Custom Sports Wear for the Japanese and Korean Market in Recycled Polyester (rPET) with DTG Digital Printing for Resort and Travel Collections

Custom Sports Wear for the Japanese and Korean Market — Recycled Polyester (rPET) with DTG Digital Printing

We supply sports wear to japanese and korean buyers built for humid Japanese summers. Cloth weight, weave openness and colour fastness are specified for the climate first: Recycled Polyester (rPET) at 90-120 gsm, shade-matched to hold through the Korean back-to-school season. Programmes start at 200 pieces per style per colour and ship to Tokyo or Osaka.

The failures here are predictable: suppliers who disappear once the deposit is paid, and packaging that arrives crushed and unsellable. We lock the specification before bulk — weight, shrinkage, stitch density and tolerance — and prepare the conformity documents for Japan so containers clear instead of accruing demurrage while the Korean back-to-school season passes.

Specification

What Japanese and Korean buyers can customise

• Beading and Embroidery — available on Recycled Polyester (rPET), quoted per position and per colour.
• DTF Film Printing — available on Recycled Polyester (rPET), quoted per position and per colour.
• Flocking — available on Recycled Polyester (rPET), quoted per position and per colour.
• Heat Transfer Printing — available on Recycled Polyester (rPET), quoted per position and per colour.
• Chain Stitch Embroidery — available on Recycled Polyester (rPET), quoted per position and per colour.
• Pleating — available on Recycled Polyester (rPET), quoted per position and per colour.
• Applique Embroidery — available on Recycled Polyester (rPET), quoted per position and per colour.

How we produce it

1. Tech pack review and fabric confirmation for humid Japanese summers
2. Lab dips or print strike-off approved against the regional palette
3. Recycled Polyester (rPET)-spec prototype graded to Korean sizing 85-110
4. Fit sample and wash test, then a pre-production sample
5. Bulk cutting with dtg digital printing applied under controlled settings
6. In-line inspection, final AQL 2.5 inspection and packing for Tokyo or Osaka

Where it sells

• Retail and wholesale — packed to size ratio for regional distribution
• Corporate and hospitality uniforms — repeatable spec for seasonal reorders
• School and institutional programmes — durable cloth at a fixed landed cost
• Online and marketplace sellers — restockable spec held on file
• Festive and seasonal collections — timed to the Korean back-to-school season

Import, duty and delivery

Korean KC safety certification for textiles is arranged before the goods leave the factory. We ship to Tokyo or Osaka with the commercial invoice, packing list and certificate of origin. Buyers here inspect to a tighter standard: needle detection, dimensional stability after washing and seam appearance are checked before packing, and labelling follows the Household Goods Quality Labelling rules rather than a generic care tag.

FAQ

Do you provide compliance documents?

We can arrange OEKO-TEX, GOTS, BSCI, WRAP and ISO documentation as well as third-party testing reports for formaldehyde and azo dye testing, and we support REACH, CPSIA and Prop 65 declarations for the relevant markets.

What file formats do you need for artwork?

Vector files (AI, EPS, PDF) give the best print and embroidery results. For raster artwork please supply at least 300 dpi at the final print size. We digitise embroidery files in-house and return a sew-out photo for approval.

How long does sampling take?

A first prototype is typically ready in 7 working days after the tech pack is confirmed, including fabric sourcing if the base cloth is not in our stock library. Revisions add about 4 days each.

How is shipping handled?

We quote EXW, FOB, CIF and DDP. Consolidated sea freight is the default for bulk programmes, with air or express options when a launch date is at risk.

Start your Japanese and Korean programme

Send us your tech pack or even a rough sketch — we will come back with fabric options, a costed sample plan and a realistic production calendar.