machines, stretch-fabric handling, and testing for your claims.
Home textiles
Bed linen, towels, cushion covers, table linen
Look for loom or panel widths for your sizes, finishing, and packaging to retail spec.
Directory, agent or platform?
A directory hands you names. An agent does the work but keeps the factory relationship. Zushi verifies, compares and tracks, and the relationship stays yours.
Manufacturers verified before they quote
- Directory
- No
- Sourcing agent
- Depends on the agent
- Zushi
- Yes
Quotes against one spec, side by side
- Directory
- No
- Sourcing agent
- Rarely
- Zushi
- Yes
Sampling, production and shipment tracked
- Directory
- No
- Sourcing agent
- Through the agent
- Zushi
- Yes
You hold the factory relationship
- Directory
- Yes
- Sourcing agent
- No
- Zushi
- Yes
| What you get | Directory | Sourcing agent | Zushi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturers verified before they quote | No | Depends on the agent | Yes |
| Quotes against one spec, side by side | No | Rarely | Yes |
| Sampling, production and shipment tracked | No | Through the agent | Yes |
| You hold the factory relationship | Yes | No | Yes |
Common questions
How do I find a reliable clothing manufacturer?
Define the product precisely, shortlist factories that already make that category at your quantity, verify the business and the facility before paying for samples, then compare quotes against the same specification. Zushi runs the verification and puts the quotes side by side so you are comparing like for like.
Where are Zushi's verified manufacturers?
Zushi's verified network starts in India, in Tirupur and Coimbatore, Delhi NCR, and Bengaluru and Mumbai. Zushi is built as a global sourcing platform; regions appear on this page once factories there have passed the same verification.
What is the minimum order quantity?
It depends on the product, fabric and factory, so MOQ is quoted per style rather than set across the platform. Send an RFQ with your quantity per style and colour and the quotes will tell you which manufacturers can take it.
Is Zushi a directory or a sourcing agent?
Neither. A directory gives you a list and leaves the rest to you; an agent does the work but keeps the factory relationship. Zushi is a sourcing platform: verified manufacturers, structured RFQs and quote comparison, then sampling, production and shipment tracked in one place.
Turn one brief into comparable quotes.
Send your requirement once, choose from verified manufacturers, and follow every order in one dashboard.
