Custom Underwear for the Japanese and Korean Market in Crepe with Placement Printing for Japanese Retail and Select Shops

Custom Underwear for the Japanese and Korean Market — Crepe with Placement Printing

We supply underwear to japanese and korean buyers built for heated indoor environments. Cloth weight, weave openness and colour fastness are specified for the climate first: Crepe at 160-200 gsm, shade-matched to hold through the Korean back-to-school season. Programmes start at 300 pieces per style per colour and ship to Tokyo or Osaka.

The failures here are predictable: color drift between lab dips and bulk fabric, and long lead times that miss the selling season. 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

• Garment Dyeing — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.
• Woven Label — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.
• Smocking — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.
• DTG Digital Printing — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.
• Piping and Binding — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.
• Applique Embroidery — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.
• Custom Button — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.

How we produce it

1. Tech pack review and fabric confirmation for heated indoor environments
2. Lab dips or print strike-off approved against the regional palette
3. Crepe-spec prototype graded to Custom grading for East Asian fit blocks
4. Fit sample and wash test, then a pre-production sample
5. Bulk cutting with placement 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

Japanese Household Goods Quality Labelling compliance 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

Can you match a specific colour?

Yes. Send us a Pantone TCX reference or a physical swatch. We return lab dips for approval and hold bulk shade within the agreed tolerance band before cutting.

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.

Do you provide compliance documents?

We can arrange OEKO-TEX, GOTS, BSCI, WRAP and ISO documentation as well as third-party testing reports for Japanese Household Goods Quality Labelling Act, and we support REACH, CPSIA and Prop 65 declarations for the relevant markets.

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.

Start your Japanese and Korean programme

Share a reference photo or a sample garment and we will reverse-engineer the specification for your own label.